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Food lifeline fading for millions in South Sudan hit by conflict and climate shocks
UN News
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July 22, 2025
Earlier this month, the UN agency began airdropping emergency food assistance in Upper Nile state after surging conflict forced families from their homes and pushed communities to the brink of famine. Nationwide, the picture is just as alarming,...
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The adventure “accompanied by small prayers” of Junho Cho, “digital missionary”
Fides
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July 30, 2025
by Pascale Rizk Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – “Now I know. After all, even the Fathers of the Church, Saint Augustine and Saint Thomas Aquinas, repeated this simple phrase: to be happy, I need God, and if God is present, I am happy when I am close to...
NCA launches strategic plan, approves 2025/26 budget at 10th board meeting
Number One Citizen Daily
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August 4, 2025
National Communication Authority board members held their 10th, Ordinary Board of Directors meeting last week Photo NCA By Alan Clement The National Communication Authority (NCA) has officially launch its Strategic Plan for 2025- 2029 at the 10th...
Unstoppable D’Tigress conquer Africa for fifth successive times
OG TV
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August 4, 2025
The national women’s senior basket, D’Tigress, made history Sunday night in Abidjan by becoming the first team on the continent to win five Women’s AfroBasket titles in a row following a gusty display against Mali. In what should be their toughest...
South Sudan Volatility Hinders Civil Society Operations, Says EU Ambassador
Number One Citizen Daily
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July 19, 2025
By Kei Emmanuel Duku The volatile situation in South Sudan has hampered the development, functioning, and operations of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), particularly those engaged in advocacy, lobbying for accountability and transparency. This...
Sudan's paramilitaries announce parallel govt, deepening crisis
Naharnet
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A notorious paramilitary group and its allies in Sudan have formed a parallel government in areas under the group's control, which are mainly in the western region of Darfur where allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity are being...
Financial Inclusion: The catalyst to reducing poverty and elevating the economy in South Sudan
PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd
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July 19, 2025
By Ajith Ajith Pioth, Juba, South Sudan Saturday, 19 July 2025 (PW) — Financial Inclusion is the availability and equality of opportunities to access financial services. It refers to processes by which individuals and businesses have access to,...
Tanzania Bans Rwandans, Other Foreigners from Key Economic Activities
KT Press Rwanda
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July 30, 2025
1 Tanzania President Samia Suluhu The Tanzanian government has officially prohibited foreign nationals—including Rwandans—from engaging in a wide range of small- and medium-scale economic activities, triggering fresh concerns about the country’s...
The Youth Must Unite Beyond Tribe to Save South Sudan
Number One Citizen Daily
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July 21, 2025
By Sebit Edward South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, stands on a fragile edge. And while much has been said about the failures of political elites, far too little has been said about another silent, growing danger: the deepening division...
Opinion| Mobile money is now legal in South Sudan—but can the people trust it?
Radio Tamazuj
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July 21, 2025
A critical look at the Bank of South Sudan’s policy, public realities, and what it will take to turn digital finance into a tool for national inclusion. The Bank of South Sudan’s decision to legalize mobile money marks a bold move toward...
Tanzania’s Decision on Foreign Business Activities Raises Concerns Within the EAC
Red Pepper
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July 30, 2025
By Defraise Enosh MUHINDO The East African Community (EAC), a regional bloc committed to enhancing economic integration and cooperation among its members, faces a new challenge with a recent decision by the Tanzanian government. According to an...
Reprieve for Kenyans as EAC Scraps Costly Border Charges
Kenyans.co.ke
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August 4, 2025
The East African Community, on Monday, August 4, launched EACBond, a single bond for transporting goods across partner nations. The EACBond is set to transform how EAC nations trade with each other, as importers will only need to pay one customs...
Sudan’s paramilitary forces declare rival government, escalating national crisis
United News of Bangladesh
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Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their allies have declared the formation of a separate government in territories they control, primarily in the Darfur region—an area already under scrutiny for alleged war crimes and crimes...
The falcons and the secretary bird: Arab Gulf states in Sudan’s war
European Council on Foreign Relations
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July 30, 2025
Summary Arab Gulf states have particular capacity to influence the outcome of Sudan’s conflict due to their wealth, financial ties to fighting groups and regional interests, which include securing access to Sudan’s agricultural, livestock and...
South Sudan importers urged to return Kenya’s containers to curb shipping costs
Sudans Post
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July 18, 2025
A pack of containers at Kenya’s Mombasa Port. [Photo: Courtesy]NAIROBI — The Embassy of South Sudan in Nairobi has issued an urgent appeal to South Sudanese importers to return empty shipping containers to the Port of Mombasa in Kenya to curb...
Sudan paramilitaries announce a parallel government, deepening the country’s crisis
Los Angeles Times
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July 28, 2025
CAIRO — A notorious paramilitary group and its allies in Sudan have formed a parallel government in areas under the group’s control, which are mainly in the western region of Darfur where allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity are...
Amid economic crisis in South Sudan, artisans offer affordable footwear made from rubber tires
Los Angeles Times
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July 20, 2025
WAU, South Sudan — From Rwanda to Kenya, fashioning footwear from discarded tires has long been a mark of local ingenuity. In South Sudan, however, the creative work of such artisans is now fueled by an economic crisis that has left the government...
South Sudan peace monitors urge Kiir to resolve case of Machar
Sudans Post
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July 17, 2025
Major General (rtd.) George Aggrey Owinow, Interim Chairperson of RJMEC. URN Photo JUBA — The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC), the body overseeing the South Sudan peace deal, on Thursday called on the transitional...
South Sudan’s main opposition party rejects president’s call for dialogue to avoid civil war
Associated Press
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July 17, 2025
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan ’s main opposition party on Thursday dismissed a presidential call for dialogue to avoid the country slipping back into a civil war due to stalled peace talks. Pal Mai Deng, a spokesperson for the opposition...
Can African countries free themselves from dependence on raw materials?
Atalayar
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August 4, 2025
The figures behind a widespread problem Morocco, an example of prosperity in Africa The African economy remains highly dependent on raw material exports, a phenomenon that knows no borders and affects all countries on the continent to a greater or...