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Finance ministry faces court case over $1 billion debt
Radio Tamazuj
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August 1, 2025
South Sudan’s government is facing a legal challenge at the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) over a $1.05 billion debt, in a case that raises fresh concerns about transparency and financial governance in the country. South Sudan is grappling...
South Sudan can't stop making history
FIBA Basketball
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ABIDJAN (Côte d'Ivoire) - Less than 24 hours after stunning Egypt in the Classification Round for the Last Eight, South Sudan - the only tournament debutants - are through to the Women's AfroBasket Semifinals after repeating their feat against the...
Trader BB Energy brings case against South Sudan over missing oil cargo
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 31, 2025
Trader BB Energy has launched legal action against South Sudan over an undelivered crude cargo, highlighting the mounting commercial risks facing operators in the East African country as it struggles to rebuild its oil sector. The Part 7 claim — a...
Opinion| South Sudan’s crisis isn’t just political—it’s psychological
Radio Tamazuj
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July 31, 2025
South Sudan is not only struggling with failed politics—it is trapped in a deeper crisis of perception, memory, and denial. Our national dysfunction is not simply about power or leadership—it is psychological. We live inside a fragile theater of...
South Sudan moves to break land policy deadlock at public lecture
Radio Tamazuj
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July 31, 2025
After nearly two decades of delays, South Sudan has taken a major step toward finalizing its long-stalled National Land Policy. A public lecture organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday brought together government...
South Sudan Makes Offer To Trump In Return For Accepting More Migrants: REPORT
The Daily Caller
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July 30, 2025
South Sudan has reportedly expressed a willingness to accept more illegal migrants from the United States but is asking for favors from President Donald Trump first. Following a weeks-long legal battle, the Trump administration finally managed in...
South Sudan's first-ever win sends them to the quarterfinals
FIBA Basketball
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ABIDJAN (Cote d'Ivoire) - South Sudan, a team that qualified for the 2025 Women's AfroBasket on a wild card, making a long-awaited debut, are through to the quarterfinals. In a historic 75-65 victory against an FIBA Africa Zone 5 rival, the South...
India-UN Launch First Phase Of Global Capacity-Building Projects To Boost South-South Cooperation
MENAFN
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August 1, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Marking a key milestone in advancing South-South cooperation, India and the United Nations launched the first phase of four capacity-building projects across nine partner countries. The initiative falls under...
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - National Martyrs' Day: Bishop Hiiboro Kussala calls for peace in the country
Fides
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July 30, 2025
Wednesday, 30 July 2025 Tombura-Yambio (Agenzia Fides) – “As a bishop, I pledge to speak out until the truth is heard. To walk with the victims and wounded families. To offer the Church as a space for reconciliation and dialogue. To pray...
South Sudan seeks sanctions relief in US deportation talks
Al Mayadeen
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July 30, 2025
The US is pressuring fragile states like South Sudan to accept deportees, offering little in return while ignoring human rights and fueling political instability. South Sudan has expressed willingness to receive more migrants deported from the US,...
Juba, oil giants forge plan to revive crude output
Eye Radio
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August 1, 2025
Authors: Lasuba Memo | Emmanuel J. Akile | Published: 5 hours ago Workers take a photo during a ceremony marking the restarting of crude oil pumping at the Unity oil fields in South Sudan, Jan. 21, 2019. (Photo: Reuters). South Sudan’s government...
Sudan: Is a rival government splitting the country in two?
Deutsche Welle
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August 1, 2025
War-torn Sudan appears one step closer to breaking up. Last weekend, a Sudanese coalition led by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced the establishment of a rival government in Darfur. The announcement had been widely expected...
South Sudan Offers To Accept More US Deportees, Urges Washington To Lift Sanctions
Arise News
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July 30, 2025
South Sudan has informed the administration of US President Donald Trump that it is open to accepting a greater number of migrants deported from the United States, Politico reported on Wednesday, citing diplomatic correspondence and sources...
Creditors circle South Sudan over oil-backed debts
Global Trade Review
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July 30, 2025
When oil-rich South Sudan achieved independence in 2011, it entered the club of nations with a clean financial slate and no government debt. But in the intervening years, many of them marred by a devastating civil war, South Sudan adopted a go-to...
U.S. rejects South Sudan’s bid to back Machar prosecution, lift sanctions
Sudans Post
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July 30, 2025
First Vice President Riek Machar attends a meeting of Pope Francis with authorities, leaders of civil society and the diplomatic corps, in the garden of the Presidential Palace in Juba, February 3, 2023. [Photo: Getty Images]JUBA – The United...
South Sudan willing to accept more US deportees
News.Az
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DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin, flanked by Deputy director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Madison Sheahan, left, and Acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Todd Lyons, speaks during a...
South Sudan offers to accept more US deportees, Politico reports
The Gazette - Colorado
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(Reuters) -South Sudan has told the administration of President Donald Trump it is willing to consider accepting more migrants deported from the United States, Politico reported on Wednesday. The African country has also urged Washington to lift...
Opinion| South Sudan on the brink of an economic tsunami due to poor governance
Radio Tamazuj
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July 30, 2025
South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, gained independence from Sudan in July 2011 after decades of civil war. With vast natural resources coupled with the third-largest oil reserves in sub-Saharan Africa, the country seemed promising in terms...
India launches development projects under UN Global South initiative
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 1, 2025
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): India on Friday launched the first set of four development projects under the "India-UN Global Capacity Building Initiative," aimed at supporting countries of the Global South in meeting Sustainable Development...
Dr. Garang’s son calls for unity as South Sudanese commemorate Martyrs Day
Number One Citizen Daily
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July 31, 2025
Dr. John Garang de Mabiorcourtesy photo (2) By Manas James Okony The son of liberator late Dr. John Garang Mabior has call on South Sudanese to embrace unity in honor of the martyrs. Mabior made the remark as the country commemorates Martyrs Day....