Police chief equates forced marriage to human trafficking

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By Kitab Unango The policing department in the country has likened the rampant forced and early child marriage in many South Sudanese cultures to human trafficking. Speaking to the media during launch of National Taskforce on Trafficking report Tuesday last week, Lt. Gen. James Pui Yak, Deputy Inspector General of Police said some forms of […]

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Gov’t faces stark choices amid growing calls on school reopening

By Charles Lotara and Sheila Ponnie What happens now? COVID-19 has shut schools countrywide, keeping more than 2 million children out of classrooms. Unless it ends soon, its effect on young minds, according the United Nations agencies, could be devastating. Amidst some epidemics, keeping children at home seems wise; they are efficient spreaders of diseases […]

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Defend Constitution, not individuals – military trainees told

By Sheila Ponnie The joint military trainees at Panyier Training Centre in Jonglei State were told to uphold the values enshrined in the National Constitution and not political personalities. Addressing unified forces at the training centre in Panyier last week after the visit of Defense Minister Anjelina Teny, Mabior Atem Mabior, Jonglei State Secretary said […]

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COVID-19 safety measures threaten National Dialogue conclusion

By Kitab Unango Dumping the unfinished task! The National Dialogue Steering Committee, established to engage citizens on how to end the country’s protracted conflict that wrecked South Sudan for years, is struggling to drag its mandate to a conclusion amid COVId-19 safety guidelines. The dialogue process started three years ago with grass-root consultations followed by […]

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Hefty African Development Bank debts await gov’t

By Charles Lotara The government of South Sudan owes the African Development Bank (AfDB) nearly $300 million in a loan acquired to facilitate the establishment of the Juba’s new power generation plant, the Africa Energy Series has revealed. The Africa Energy Series report released Monday last week says the bank granted the government $290 million […]

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South Sudan and the battle of winning the oil lottery

Oil production has been the key major factor in the development of South Sudan since July 2011. Even then, oil production was linked with serious human rights abuses, such as forced displacement and environmental pollution according to human rights groups. Independence brought the opportunity to ‘get it right’, yet the challenges remain enormous. As the […]

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