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Latest World Bank report records poverty levels in south Sudan at 99.7 percent, a sharp increase from the 2022 Household Budget Survey, that placed the rate at 76 percent By Aguok Chok A senior economist at the World Bank, Frank Adoho has attributed the increasing poverty rate among South Sudanese citizens to the continued economic […]
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By Makur Adut A 21-year-old boy, Laat Dut Theem’s life was cut short when he jumped into stagnant water and drowned in the Cuei-adukan area of Rumbek Centre County. Major Elijah Mabor Makuac, Lakes State police spokesperson confirmed the incident, saying that the boy drowned in the floodwater. He said it was a construction site […]
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The US ambassador was speaking at the American Corner at the University of Juba, where he emphasized on the historical significance of human rights and their relevance to South Sudan’s ongoing struggles By Emmanuel Mandella Marking the 76th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the U.S. Embassy in South Sudan reaffirmed its commitment […]
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By Charles Lotara The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) have vaccinated over 940,000 children aged 6 to 59 months against measles in Aweil East County of Northern Bahr-el-Gazaal State to curb the transmission in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to WHO South Sudan statement on […]
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By Charles Lotara The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is pushing the New Deal on Energy for Africa (NDEA), an initiative aims at supplying 200 million households in the continent with electricity, and South Sudan stands to benefit. In an email to The City Review, AfDB South Sudan Country Manager Mr. Benedict Kanu said the […]
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By Kitab Unango President Salva Kiir Mayardit has made a contribution of whopping $4million to facilutate the post covid-19 economic recovery plans laid down by the government. This was revealed when the Central Bank of South Sudan unveiled new strategies in a bid to resuscitate the country’s economy devastated by the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. […]
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By Charles Lotara The UN Refugee Agency, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee has called the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity to scale-up efforts and establish lasting peace and security to end one of Africa’s largest displacement crises. In a statement distributed by APO last week, Filippo Grandi, the UN Commissioner for Refugees […]
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The Juba Nile Bridge is undeniably a critical component of the nation’s infrastructure, making it possible to ship raw materials and finished goods to factories, warehouses, suppliers, distributors, stores, and end-consumers – who are the citizens. Like any other bridge crucial in facilitating the ease of doing business, the Juba Nile Bridge simplifies travel so […]
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The business fraternity in South Sudan is grumbling over yet another possible traffic snarl-up for motorists entering and exiting the capital as the government intends to rehabilitate the older lane of the Juba Nile Bridge. This comes after the government reopened the once-broken lane after nearly three months of reconstruction work. The panic that traffic […]
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South Sudan artists have blamed the low level of infrastructural and technological development for their invisibility in the cyber-sphere. In an industry where musicians and celebrities around the region rely hugely on the internet economy to finance their music business, the case is different in South Sudan where internet penetration is at four percent, according […]
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LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – South Sudanese Olympic marathon runner Guor Maker is training for next year’s Tokyo Games in the foothills of the U.S. Rocky Mountains, but three decades ago he was running for his life. During Sudan’s long civil war Maker lost 28 members of his family and was twice kidnapped and enslaved […]
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Former AFC Leopards goalkeeper states a move away from the Kenyan Premier League was what he needed. Lucas Indeche made a silent move to South Sudan’s top tier side Atlabara FC in January this year. The move brought to an end his stint in Kenya where he had initially played for Sony Sugar, and then […]
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An African man had his breath squeezed out of him on global live television, but it is as if we did not see. There is an organic link between the African-American Diaspora and us that we would instinctively like to deny exists, and I still do not know for sure where that comes from. Otherwise, […]
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The government of the Republic of South Sudan says it has taken a bold step to address its membership financial obligations in the African Union (AU) and cleared outstanding arrears worth $9million. This comes after the Union sanctioned South Sudanese diplomats and barred them from participating in their meetings and official events for the second […]
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The United Kingdom (UK) has told South Sudan parties to the Revitalized Peace Agreement that there was so much to do despite the recent breakthrough on the allocation of states. Rita French, the UK’s International Ambassador for Human Rights in a presentation to the Human Rights Council said the humanitarian situations in the country, exacerbated […]
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