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Veteran South Sudanese politician Teresa Cirisio dies at 67 in Cairo
Eye Radio
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June 30, 2025
Author: Alhadi Hawari | Published: 7 hours ago Late Teresa Cirisio was a staunch advocate for women's rights and a prominent figure in national politics and civil society|Courtesy A veteran South Sudanese politician, Teresa Cirisio, has died at...
From Wounds to Peace: Why Healing Must Lead Disarmament in South Sudan’s Greater Upper Nile
PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd
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July 1, 2025
By William Sunday D Tor, Malakal, South Sudan Tuesday, 01 July 2025 (PW) — When the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) was signed in 2018, hope blossomed among the war-weary people of South Sudan,...
Fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024
Media Monitors Network
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July 10, 2025
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) is hereby transmitting the report of the fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee (Committee) regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024, held on...
South Sudan, Sudan yet to agree on oil export fees
The City Review
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June 28, 2025
Since gaining independence from Sudan in 2011, South Sudan’s access to oil a valuable resource that once accounted for about 350,000 barrels per day has been intricately tied to its northern neighbor. By Emmanuel Mandella Discussions between Sudan...
Opinion| Dr. George Elombi appointed President of Afreximbank: What it means for South Sudan’s economic future
Radio Tamazuj
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June 30, 2025
The appointment of Dr. George Elombi as the new President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), effective September 2025, marks a significant moment in the evolution of Africa’s financial...
Climate change has doubled the world’s heatwaves: how Africa...
Modern Ghana
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A global review of extreme heat has found that between May 2024 and May 2025, nearly half the world's people (49% or 4 billion) suffered through an extra 30 days of temperatures that were hotter than those experienced 90% of the time between 1991...
South Sudan: Thousands Unite At A Peace Concert In Malakal, Calling For An End To Conflict
MENAFN
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June 26, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) UPPER NILE, South Sudan, June 26, 2025/APO Group/ -- This year has been harder than usual for communities in South Sudan's Upper Nile state, as soaring conflict has led to deaths, displacement and widespread...
Climate change has doubled the world’s heatwaves: how Africa is affected
The Conversation
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July 2, 2025
A global review of extreme heat has found that between May 2024 and May 2025, nearly half the world’s people (49% or 4 billion) suffered through an extra 30 days of temperatures that were hotter than those experienced 90% of the time between 1991...
South Sudan hosts 10th East Africa health and scientific conference
Radio Tamazuj
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June 25, 2025
South Sudan’s Vice President for the Service Cluster, Josephine Lagu Yanga, on Wednesday opened the 10th East Africa Health and Scientific Conference in Juba, welcoming delegates from East African Community (EAC) member states to promote...
South Sudan celebrates second anniversary of Great Nile Landscape Success
Radio Tamazuj
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June 25, 2025
The Republic of South Sudan and African Parks on Wednesday celebrate the anniversary of their landmark 10-year agreement to manage Boma and Badingilo National Parks and the wider Great Nile Migration Landscape (GNML). In August 2022, African Parks...
Voices: ‘Sensible’ or ‘Labour’s version of Rwanda’? Readers divided over one in, one out migration deal
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 11, 2025
As Sir Keir Starmer stood beside Emmanuel Macron to unveil a “groundbreaking” one in, one out migration deal, Independent readers were quick to react – and responses ranged from cautious hope to outright dismissal. Some saw the deal as a...
IGAD chief hails Juba’s commitment to peace
Eye Radio
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July 3, 2025
Author: Koang Pal Chang | Published: 2 hours ago IGAD Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu and Benjamin Bol Mel Kuol, Vice President and Chairperson of the Economic Cluster of the Republic of South Sudan, on July 3, 2025. PHOTO/@IGADsecretariat/X...
AfDB Report: South Sudan poverty reaches 92% amidst decline
Eye Radio
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June 26, 2025
Author: Emmanuel J. Akile | Published: 9 hours ago African Development Bank headquarters in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. JUBA, South Sudan (Eye Radio) – A new report from the African Development Bank (AfDB) reveals that an alarming 92 per cent of South...
Charity founder whose work helps South Sudanese refugee receives MBE
Salisbury Journal
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Caroline Lamb was recognised in the King's Birthday Honours list, published on June 13. She is the founder and chief executive officer of a charity called CRESS (Christian Relief, Education, Skills & Sustainability). She founded the charity in...
Power over food is power over people
The Michigan Daily
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July 11, 2025
As former President Thomas Jefferson once wrote, “Agriculture…is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals and happiness.” In his vision, the small farmer prevailed as the moral emblem of the...
Alarm as 92% of South Sudanese living below poverty lines-AfDB
The City Review
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June 27, 2025
According to the continental Bank’s report, the country’s economy has declined significantly due to a combination of factors, including declining oil exports and persistent insecurity. By The City Review A recent report by the African Development...
Opinion | South Sudan will not be rebuilt through access politics
Radio Tamazuj
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June 26, 2025
South Sudan is not only enduring a political and economic crisis—it is suffering from a deeper crisis of political imagination. As institutions weaken and elite fragmentation intensifies, two fundamentally different approaches to national reform...
South Sudan to spend $385,000 on regional scientific conference
Number One Citizen Daily
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June 23, 2025
By Kei Emmanuel Duku South Sudan will host the 10th East African Regional Health and Scientific Conference in Juba from June 25th to 27th, with the government allocating $385,000 for the event. Ben Gideon Mabor, the Undersecretary for the East...
Gen. Gatwech: South Sudan has lost an Icon of democracy in Henry Odwar
Radio Tamazuj
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June 26, 2025
The Chairman and Commander-in-Chief of the SPLM/SPLA-IO Kitgwang Declaration, Gen. Simon Gatwech Dual, has said, on the passing of Henry Dila Odwar, that South Sudan has lost South Sudan lost a dedicated servant who fought bravely for democracy,...
African Dev. Bank projects S. Sudan GDP growth amidst oil recovery hopes
Eye Radio
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June 25, 2025
Author: Emmanuel J. Akile | Published: 4 hours ago Representatives from the African Development Bank, Professor Robert Mayom Deng. Vice Chancellor of the University of Juba, and other senior officials unveil the Country Focus Report 2025 in Juba...