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EU commits €11 million to South Sudan’s recovery from regional conflicts
Sudans Post
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June 20, 2025
A delegation comprising representatives from the EU, UNHCR, and IOM during the signing ceremony for the project: “Strengthening Community Adaptability and Resilience for Displaced and Host Populations in South Sudan” in Juba on Friday. [Photo:...
Like St. Joseph, “be Eucharistic”, Guide Families to Jesus: Bishop in South Sudan to Men in Corpus Christi Message
ACI Africa
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June 20, 2025
Bishop Hiiboro says that the Eucharist also has a practical role in feeding the poor, and explains, “We who eat the Bread of Angels cannot forget the hungry. To feed the poor is to serve Christ Himself.” In his pastoral message, the Local Ordinary...
Govt, partners launch $36M agriculture, climate project in four states
Eye Radio
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June 29, 2025
Author: Yang Ater | Published: 1 hour ago Previous projects were mainly short-term, but this one spans four years|Courtesy A more than $36 million EU-backed project to boost agriculture and climate resilience across four South Sudanese states in...
IOM Sounds Alarm Over Suspension of Life-Saving Transport in South Sudan
IOM - UN Migration
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June 19, 2025
Geneva/Juba, 20 June 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply alarmed by the suspension of its life-saving transport services for thousands of displaced people in South Sudan due to critical funding shortfalls. With...
DR Congo park rangers shoot, arrest South Sudanese hunters
Radio Tamazuj
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June 20, 2025
The local authorities in Western Equatoria State’s Ibba County have confirmed a cross-border incident in which seven South Sudanese hunters were arrested, and two were shot and injured after allegedly crossing into Garamba National Park in the...
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...
Q&A: ‘If you want to fix South Sudan’s economy, first fix the politics’- Dr. Aban
Radio Tamazuj
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June 20, 2025
Eminent South Sudanese Economist Dr. Kimo Adiebo Aban contends that if the Government of South Sudan wants to fix the economy, it must first and fast deal with the political instability and insecurity debilitating the country. He argues that no...
Heavy taxes, illegal checkpoints pinch South Sudan farmers, amid food crisis
Number One Citizen Daily
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June 19, 2025
By Kei Emmanuel Duku Across South Sudan, farmers are overburdened with multiple taxes and illegal checkpoints, making agricultural inputs costly for food production in the country. Farmers are appealing to the government to enforce long-standing...
Over 100 cases of abortion recorded in Juba’s IDP camp, say local leaders
The City Review
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June 30, 2025
By Chuol Chanyong At least 143 cases of abortion have been recorded in Juba’s Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp 3, says a human rights coordinator, revealing that fetuses are often disposed off in the waste or pit latrines. Speaking to The...
World News in Brief: Global investment plunges, hurricane season in Haiti, rising cholera and hunger in South Sudan
UN News
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June 19, 2025
Their latest data shows that the outlook for international investment this year “is negative”, a sharp course correction from January, when “modest” growth seemed possible. The reasons for this range from trade tensions and tariffs whose main...
“Sabotage in Suits: The Hidden Hands Behind South Sudan’s Cash Crisis”
PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd
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June 18, 2025
By Dr. Sunday de John, Nairobi, Kenya South Sudan is not at war with nature. There is no natural disaster that has ever occurred except flooding in some parts of the country. There have been no earthquakes threatening to destroy cities and no...
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...
African Union’s PSC calls for commitment to the South Sudan peace
Daily News Tanzania
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June 18, 2025
ETHIOPIA: THE African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) has reaffirmed the AU’s and partners’ commitment to the South Sudan peace process and to chart practical pathways for renewed dialogue and confidence-building. Chairman of the PSC for...
Partners celebrate 20 years transformative impact of Global Fund support in S. Sudan
The City Review
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June 18, 2025
By Ajah Jennifer The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with the Government of South Sudan and the Country Coordinating Mechanism celebrated the achievements of the Global Fund in South Sudan over the past 20 years. The...
Food Is a Human Right: 7.7 Million in South Sudan Face Acute Hunger Crisis
The City Review
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June 18, 2025
Recent report by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) says conflict, floods and economic collapse are issues that could exacerbate the famine By Chuol Chanyong In South Sudan, the simple act of having a meal...
Juba County allocates 1, 800 km square land for development, residential
The City Review
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June 24, 2025
By James Chatim Authorities in Juba County, Central Equatoria State, have commenced the allotment of land covering 1,800 square kilometres in Diggala area of Rajaf Payam. According to Juba County Commissioner Emmanuel Tete Ezbon, the land would be...
Let’s Embrace, Foster “collective spirit of the Synod on Synodality”: Cardinal in South Sudan to Pastoral Agents
ACI Africa
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June 17, 2025
The South Sudanese Catholic Church leader, who has been at the helm of the Juba Archdiocese since his Installation in March 2020 reflected on self-reliance in Juba Archdiocese, the only Metropolitan See of the world’s newest nation that gained...
Maluach's journey from soccer in South Sudan to NBA Draft lottery prospect
CBS Sports - Florida
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CHICAGO -- He speaks four languages and hails from South Sudan. His 7-foot-1/4-inch frame and 7-6 3/4 wingspan are among the largest and longest in the 2025 NBA Draft class. And if not for a handful of chance encounters over the last six years,...
Heavy rains forecast for South Sudan; flooding risks high
Number One Citizen Daily
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June 18, 2025
By Kei Emmanuel Duku Government has issued a warning to citizens regarding potential heavy rainfall across most parts of the country. The warning issued by Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management through the Directorate for Early...
How Duke's Khaman Maluach went from playing soccer in South Sudan to a 2025 NBA Draft Lottery prospect
CBS Sports - Florida
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June 17, 2025
CHICAGO -- He speaks four languages and hails from South Sudan. His 7-foot-2 frame and 7-6.75 wingspan are among the largest and longest in the 2025 NBA Draft class. And if not for a handful of chance encounters over the last six years, which took...