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South Africa concentrates on economic diplomacy
MENAFN
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August 30, 2025
(MENAFN) South Africa remains focused on advancing its national interests through strategic economic diplomacy, despite rising tariff pressures from the United States and global trade disruptions, President Cyril Ramaphosa stated. In his weekly...
South Sudan’s youth swept up in gang culture and street violence amid wider conflict
The Guardian
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August 18, 2025
In June, a video of a gang-rape started circulating online in South Sudan. Filmed and posted on social media by the perpetrators, it showed a gang of visibly intoxicated young men taking turns to sexually assault a 16-year-old girl in a murky room...
Reflections on Vulgarity and Reckless Driving on the Public Roads in Juba City, South Sudan
PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd
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August 20, 2025
By Madit Them Arop, Juba, South Sudan Introduction Wednesday, 20 August 2025 (PW) — This reflective approach to bad driving on public roads in Juba City tries to highlight on repudiation to follow traffic rules and regulations in the capital where...
JEDCO expands Juba power network, warms of scheduled outages amid operation
The City Review
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August 25, 2025
By Aguok Chok The Juba Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (JEDCO) has announced the upgrade of its 33kV Substation and Distribution Expansion Project, describing it as an “important initiative aimed at delivering more reliable, stable, and...
At least 70 killed after Canary Island migrant boat capsizes off West Africa
The Independent
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August 30, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
WFP launches challenge to boost innovation amid crises in South Sudan
Radio Tamazuj
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August 20, 2025
The World Food Programme (WFP), in collaboration with AfriLabs, SeedGrow, and the government, launched the Ignite Food Systems Challenge 2025 to stimulate homegrown solutions to boost food security in the country. The announcement, made Tuesday in...
Israel to send humanitarian aid to South Sudan as it battles deadly cholera outbreak
The Times of Israel
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August 18, 2025
Israel will provide “urgent” humanitarian aid to South Sudan to address a cholera crisis there, the Foreign Ministry announced on Monday, days after a report suggested that Israel may be in talks with the country’s leadership about plans to...
University of Juba students win AI awards for health, sign language innovations
Eye Radio
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August 23, 2025
Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 33 minutes ago The award-winning projects were on early lung cancer detection, language recognition, and identifying signs of depression and suicide|Courtesy Three student projects out of ten from the University...
Juba: NEC releases long-delayed secondary exam results
Radio Tamazuj
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August 20, 2025
South Sudan’s National Examination Council (NEC) released the long-awaited Certificate of Secondary Education results on Wednesday after a delay of nearly eight months. The exams were held from Dec. 2 to Dec. 11, 2024. At a news conference in...
IGAD’s Prepare Project to Change Pandemic Preparedness and Response Across the Region
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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August 30, 2025
By Catherine Nambi In a significant step toward enhancing regional health security, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) with funding from the Pandemic Fund has launched a three-year Preparedness for Pandemic Response PREPARE...
Three arrested over attack on senior police officer in Juba
Eye Radio
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August 22, 2025
Author : | Published: 10 hours ago Man in handcuffs - Courtesy Police in Juba have arrested three suspects accused of attacking and injuring Major General Stephen Warikozi, the Director of Research and Planning at the Ministry of Interior, at his...
South Sudan’s New Chief Justice Has A Chance To Reform The Judiciary – If H
The Nigerian Voice
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South Sudan’s chief justice, Chan Reec Madut, was sacked in late May 2025 after more than 13 years on the bench. Madut leaves behind a legacy of inefficiency and accusations of judicial graft. But the sacking violated South Sudan’s 2011...
Central Bank of UAE, Bank of South Sudan sign MoU to enhance cooperation in fields of payment, security printing
Eye of Riyadh
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The Central Bank of the UAE and Bank of South Sudan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at establishing a comprehensive cooperation framework in the fields of security printing, developing innovative solutions for switching and...
‘We Are Talking About People, Not Negotiation Chips’: South Sudan Voices Caution on Gaza Relocation Plan
Media Line
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August 14, 2025
Diplomatic visits between Israel and South Sudan signal progress on controversial discussions about relocating Palestinians from Gaza, though South Sudanese officials publicly deny such plans What began as an idea circulating quietly in diplomatic...
Chinese embassy honors 22 South Sudanese in creative works competition
Radio Tamazuj
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August 14, 2025
The Chinese Embassy in South Sudan on Thursday awarded cash prizes and certificates to 22 South Sudanese participants in a creative writing contest focused on China’s modernization. The competition, titled Chinese Modernization in My Eyes, is part...
CBUAE signs MoU with Bank of South Sudan to develop security printing
GCC Business News
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August 14, 2025
The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) and Bank of South Sudan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a comprehensive cooperation framework in the fields of security printing, developing innovative solutions for switching and...
Central Bank of UAE, Bank of South Sudan sign deal to enhance cooperation in fields of payment, security printing
Zawya
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ABU DHABI: The Central Bank of the UAE and Bank of South Sudan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at establishing a comprehensive cooperation framework in the fields of security printing, developing innovative solutions for switching...
Ex-Mossad official: S. Sudan won’t take Gazans
Ynet
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August 13, 2025
“South Sudanese citizens have suffered for many years under the Muslim world,” Ben-Oziel said in an interview with Ynetnews. “It doesn’t seem logical, but there is pressure.” South Sudan continues to recover from a civil war that erupted after its...
Israel pressuring talks with threat to deport Gazans to places like South Sudan
The National News
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Israel is pressuring Gaza ceasefire talks by forcing residents to “leave” and floating the idea of relocating them to African countries such as South Sudan, Palestinian political sources have said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated that...
How Kenyan Engineer Escaped After Abduction in South Sudan
Kenyans.co.ke
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August 13, 2025
A Kenyan engineer operating in South Sudan escaped after over a week in captivity, according to reports from Juba. According to Radio Tamazuj, the Kenyan, identified as Richard Matiangi, was abducted on Wednesday, July 30, by an armed group in...