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How the Ethiopian Embassy in Juba is saving South Sudan land cover, one tree at a time
The City Review
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August 2, 2025
Following a critical analysis of the positive impact this initiative could have in buttressing the country against extreme climatic conditions, the Ethiopian Embassy in Juba has extended an olive branch By Anak Dut For many years, South Sudan has...
New Chinese supermarket launched in Juba
Radio Tamazuj
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August 16, 2025
The Beijing Hotel in Juba on Friday launched the Beijing Supermarket, a sister company, to spur economic growth in South Sudan through partnerships with local producers and the employment of nationals. Speaking during the launch, Philip Deng...
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Agri-Communities, Soil Science Research Gaps, and Sargassum Solutions
Food Tank - Maryland
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August 16, 2025
Each week, Food Tank is rounding up a few news stories that inspire excitement, infuriation, or curiosity. An Ohio Farm Community Attracting the “MAHA Mom” A recent New York Times article spotlights Aberlin Springs, an “agri-community” near...
Technology and innovation key to climate action
The Standard
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President William Ruto inspects the completed works at the Galana-Kulalu Food Security Project in Kilifi and Tana River counties. He said that the completion of construction works at the Galana-Kulalu Food Security Project's siltation basin and...
“This is not a one-man show”, Othow tells stakeholders on digital finance drive
Eye Radio
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August 28, 2025
Author: Madrama James | Published: 3 hours ago Dr Addis Ababa Othow the newly appointed Governor of the Bank of South Sudan - courtesy The Bank of South Sudan has today held a workshop for stakeholders aimed at tackling the ongoing economic...
Netanyahu’s zealous designs for a “Greater Israel,” Trump rejects calls for D.C. statehood in favor of martial law, and Israeli intelligence’s influence in Big Tech
Drop Site
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August 14, 2025
At least 54 Palestinians were killed in Gaza over the past 24 hours, 23 of whom by Israeli strikes on Gaza City and at an aid site near Rafah. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich approves roughly 3,400 settlements in the “E1” zone between...
Gov’t commissions repair of Lolere Bridge linking Juba to Torit
Eye Radio
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August 11, 2025
Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 2 hours ago part of the damaged Lolere Bridge along the Juba-Torit road - courtesy image The National Ministry of Roads and Bridges has instructed Rhino Star Construction Company to restore the crucial Lolere...
When the Lights Go Out: America’s Retreat from Global Humanitarian Aid
The European Business Review
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August 31, 2025
This piece explores the ripple effects of America’s retreat from humanitarian aid and what it means for fragile states, global stability, and future financing models for the sector. In 2023, the United States accounted for 42% of global...
Monde Twala: Advancing Digital Safety Through Storytelling
This Day
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August 31, 2025
How can we help children be children in the digital future is the question at the centre of the new campaign ‘Room of Safety,’ a partnership between Paramount Africa and MTN . Vanessa Obioha speaks to Paramount Africa’s Senior Vice President and...
War in Sudan: Humanitarian, fighting, control developments, August 2025
St. Kitts Gazette
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August 31, 2025
Sudan’s civil war between the Sudanese armed forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary has produced the largest humanitarian crisis in the world. Estimates suggested tens of thousands of people have died from combat and...
EAC, Kenya launch biotech plan to boost trade, biodiversity
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
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August 12, 2025
Kenya has joined other East Africa Countries in coming up with a regional biotechnology strategy which prioritizes equitable access to biotechnology benefits, preservation of biodiversity, and public education to build trust and acceptance....
Sharjah's 2025-2026 cultural programme
Sharjah24
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The plan includes more than 40 festivals and forums organised by the department at the local, Arab, and international levels, in a move aimed at strengthening Sharjah's leading role in the diverse cultural, intellectual, and creative movement....
Wau Health Science Institute unveils diploma course in pharmacy
Radio Tamazuj
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August 8, 2025
The government-run Wau Health Science Institute in Western Bahr el Ghazal State on Thursday launched a three-year diploma course in pharmacy. The institute, which has been training health workers since 2015, is set to admit 150 students for the...
To better detect chemical weapons, materials scientists explore new tech
Akron Legal News
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OLAMILEKAN JOSEPH IBUKUN Washington University in St. Louis Published: August 6, 2025 (THE CONVERSATION) Chemical warfare is one of the most devastating forms of conflict. It leverages toxic chemicals to disable, harm or kill without any physical...
Modern warfare in Africa: How tech, lies and guns for hire are changing the battlefield
IOL
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The Conversation|Published 3 hours ago 5min In his latest book, Money for Mayhem, Alessandro Arduino examines how military privatisation intersects with international power dynamics. Drawing on fieldwork, interviews and firsthand data, he tracks...
How immigration levels in the U.S. changed since Trump’s 2nd term
Yuma Sun - Arizona
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August 30, 2025
For the first time in more than 50 years, the U.S. immigrant population is declining, with foreign-born residents either choosing to leave the country or being deported, according to the latest data from the Pew Research Center. In January 2025,...
Inside Haiti: where women are raped on the street and gangs rule
The Times
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Beatrice was wearing her school uniform the day she disappeared: a yellow blouse and blue trousers. Her mother, Roseline, had dropped her off at the bus stop that morning and waved goodbye. When she got home she realised that Beatrice had...
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...
Opinion| Health services delivery prospects following Adut Kiir’s appointment
Radio Tamazuj
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August 29, 2025
The appointment of Adut Salva Kiir Mayardit as Senior Presidential Envoy on special programs comes at a time when South Sudan is at a crossroads, both politically and socially. For decades, the conversation about national development has often...
MSF South Asia welcomes health expert Parthesarathy Rajendran as ED
United News of Bangladesh
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The international medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) also known as Doctors Without Borders, has appointed Parthesarathy Rajendran as its new Executive Director in South Asia. Rajendran is a humanitarian professional...