(JUBA) – The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has welcomed a generous 1 million Canadian Dollar donation from The Slaight Family Foundation to support displaced women and girls in South Sudan. The two-year funding will help restore essential services that have been disrupted due to a sharp reduction in globalContinue Reading
(KAMPALA) – Shareholders of MTN Uganda have approved the separation of the company’s mobile money services from its main telecommunications operations. The decision will see MTN Mobile Money Uganda Ltd become an independent entity under the new proposed name, MTN New FinCo, pending regulatory approval. The move is part ofContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Health experts in South Sudan have warned of a sharp rise in deaths linked to non communicable diseases (NCDs), urging communities to embrace healthier eating habits and lifestyle choices. The South Sudan Red Cross has reported that NCDs now account for nearly one in three deaths across theContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The rape case involving a teenage girl who was sexually assaulted in Gumbo-Sherikat last month is currently under review by the Public Prosecution’s Legal Department and is expected to be referred to court once the evaluation is complete, legal authorities have confirmed. Josphine Adhel, the survivor’s legal representative,Continue Reading
(MALAKAL) – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Government of Upper Nile State and other UN agencies, has officially launched a peacebuilding project worth USD 3 million (approx. 13.8 billion South Sudanese Pounds) to support peace and social cohesion in one of South Sudan’s most conflict-affectedContinue Reading
(JUBA) – President Salva Kiir Mayardit has restated his government’s firm commitment to maintaining peace and protecting civilians in the contested Abyei region, following a security breach involving armed men from neighbouring Sudan. A statement released on Wednesday confirmed that an assailant forcibly removed a detainee during an incursion intoContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan’s Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr Marial Dongrin Ater, on Wednesday met with a delegation from the World Bank to discuss enhanced cooperation on development programmes and institutional capacity building in the country. The World Bank team was led by Maryam Salim, the Country Director forContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Central Equatoria State’s Acting Minister of Health, Clement Maring, has appealed to the World Health Organization (WHO) and other development partners to sustain their support for Al-Shaba Children’s Hospital, the only children’s hospital in South Sudan, as it grapples with an increasing burden of child malnutrition and limitedContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The East African Community’s efforts to deepen regional trade integration are being challenged by inconsistent application of the bloc’s Common External Tariff (CET), with South Sudan and three other member states yet to finalise their national fiscal frameworks for the 2025/2026 financial year. Experts at a regional webinarContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Authorities in South Sudan are urging local importers to return empty shipping containers to the Port of Mombasa, following reports that many recipients are converting them into makeshift homes and business premises instead of releasing them to shipping companies. This practice has led to rising logistics costs andContinue Reading
