(JUBA) – Juba International Airport (JUB/HJJJ), South Sudan’s busiest air hub, continues to operate as a vital link to East Africa and beyond. Below is the official flight guide for Thursday, 24 July 2025, based on available scheduling data as of 9:30 AM local time. The airport remains a lifelineContinue Reading
(JUBA) – A Revealing Insight into China’s Troubled Oil Gambit in Africa and What It Means for South Sudan A rare insider account by a veteran PetroChina executive has exposed the deepening difficulties facing China’s energy investments in Africa, including in countries that have long influenced South Sudan’s own oilContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan’s digital economy has taken a bold step forward with the emergence of PaySSD, the country’s first fully domestic online payment gateway. Based in Juba, PaySSD allows businesses from small retailers to large scale platforms to accept mobile wallet and card payments directly on their websites, includingContinue Reading
(JUBA) – A public dispute has emerged between the Bank of South Sudan (BOSS) and Eye Radio after the central bank denied media reports quoting its governor as saying there were urgent plans to print additional money to address the ongoing liquidity crisis that has affected government salary payments. OnContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The Bank of South Sudan (BoSS) has conducted a one day workshop focused on strengthening financial supervision and enhancing stability in the country’s banking system. The event was organised by the Directorate of Banking Supervision and Financial Stability and held at the Bank’s headquarters in Juba on 23Continue Reading
(JUBA) – The British Ambassador to South Sudan, David Ashley, has expressed the United Kingdom’s firm support for the Bank of South Sudan’s efforts to modernise the country’s financial system through digital transformation. This affirmation came during a high level meeting held on 23 July 2025 at the Bank’s headquartersContinue Reading
(JUBA) – A new report has ranked South Sudan among the ten least open countries in Africa for travel, highlighting how strict visa policies continue to block progress towards regional integration and economic development across the continent. The 2025 Henley Openness Index, which assesses 199 countries and territories based onContinue 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) – The Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr Marial Dongrin Ater, received a visiting delegation from the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Juba on Wednesday, as part of ongoing cooperation to support governance and economic reform in South Sudan. The AfDB delegation was led by Abdoulaye Coulibaly, Director forContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan’s Minister of Finance and Planning has said the country’s non oil revenue remains too low, despite recent improvements in collection. Speaking during the launch of a new Revenue Training Institute on Tuesday, 22 July 2025, Dr Marial Dongrin said domestic tax income contributes less than 20Continue Reading
