(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
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Africa’s Ukraine Neutrality: When Sitting on the Fence Gets You Cut Off It is not every day you see a continent trying to stay so still that even a chess pawn looks bold. But when Russia, a permanent member of the UN Security Council turned warmongering rogue, launched its fullContinue Reading
(BENTIU) – A delegation from the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense has visited South Sudan to carry out an official evaluation of the performance of Vietnam’s Level 2 Field Hospital Rotation 6, which is currently operating under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). The assessment focused on technicalContinue 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
(LOS ANGELES) – Joseph Deng Thon, a 17 year old from South Sudan, has made history by becoming the first player from his country to sign a professional baseball contract. Standing at 6 feet 7 inches tall and weighing 185 pounds, the right handed pitcher has quickly become a promisingContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Chinese doctors working at Juba Teaching Hospital have introduced a Mandarin language training programme for South Sudanese medical staff to improve patient care and strengthen relations between the two countries. The initiative aims to ease daily communication challenges between Chinese and South Sudanese staff while fostering deeper culturalContinue Reading
(JUBA) – A former minister from Northern Bahr el Ghazal State narrowly escaped an armed attack on Sunday afternoon in Juba’s Jingli neighbourhood, in a case that has raised further concern over rising urban crime in South Sudan’s capital. James Jok Lual, who previously served as Minister of Labour andContinue Reading
(KAMPALA) – The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) and the Islamic Council of South Sudan (ICSS) have signed a new 10 year cooperation agreement to promote Islamic education, leadership and institutional development across the East African region. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at UMSC headquarters in Old Kampala,Continue 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
