14-day ophthalmology surgery campaign organized by the Catholic Diocese of Wau targeting 500 patients suffering from eye diseases has started in Wau, Western Bahr-el-Ghazal State. “The campaign is expected to end within 14 days or may reduce to 10 days […]
Chad’s President Idriss Déby has died suddenly in clashes with rebels in the north of the country at the weekend, the army has said on state TV. His death came shortly after provisional election results which projected he would win […]
The government is encouraging Burundi refugees to go back home across the common border, assuring them that their country is safe and stable. Thousands of Burundians are still in refugee camps in Tanzania, harbouring concerns over their safety and reintegration. […]
At a recent Council of Ministers meeting, the Burundian government approved the project to build two hydroelectric power stations on the Mulembwe and Ruvyironza rivers. These facilities, which will inject 10.65 MW into the local electricity grid, will be built […]
His reign saw the Cranes win the record Cecafa Championship title within three months of his appointment Johnathan McKinstry has picked the positives registered while he was in charge of the Uganda national team after he left his position on Monday. […]
A Turkish charity on Monday donated 750 packages of food for vulnerable Muslims in South Sudan during the holy month of Ramadan. The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) handed over the food packages containing cooking oil, beans, rice, sugar, […]
A member of the United States’ Sacramento Kings basketball team has been named the head of South Sudan women’s basketball team, according to American media. Assistant coach Lindsey Harding was named the new head coach of the South Sudan women’s […]
Uganda’s main opposition figure, Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has welcomed the imposition of sanctions on certain Ugandan officials by the United States in the aftermath of disputed elections in the East African country. On Friday, U.S. […]
The administration of the University of Upper Nile has announced that all the lectures which were disrupted during the month-long Covid-19 partial lockdown would resume today, Monday, April 19, 2021. The announcement was made a day after the South Sudan […]
20 United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) workers were rescued by Rwandan peacekeepers and United Nations Mission Observers from UNMISS, after being ambushed in Longiro, an area some 58 kilometres north of Torit, Eastern Equatoria. They were part of a team […]
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