TUESDAY OCTOBER 12 2021 South Sudan is under pressure to implement fiscal reforms and introduce transparency and accountability in oil revenue, in exchange for international support. This resulted from a combined effort by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) offer of […]
Over 70 humanitarian workers were evacuated from Pibor due to a threat made by the area’s youths over job concerns. Four UN humanitarian helicopters flew 78 aid workers, including three foreigners, to Juba yesterday. The Greater Pibor Administrative Area youth […]
Egypt wants to strengthen its ties with Senegal, which will hold the African Union’s (AU) presidency next year. In this context, Egyptian Ambassador to Senegal Noha Khader announced Egypt’s support for Senegal’s upcoming presidency of the African Union, which will […]
Uganda and South Sudan recently announced an end to visa requirements for their nationals visiting the two countries in the latest move to boost integration. The decision means South Sudanese travelling to Uganda will be entitled to enter for free, […]
President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea who has proved to be a steadfast friend of Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize winner and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, providing much-needed assistance to his forces fighting the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in Tigray was […]
Sudan is on the verge of running out of critical medicines, gasoline, and wheat, according to the government, after political demonstrations prompted the closure of Port Sudan, the country’s major port in the east. Members of eastern Sudan’s Beja tribes […]
South Sudanese elites have responded to the UN’s accusations of corruption with their own: that the UN is fomenting an “international campaign” to destabilize South Sudan and its government. On Thursday, the United Nations released a report accusing South Sudan’s […]
Despite South Sudan’s wealth of resources and wide cultivable areas, the governor of Central Equatoria state recently began sales of imported food products. How long will South Sudan continue to be mediocre? Isn’t it a waste of resources? It is […]
Paul Rusesabagina was found guilty of connections to terrorist organizations and sentenced to 25 years in prison by a Rwandan court on September 20th. But it was his opposition to President Paul Kagame that was his true crime. Mr Rusesabagina […]
Kenya buys the majority of its sugar from Uganda, but it believes that its neighbour is selling its stock manufactured in other countries and relabelled to take advantage of favourable customs rates. Uganda has challenged a 79% reduction in planned […]
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