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Russia expresses readiness to develop South Sudan infrastructure
The City Review
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June 23, 2025
By The City Review The Russian Federation has expressed its readiness to help South Sudan develop its modes of transportation. Speaking following his meeting with his Russian counterpart at the sidelines of Saint Petersburg International Economic...
Over 11 million refugees risk losing aid because of funding cuts, reveals UN
Gulf Today
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July 18, 2025
Massive cuts to humanitarian budgets risk leaving more than 11 million refugees without desperately needed aid, the United Nations warned on Friday. That corresponds to a full third of the number reached last year by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR....
‘Good Trouble Lives On’ protests across US against Trump policies
Al Jazeera
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July 18, 2025
A national day of action has been held to oppose what many see as a rollback of civil rights and liberties. Demonstrations have taken place at more than 1,600 locations around the United States, in protest against President Donald Trump’s...
Gold rush or gold robbery; The plunder of South Sudan’s wealth
Eye Radio
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June 21, 2025
Gold miners digging inside a pit. (Photo: Courtesy). Amid the dusty hills and plains of South Sudan lies a fortune that has brought more trouble than prosperity – gold. What could be a blessing for communities and the nation has seemingly become a...
Fourteen Years of Independence: A Reflection of Sacrifice, Struggle, and the Unfinished Promise
Number One Citizen Daily
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July 18, 2025
Two weeks ago, precisely on July 9, 2025, we celebrated our country’s fourteenth Independence Day Anniversary. We raised our flag high, singing songs of freedom, hope, and a new beginning. This independence, born of decades of immense sacrifice,...
Speaker to MPs: quit social media attacks, you’re tarnishing parliament’s image
Eye Radio
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July 17, 2025
Author: Emmanuel J. Akile | Published: 2 hours ago Rt. Hon. Speaker Jemma Nunu Kumba addresses the opening of the First Session of the Revitalized Transitional National Legislature on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (Photo: Moses Awan/Eye Radio) The...
Sudan Nashra: Burhan turns down meeting with Kenyan president, holds indirect Egypt-mediated talks with Haftar | RSF rejects Fasher humanitarian truce | Hemedti named Tasees chair | Kamel Idris appoints 3 new ministers
Mada Masr
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July 5, 2025
Over the past week, Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) Chair and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Commander-in-Chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan made two international visits — first to Seville, Spain, then to Alamein, Egypt. Burhan arrived in Seville...
Advocate Wani: South Sudan’s penal code fails to address ethnic hate speech
Eye Radio
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June 20, 2025
Authors: Obaj Okuj | Michael Daniel | Published: 5 hours ago Advocate Wani Stephen, Deputy Secretary-General of the South Sudan Bar Association, addresses a workshop on enhancing legal and non-legal measures against hate speech on Tuesday, June...
Revenue Authority suspends Juba zoning, taxpayer registration amidst controversy
Radio Tamazuj
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July 5, 2025
The South Sudan Revenue Authority (SSRA) suspended the planned exercise to zone Juba City and register taxpayers door-to-door on Friday. SSRA Commissioner General Simon Akuei Deng said the decision follows extensive feedback and concerns raised by...
AI Blind Spot: Local languages fuel hate speech in South Sudan
Eye Radio
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June 20, 2025
Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 6 hours ago Eva Yayi Mawa, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Go Girl ICT Initiative - Courtesy JUBA, South Sudan (Eye Radio) – In an increasingly digital world, artificial intelligence (AI) systems are...
IGAD chief hails Juba’s commitment to peace
Eye Radio
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July 3, 2025
Author: Koang Pal Chang | Published: 2 hours ago IGAD Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu and Benjamin Bol Mel Kuol, Vice President and Chairperson of the Economic Cluster of the Republic of South Sudan, on July 3, 2025. PHOTO/@IGADsecretariat/X...
New law to curb double taxation underway- says SSRA boss
Eye Radio
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July 3, 2025
Author: Obaj Okuj | Published: 1 hour ago SSRA Commissioner General Simon Akuei speaks to Eye Radio. April 9, 2025. (Photo: Lou Nelson). The Commissioner General of the South Sudan Revenue Authority has announced plans to introduce a new Tax...
Opinion| South Sudan belongs to the people, not Kiir’s family
Radio Tamazuj
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June 22, 2025
In a recent open letter published by Radio Tamazuj, Dr. Sunday de John made an emotional appeal to Adut Salva Kiir Mayardit, the daughter of President Salva Kiir, urging her to privately advise her father to rescue the nation from economic...
U.S. Supreme Court Is Being Used By Trump To Implement His MAGA Agenda
MENAFN
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July 17, 2025
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) By T N Ashok WASHINGTON: In a landmark but largely silent move, the U.S. Supreme Court has paved the way for former President Donald Trump to dismantle the Department of Education, terminate thousands of federal...
Governor Mujung vows zero tolerance for corruption in his administration
Eye Radio
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June 27, 2025
Author: Emmanuel J. Akile | Published: 51 minutes ago Newly appointed Governor of Central Equatoria State Gen. Rabi Mujung Emmanuel - courtesy The newly appointed governor of Central Equatoria State has vowed to not entertain any form of...
Watchdog calls for global help to avert famine in South Sudan
Eye Radio
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June 20, 2025
Author: Lasuba Memo | Published: 5 hours ago Women line up at relief food distribution center in GPAA. (Photo: Care South Sudan). A Human Rights Watch activist has warned that South Sudan is on the brink of a full-blown humanitarian catastrophe as...
Yakani urges President Kiir to address ‘burning issues’ in July 9 speech
Eye Radio
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July 3, 2025
Author : | Published: 7 hours ago President Salva Kiir shakes hands with CEPO leader Edmund Yakani after earlier meeting in Juba. (-) The Executive Director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), Edmund Yakani, has appealed...
IGAD Executive Secretary Workneh meets officials in Juba
Eye Radio
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July 3, 2025
Author: Lasuba Memo | Published: 9 hours ago IGAD Executive Secretary Dr Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu and government officials pose for a photo in Juba after Wednesday's meeting|Courtesy|IGAD Secretariat The Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental...
Peacepedia launches student corps exchange program in Juba
Radio Tamazuj
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July 5, 2025
A youth-led nongovernmental organization (NGO), Peacepedia, last week officially launched its Student Corps Exchange Program (SCEP) aimed at fostering educational and cross-cultural exchanges among students from diverse communities across Africa....
UK reaffirms support for peace in South Sudan
Number One Citizen Daily
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June 21, 2025
By Lodu William Odiya United Kingdom has reaffirmed its commitment to peace and development in South Sudan. This revelation, in a statement released on Thursday, followed a recent visit by Clare Staunton, the UK’s Special Representative to South...