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SSFF sets August 15, 2025 for presidential elections
Eye Radio
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July 1, 2025
Author: Elshiekh Chol Ajeing | Published: 5 hours ago SSFF electoral officials announcing the date for the upcoming presidential elections - Elshiekh Chol Ajeing/Eye Radio The South Sudan Football Federation Electoral Committee has officially...
Report Finds Ethiopia in Climate Finance Dire Straits
The Reporter Ethiopia
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July 19, 2025
Ethiopia preparing to host African Climate Summit in September AS Climate Finance Vulnerability Index (CliF-VI) has placed Ethiopia in the “Red Zone”, a designation for countries in greatest need of climate adaptation finance. The report conducted...
Ailing president Salva Kiir prepares volatile succession
Citizen TV Kenya
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July 3, 2025
With South Sudan's President Salva Kiir undergoing medical tests abroad after years of rumours about his health, analysts say a long-gestating plan has been set in motion to secure his succession. Kiir returned from at least 10 days in the United...
Scott Gillingham will seek 2nd term as Winnipeg mayor
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 3, 2025
Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham says he will seek a second term in 2026, when the city holds its next general election. The former pastor and St. James councillor announced his re-election plans with zero fanfare on Wednesday, issuing a one-word...
In-tray of tasks, expectations as President Kiir jets back
The City Review
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July 3, 2025
Head of state welcomed back to country after ten-days absence on official visit to UAE, as he moves into a public booming with optimism, expectations ahead of the country’s 14th indepedence By Emmanuel Mandella President Salva Kiir yesterday (on...
Renk county lifts taxes on farm inputs to boost food production
Eye Radio
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July 16, 2025
Author: Elshiekh Chol Ajieng | Published: 8 hours ago A South Sudanese farmer holds a plow he uses to work, in Renk, northern South Sudan.| By CAMILLE LEPAGE/AFP via Getty Images) Authorities in Renk County have announced a full tax exemption on...
Ethiopia Deems Joining East African Community Infeasible
The Reporter Ethiopia
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July 19, 2025
Ethiopian trade officials have ruled out the possibility of joining the East African Community (EAC), saying that accession to the eight-member intergovernmental bloc is infeasible and rushing the process could wind up harming the economy....
Lower prices or lose license, Torit mayor warns traders
Radio Tamazuj
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July 3, 2025
The mayor of Torit Municipal Council, Eastern Equatoria State, on Wednesday warned traders against unjustified increases in commodity prices and demanded an immediate reduction, threatening to revoke the licenses of violators. During a meeting...
Dear Governor Dr Riek Gai: Appoints Abraham Dau Dhieu (Junior Dau) as Youth and Sports Minister in Jonglei State
PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd
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July 2, 2025
An Open Letter to Jonglei State Governor Dr. Riek Gai Kok: Please Appoint Abraham Dau Dhieu Kon (Junior Dau) as Minister for Youth and Sports in Jonglei State. By Naih Garang, Kampala, Uganda Wednesday, 02 July 2025 (PW) — Your Excellency, I...
Politics: 2025Talks - June 24, 2025
Kiowa County Press - Colorado
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June 24, 2025
Politics and views in the United States. Some in Congress question the legality of Trump's Iran strikes, as he announces a ceasefire. Gen Zers filter their college choices by politics, and Islamophobic rhetoric surfaces in NYC's tight mayoral...
Washington Roundup: Trump’s Epstein fallout; Congress backs rescissions; IRS church policy shifts
OSV News
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July 18, 2025
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Trump administration faced increasing political controversy over its handling of documents surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein case, just as Catholic groups are pressing for new bills to fight human trafficking and protect...
Award-winning international correspondent launches new journalism platform
News Tribune - Missouri
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July 3, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jane Ferguson has won awards for unflinching reporting from dangerous lands including Afghanistan, Somalia and Yemen. So she was unlikely to be intimidated by seeking financing for a new journalism platform, despite tough times...
New Warrap governor prioritizes disarmament, infrastructure, and agriculture
Eye Radio
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July 1, 2025
Author: Emmanuel J. Akile | Published: 1 hour ago Bol Wek Agoth was appointed on June 5, replacing Magok Magok|Courtesy The newly appointed Governor of Warrap State, Ambassador Bol Wek, has said disarmament of armed civilians, improvement of road...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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July 3, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Activist calls on parliament to address Machar’s detention, peace deal
Eye Radio
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July 16, 2025
Author: Obaj Okuj | Published: 1 hour ago Dr. Riek Machar, First Vice President of the republic of South Sudan - Courtesy JUBA, South Sudan (Eye Radio) – A civil society activist is urging the National Legislative Assembly to address the continued...
International News Briefs for Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Havana Times
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June 24, 2025
HAVANA TIMES – Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. Trump Lashes Out After Israel Violates Fragile Truce with Iran Jun 24, 2025 President Trump has lashed out at Israel after its...
Activist urges Juba City Council to utilize tax for roads improvement
The City Review
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July 3, 2025
Civil society activist Edmund Yakani on Wednesday called on the City Council to prioritize essential services particularly roads improvement from tax revenue. By James Chatim Juba City Council has been challenged to use the collected taxes...
Legal experts detail ways SCOTUS 'threw' federal judge 'under the bus' in pro-Trump ruling
AlterNet
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June 25, 2025
On Monday, June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court halted a lower federal court ruling that blocked the Trump Administration from deporting people to countries other than their own without 15 days' notice. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in her scathing dissent,...
Abrego Garcia was beaten at CECOT, his lawyers say
6 ABC Action News
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July 3, 2025
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was subjected to severe mistreatment including "beatings, severe deprivation, inadequate nutrition and psychological torture" upon his arrival in March at CECOT, the notorious mega-prison in El Salvador, according to a newly...
Abrego Garcia was subjected to 'severe mistreatment' at CECOT, his lawyers say
ABC News - New York
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July 3, 2025
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was subjected to severe mistreatment including "beatings, severe deprivation, inadequate nutrition and psychological torture" upon his arrival in March at CECOT, the notorious mega-prison in El Salvador, according to a newly...