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South Sudan: January to June 2025 Facts & Figures
International Committee of the Red Cross
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August 20, 2025
Affected communities and individuals were informed about available services and criteria, had access to critical, actionable information, and available mechanisms to provide feedback. Meanwhile, we continued our dialogue with the parties to the...
China Presses for Swift Political Progress in South Sudan
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) China’s envoy to the United Nations on Monday pressed for accelerated political progress in South Sudan, calling it crucial for the war-torn nation’s long-term stability. Addressing the UN Security Council, Sun Lei, China’s deputy...
S-Sudan dismisses discussions on resettling Palestinians
MENAFN
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August 16, 2025
(MENAFN) South Sudan has dismissed claims that it is negotiating with Israel to resettle Palestinians from Gaza in the East African nation. Reports suggested Israel was seeking agreements with third countries to host people displaced by the...
South Sudan Denies Gaza Resettlement Talks with Israel
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN) South Sudan has strongly rejected allegations suggesting it is engaged in negotiations with Israel to relocate Palestinians from war-stricken Gaza to its territory in East Africa. Several reports have indicated that Israel, headquartered...
CMMB, with P&G Support, Responds to Deadly Cholera and Hunger Crisis in South Sudan
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 14, 2025
Juba, South Sudan, Aug. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) is launching an emergency response in South Sudan as compounding crises threaten thousands of lives in Upper Nile region and Central Equatoria State. The...
Uganda, South Sudan Vow to Strengthen Military, Peace Ties
MENAFN
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August 10, 2025
(MENAFN) South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and Uganda’s Chief of Defense Forces, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, met Saturday in the capital, Juba, for high-level talks aimed at reinforcing regional peace and military cooperation, amid escalating tensions...
South Sudan witnesses strong rise in breastfeeding rates
MENAFN
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August 5, 2025
(MENAFN) South Sudan has made major strides in encouraging exclusive breastfeeding, with recent data showing that 73 percent of infants under six months were exclusively breastfed in 2024 — a substantial rise from 45 percent in 2010, according to...
Uganda Pushes Backs at U.S. Deportee Agreement Claims
MENAFN
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August 25, 2025
(MENAFN) Uganda firmly denied reports on Wednesday suggesting that it has entered into an agreement with Washington to accept deportees from the United States. Henry Okello Oryem, Uganda’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs, told media that no...
A foreign policy that always faces forward
South African Government
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August 25, 2025
Dear Fellow South African, Last week our country participated in the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Japan. This is an important forum for strengthening bilateral trade and investment between Japan and...
Deputy Alvin Botes: African Ambassadors Corp
South African Government
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August 20, 2025
Theme: “Global Initiative to Galvanise Political Support and Commitments to International Humanitarian Law” Tuesday, 19 August 2025, Pretoria Salutations HE Ambassador Salih Omar Abdu, Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in South Africa and Ambassador of...
“A grave betrayal of humanity": Abhorrent attacks on aid workers must stop
International Committee of the Red Cross
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August 19, 2025
Geneva (IFRC/ICRC) — In 2025 alone, 18 staff and volunteers of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement were killed while carrying out their lifesaving work in Gaza, in Sudan, in South Sudan, in Iran, in Ethiopia and in the Democratic...
Stop putting targets on aid workers’ backs
International Committee of the Red Cross
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August 19, 2025
I have sent colleagues from the International Committee of the Red Cross into war zones. I’ve waited anxiously for check-in calls from teams crossing hostile front lines. I’ve stood beside grieving families at memorials for those who never came...
Sudan rejects allegations of discussing forcibly moving Palestinians from Gaza with Israel
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN) Reports indicate that South Sudan has denied claims suggesting it is negotiating with Israel to resettle Palestinians from Gaza. Sources note that Israel is reportedly seeking arrangements with third countries to host people displaced...
US locks in agreement to deport migrants Uganda
MENAFN
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August 21, 2025
(MENAFN) Uganda has reached an agreement with the United States to host migrants from third countries being deported from the US, CBS reported on Tuesday, citing internal documents. The deal is part of the Trump administration’s broader push for...
Rwanda Accepts Receiving U.S. Deportees
MENAFN
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August 6, 2025
(MENAFN) Rwanda has consented to receive up to 250 individuals expelled from the United States, according to an announcement made by the government on Tuesday. The East African country now joins other African nations—Eswatini and South Sudan—in...
Uganda is expected to host two million refugees from neighboring nations
MENAFN
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August 5, 2025
(MENAFN) Uganda is expected to host close to 2 million refugees by the end of 2025 as worsening conflicts in neighboring Sudan, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo continue to force people to flee, according to UN officials....
Sudan Reports 40 Fatalities, 2,300 Cases in Cholera
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN) Over 2,300 new cholera cases and 40 deaths were reported in Sudan's Darfur region within the past week, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned on Thursday, calling the situation the worst cholera crisis the country has faced in years. "On...
Media reports Nigeria excluding accepting US deportees
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN) Nigeria has announced it will not take in foreign migrants deported from the United States, despite other African nations agreeing to such arrangements, local media report. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Kimiebi Ebienfa said the country is...
Rwanda Seals Deal with U.S. to Take in Up to 250 Migrants
MENAFN
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August 6, 2025
(MENAFN) Rwanda has secured a deal with the United States to accept as many as 250 migrants, underscoring its enduring dedication to aiding displaced individuals and fostering their reintegration, a government official announced Tuesday. "Nearly...
Rwanda approves migrants deported from US
MENAFN
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August 6, 2025
(MENAFN) Rwanda has agreed to receive migrants deported from the United States, Reuters reported Monday, citing a government spokesperson. In exchange, Kigali will receive financial support from Washington, though the amount has not been...