Infrastructure & Trade Corridor: Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has started plans for a Moyale dry port and a modern Lake Turkana jetty to enable ferry services, aiming to boost trade, logistics and tourism along the Lamu–South Sudan–Ethiopia transport corridor. Power & Local Business: Yei Electricity Cooperative (YECO) has begun installing electricity poles across Yei Town, with residents hoping faster restoration will improve security, internet access and business activity. Cash Crunch & Banking Confidence: A civil society activist says redesigning or replacing South Sudan’s banknotes could pull cash back into banks and ease liquidity shortages, after reports that salaries are paid “on paper” but withdrawals fail. Government Liquidity Response: Cabinet has referred delayed salaries and banking pressures—plus weak money circulation and disruptions in electronic payments—to the economic cluster, with officials warning some people are hoarding the South Sudan pound. State Infrastructure Delivery: President Salva Kiir inspected the $300m State House project, with construction set to resume and target completion in September 2027. Regional Trade Diversification: South Sudan’s Second National Trade Forum pushed the shift away from oil dependence toward stronger East African market access and regional integration. Food Security Risk: UN agencies warn acute hunger could worsen between June and November in 13 “hunger hotspots,” including South Sudan, where millions remain in crisis or worse. Ebola & Displacement Pressure: UNHCR warns Ebola in eastern DRC is threatening displaced people and cross-border movements, raising risks for the wider region including South Sudan-linked corridors.