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South Sudan, IMF agree Fund-monitored programme to lay foundation for economic stability
Panapress
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June 21, 2025
21 june 2025 - 08:05:40 MA/AR 364 Views Panafrican News Agency Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) IMF and the South Sudanese authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on a nine-month Staff-Monitored...
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...
MITIGATE: Stockpile for Israel-Iran war shocks
Number One Citizen Daily
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June 24, 2025
By Yiep Joseph Economists urge South Sudan government to stockpile essential goods, particularly fuel, to safeguard the country from Israel-Iram conflict disruptions. Abraham Maliet, an economist, forecasts prospects of likely ongoing Middle- East...
MTN Opens Digital Hub in South Sudan IDP Camp
News Ghana
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June 21, 2025
MTN South Sudan has established a technology center at Juba’s Mangateen camp for displaced persons, providing internet access, computers and solar power to underserved residents. The initiative forms part of the company’s annual #21DaysOfYelloCare...
Gen. Malual Majok welcomes retirement from SSDPF as activist questions military pensions
Radio Tamazuj
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June 24, 2025
Lieutenant General Malual Majok Ciengkuac, the former Assistant Commander of Defence Force (A/CDF) for Administration, Personnel and Finance, has expressed acceptance and satisfaction with President Salva Kiir’s decision to retire him, alongside...
EU allocates €11M to support conflict-affected communities in South Sudan
Number One Citizen Daily
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June 21, 2025
By Philip Buda Ladu European Union (EU) has committed a substantial €11 million to UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Unveiled on Friday, the funding aims to foster long-term recovery and stability of...
Civil Society urges fair, transparent salary payment
Number One Citizen Daily
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June 24, 2025
By Lodu William Odiya Centre for Peace and Advocacy (CPA) calls on South Sudan government to honor its obligation to provide civil servants with fair and transparent salaries. In a press release seen by this outlet, CPA expressed concern over...
South Sudan seeks digital future at St. Petersburg economic forum
Number One Citizen Daily
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June 20, 2025
By Alan Clement and Nakwam Rose A high-level delegation from South Sudan is participating in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Russia, held from June 18 to 21, 2025. The delegation aims to leverage the global platform to...
South Sudan home to over 600,000 refugees
Number One Citizen Daily
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June 20, 2025
By Yiep Joseph Despite ongoing insecurity and economic challenges, South Sudan Commission for Refugee Affairs has revealed that the country is currently hosting more than 600,000 registered refugees. Yawusa Daud Kintha, Deputy Director for...
EU commits €11 million to South Sudan’s recovery from regional conflicts
Sudans Post
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June 20, 2025
A delegation comprising representatives from the EU, UNHCR, and IOM during the signing ceremony for the project: “Strengthening Community Adaptability and Resilience for Displaced and Host Populations in South Sudan” in Juba on Friday. [Photo:...
IOM seeks 6.5 mln USD to resume life-saving transport in South Sudan
Xinhua News Agency
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JUBA, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM), a United Nations agency, on Friday launched an urgent appeal for 6.5 million U.S. dollars to resume its life-saving transport services for thousands of displaced people...
The forgotten struggle: LGBTQ refugees and asylum seekers in South Sudan
Washington Blade - Washington D.C.
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June 20, 2025
As the world prepares to mark World Refugee Day on June 20, discussions will echo across continents about war, displacement, and humanitarian assistance. But there is one story that is often left out — a story of a people who are doubly displaced,...
Time for war is over, Badagbu returns with message of peace
The City Review
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June 24, 2025
By Emmanuel Mandella The Acting Governor of Western Equatoria State, Daniel Badagbu returned to Yambio on Monday with a bold declaration: Peace is holding, unity is rising, and the future is green. After spending nearly three months in the capital...
South Sudan’s Man-Made Humanitarian Catastrophe
Human Rights Watch
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June 19, 2025
South Sudan is once again on the brink of full-scale humanitarian catastrophe, propelled by conflict, attacks on civilians and humanitarian infrastructure, and political turmoil. According to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase...
IOM Sounds Alarm Over Suspension of Life-Saving Transport in South Sudan
IOM - UN Migration
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June 19, 2025
Geneva/Juba, 20 June 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply alarmed by the suspension of its life-saving transport services for thousands of displaced people in South Sudan due to critical funding shortfalls. With...
DR Congo park rangers shoot, arrest South Sudanese hunters
Radio Tamazuj
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June 20, 2025
The local authorities in Western Equatoria State’s Ibba County have confirmed a cross-border incident in which seven South Sudanese hunters were arrested, and two were shot and injured after allegedly crossing into Garamba National Park in the...
Q&A: ‘If you want to fix South Sudan’s economy, first fix the politics’- Dr. Aban
Radio Tamazuj
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June 20, 2025
Eminent South Sudanese Economist Dr. Kimo Adiebo Aban contends that if the Government of South Sudan wants to fix the economy, it must first and fast deal with the political instability and insecurity debilitating the country. He argues that no...
Israel among 17 countries included in Co-op trading ban
Talking Retail
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June 24, 2025
The decision brackets Israel with other regimes including Russia, Iran, North Korea and Libya as places with which the Co-op will not trade. In a statement, the Co-op said its members had “made clear through surveys, engagement and motions that...
South Sudanese in Israel: “We are safe” amid Iran tensions
Eye Radio
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June 18, 2025
Author: Alhadi Hawari | Published: 8 hours ago South Sudanese migrants in Tel Aviv, Israel, pose for a group photo. [File Photo] JERUSALEM / TEL AVIV – (Eye Radio) – Several South Sudanese migrants in Tel Aviv have confirmed their safety to Eye...
5 targets for Sixers in 2025 NBA draft
CBS 3 Philly - Pennsylvania
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The Philadelphia 76ers enter the 2025 NBA draft Wednesday night with the chance to add one of the top prospects in the class with the No. 3 overall pick. Here are five targets for the Sixers at No. 3 overall, or if they decide to trade back in the...