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Africa Climate Summit: Continent needs $3 trillion to meet climate goals by 2030
Author: James Atem Kuir | Published: 3 hours ago African heads of state and government attending the Africa Climate - photo credit: IGAD African leaders at the Second Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa say the continent needs three trillion...

From Neglect to Gangs: The Unspoken Truth of Melbourne’s South Sudanese Crisis
By Agok Wel, Juba, South Sudan In my last article, I argued that fathers must be fully present in their children’s lives if we want to end the funerals. That is a fact. But presence alone is not the cure. We must face the choices that made our...
South Sudan signs deal with UN agency for flood mitigation
JUBA, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan's Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation on Tuesday signed an agreement with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) to implement a 9.98 million U.S. dollar flood mitigation and water...

As fighting escalates, kidnappings of aid workers surge in South Sudan
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The number of aid workers kidnapped in South Sudan has more than doubled this year, according to two senior humanitarian officials working for international groups. Aid agencies are concerned about the well-being of their...

JNIM Economic Warfare: Africa File, September 11, 2025
To receive the weekly Africa File or triweekly Congo War Security Review via email, please subscribe here. Follow CTP on X, LinkedIn, and BlueSky. Key Takeaways: Mali. Al Qaeda’s Sahelian affiliate has begun forcibly enforcing its blockade on...

Kiir announces South Sudan to import power from Ethiopian Dam
Author: Koang Pal Chang | Published: 7 hours ago Image of newly inaugurated Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam - Courtesy of Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation EBC - ADDIS ABABA. Ethiopia (Eye Radio) – President Salva Kiir has announced plans to sign...

Somali Business Delegation Warmly Received in Kinshasa, Led by Ambassador Jibril Ibrahim Abdulle
KINSHASA, DR CONGO – A delegation of Somali businesspeople received a warm welcome upon arrival in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in a visit aimed at strengthening trade ties and exploring new investment...

ACS2: African leaders to mobilise $100bn for green industrialisation
African leaders and top financiers on Thursday signed a cooperation framework to mobilise over $100 billion for the Africa Green Industrialisation Initiative (AGII). AGII seeks to accelerate renewable-powered industries, deepen regional value...

Was South Sudan a test for shaping US peace operations policy?
Was South Sudan a test for shaping US peace operations policy? The UN mission’s mandate was eventually renewed, but concerns about a US retreat from peace support operations abound. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) renewed the mandate of...
Sudan's Hidden War: Muslim Brotherhood's Grip On Army Threatens Regional Stability, Global Trade
Authored by Anna Mahjar-Barducci via The Gatestone Institute, Sudan's brutal civil war, often overshadowed by global headlines, is not just a clash between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and their former military allies turned rivals, the Rapid...

"Many times we feel hopeless": Former Lakers player calls on diaspora to help end South Sudan’s cycle of poverty in powerful statement
Former LA Lakers center Wenyen Gabriel recently poured his heart out while reflecting on South Sudan’s difficult economic reality. He used Instagram to express his concerns and explain why he believes the nation continues to face widespread...

Trade ministry validates e-commerce policy and strategy
South Sudan’s Ministry of Trade and Industry, with support from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), on Tuesday validated a national e-commerce policy and strategy aimed at promoting digital trade and private sector development....

Butchers decry union policy, blame it for high meat costs in Juba
Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 12 hours ago A butcher selling meat at Jebel market in Juba on Friday, March 1st 2024. Photo Credit: Charles Wote | Eye Radio JUBA, South Sudan (Eye Radio) – Butchers in Juba have criticized a new Butchers Union...

Central Bank slaps $10,000 application fee on insurance companies
BoSS Governor, Addis Ababa Othow. [Photo: Courtesy]JUBA – The Central Bank of South Sudan has imposed a non-refundable application fee of USD 10,000—or its equivalent in South Sudanese Pounds at the prevailing exchange rate—for any entity seeking...

Famous birthdays for Sept. 13: Don Was, Randy Jones
Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo. They include: -- Military doctor Walter Reed in 1851 -- Entrepreneur Milton Hershey in 1857 -- Gen. John "Black Jack" Pershing in 1860 File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI --...

Economic Data Helps Explain a Pattern of Violence against Myanmar’s Rohingya Minority
In 2017, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees, part of Myanmar’s Muslim minority, crossed the country’s northern border into Bangladesh, fleeing widespread state violence in their home state of Rakhine. The mass exodus captured the world's...

South Sudan repatriates Mexican man deported from US
By Isa Cardona, Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — A Mexican man deported from the US and sent to South Sudan returned to Mexico on Saturday, according to South Sudanese officials. Ambassador Apuk Ayuel Mayen, spokesperson for South Sudan’s Ministry of...
What Do Companies Need in a Future-Ready ERP?
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SIHA: Sudanese women at the centre of ‘economic war and systemic exclusion’
Report by Jared Wedge-Thomas Women in Sudan and across the Greater Horn of Africa face entrenched barriers to land, healthcare, financial systems, and social protection, experts warned at a regional webinar organised by the Strategic Initiative...

Simon Ekpa’s incarceration good for S’East -Uwazurike
The President of the Credibility Group, Ide Goddy Uwazurike, has asserted that the conviction of Simon Ekpa for terrorism in Finland was a good development for the South-East. Reacting to Ekpa’s six-year imprisonment in Finland for terrorism,...