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World leaders rally to raise aid funds as USAID withdraws
Action Against Hunger - Washington D.C.
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July 2, 2025
The 63-year-old US Agency for International Development (USAID) has lost its independence, putting millions of lives at risk. At the same time, business leaders and officials are meeting in Seville, Spain, for the Fourth International Conference...
Bureau of Standards chief resumes duties after suspension over corruption
Sudans Post
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June 19, 2025
The Executive Director of the South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS), Gloria Nyoka Joseph JUBA — The Executive Director of the South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS), Gloria Nyoka Joseph, resumed work on Thursday after a...
Lam Akol to Russia: Why can’t Africa have permanent seat at UNSC?
Sudans Post
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June 20, 2025
Minister of Transport, Dr. Lam Akol, speaks during a plenary session on Russia-Africa relations at the 2025 Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia. [Photo: Courtesy]SAINT PETERSBURG — South Sudan’s Minister of Transport, Dr. Lam...
WHO reports cholera uptick in May
CIDRAP
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June 20, 2025
UN Photo/JC McIlwaine/Flickr cc The number of cholera cases reported in May rose by more than one-third from the previous month, according to the latest update from the World Health Organization. In its multi-country outbreak report, the WHO said...
BRI-backed projects drive East Africa's integration
China Daily Global
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A train for Mombasa waits at a station of the China-built Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, in September 2023. [Photo/Xinhua] China's Belt and Road Initiative continues to play a pivotal role in shaping East Africa's...
MORE Winning! SCOTUS Torpedoes ANOTHER Activist Federal Judge's Deportation Ruling
Twitchy
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July 3, 2025
It's turning into a very bad, horrible, no good week for the Democrats for multiple reasons, and the latest example is a Supreme Court ruling that comes on the heels of the House of Representatives sending the "Big Beautiful Bill" to President...
'As civilians languish in misery, political elites grow fat with impunity': Pope slams use of hunger as weapon of war
LBC
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2 July 2025, 20:03 | Updated: 2 July 2025, 20:07 Pope Leo XIV has condemned the use of hunger as weapon of war. Picture: Getty Pope Leo has condemned the use of hunger as a weapon of war in a damning message. Listen to this article On Wednesday,...
5 Countries facing famine, including Sudan, Palestine, Haiti
Aleteia
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June 20, 2025
A new report found that more than half of Sudan's population is facing 'high levels of acute food insecurity' as conflict in the region rages. Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Mali, and Haiti are all at immediate risk of starvation and famine, said...
Communities donate land for Yei Solar Plant
Number One Citizen Daily
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June 20, 2025
By Alan Clement Logo and Goja Boma communities in Yei River County have donated a 250×250 meter parcel of land in Hai Dam area for construction of solar plant. The Solar plant is poised to bring much-needed light, power, and development to the...
Africa’s poorest country faces $1 billion battle in U.S. court over war-era loan default from Qatar
Business Insider Africa
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June 19, 2025
The petition, filed in a U.S court in Washington, D.C., follows South Sudan’s failure to repay a $700 million loan obtained from Qatar during the height of its civil war, a debt that, with interest and penalties, has now ballooned to over $1...
Trump news at a glance: Republicans pass bill that will cut federal safety net and boost immigration enforcement
The Guardian
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July 3, 2025
The US House of Representatives passed Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill on Thursday, handing the president the first major legislative victory of his second term, with the bill expected to supercharge immigration enforcement and slash...
Vietnamese peacekeeping force discusses sexual violence prevention
People's Army Newspaper
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During the exchange, experts from the U.K. share knowledge and practical experience on CRSV with the Level-2 Field Hospital (L2FH) Rotation 7 and Engineer Company Rotation 4 before their deployment to participate in U.N. peacekeeping operations....
Nigeria, DRC lead global ranking of countries with most people without electricity access
Business Insider Africa
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June 26, 2025
New data from the World Bank report titled Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report 2025, shows that a majority of the countries with the highest electricity deficits are in sub-Saharan Africa, further emphasizing the continent’s persistent...
ICE Is About to Get More Money Than It Can Spend
Jacobin
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick It’s a really tricky question, because right now we are seeing ICE go after people who have lived in the United States for a long time, not just recent migrants. Plenty of these people have already developed ties to...
Spotlight on climate protection
D+C Development and Cooperation
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Let’s not forget that the past 10 years have been the warmest on record worldwide. The frontrunner was last year, which saw average temperatures over 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels. May 2025 was the second-warmest May on record....
What is BRICS and why does it matter?
Deutsche Welle
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July 3, 2025
Leaders of the world's fast-growing BRICS economies gather in Rio de Janeiro this weekend, promising to strengthen trade and technology exchange within the bloc in the shadow of US President Donald Trump's tariff threat. Brazilian President Luiz...
Opinion| Oil without value, salaries without cash: Time to dismiss the failures
Radio Tamazuj
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June 19, 2025
When the Minister of Finance in the Government of South Sudan announces, “Salaries are paid but there is no cash,” it is not a technical admission; it is a confession of failure. It exposes a deeper crisis in governance, institutional dysfunction,...
Iran and the Nuclear Order
Foreign Policy In Focus
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July 2, 2025
A spate of break-ins has been taking place in your neighborhood. Armed thugs associated with a crime syndicate have been knocking down doors and grabbing what they can. The police show up only after the assaults, which have led to injuries and...
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...
China a key backer of UN-centered system for peaceful development
China Daily Global
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LI MIN/CHINA DAILY The commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the United Nations this year is an apt time to reflect on the crucial role China has played in maintaining global peace and security, one of the three pillars on which the UN was...