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Dirty Deeds, Judicial Ping Pong, and the BBB
What a week! The 2016 and 2020 plots against Trump are now confirmed; the Supreme Court is finally acting to restore judicial integrity; and the ballooning welfare state finally is punctured. Dirty Deeds Done Down Low The perfidious acts of...

Russia prepares to open embassy in South Sudan, says diplomat
Author: Lasuba Memo | Published: 4 hours ago Chol Tong Mayay, South Sudan Ambassador to Russia|Courtesy Moscow is preparing to open its embassy in the Republic of South Sudan, according to South Sudan’s Ambassador to the Russian Federation. Chol...

South Sudan’s Kiir travels to UAE
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit departed Juba on Sunday for the United Arab Emirates on an official diplomatic visit, his office announced. Kiir was seen off at the Juba International Airport by senior government officials, including...

Ending Hunger In IGAD Countries: Moving from rhetoric to action
Tororo Woman Sarah Opendi speaking a the Women Parliamentarians Dialogue on Gender Land and Climate Resilience coefrence hosted at the Parliament of Uganda PHOTO URN KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Countries in the IGAD region, which include...

Prominent South Sudanese politician Henry Odwar dies
Henry Dilah Odwar, a prominent South Sudanese politician, died early Wednesday in Canada, after a long battle with cancer, his family confirmed. He was in his 60s. Odwar had been fighting cancer for nine years and passed away in a Kitchener...

NCAT To Strengthen South Sudan Aviation, Signs MoU
1 LAGOS – The Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCT), Zaria has set to enhance the South Sudan Aviation by developing human capacity for the East African country. A statement on Wednesday by Dr. Jude Amadi, the Director of Public Relations,...

Govt, partners launch Euro36M agriculture, climate project in four states
Author: Yang Ater | Published: 7 hours ago Previous projects were mainly short-term, but this one spans four years|Courtesy A more than Euro 36 million EU-backed project to boost agriculture and climate resilience across four South Sudanese states...

Agriculture will save the ailing economy – Official
Authors: Lasuba Memo | Michael Daniel | Published: 11 hours ago Children holding groundnuts during harvest -Photo credit: Scovia Faida Charles Duku/World Vision South Sudan The Director General at the National Ministry of Agriculture and Food...

Trump DOJ Seeks Supreme Court Enforcement After Biden Judge Blocks Deportation Order to South Sudan
Trump administration asks high court to shut down lower court defiance over deportation case By yourNEWS Media Newsroom The Trump administration’s Department of Justice on Tuesday pressed the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene after a Biden-appointed...

Govt, partners launch $36M agriculture, climate project in four states
Author: Yang Ater | Published: 1 hour ago Previous projects were mainly short-term, but this one spans four years|Courtesy A more than $36 million EU-backed project to boost agriculture and climate resilience across four South Sudanese states in...

Supreme Court rules Trump can rapidly deport immigrants to Libya, South Sudan and other countries they aren’t from
For the past several months, the Trump administration has been trying to deport immigrants to countries they are not from – despite an April 2025 federal ruling that had blocked the White House from doing so. A divided Supreme Court decided on...

No rejoicing in rising crude oil prices for S. Sudan, economist warns
The conflict between Iran and Israel has led to fear of global war, with Tehran threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz that accounts for 20 percent of the world’s oil export. By Chuol Chanyong A senior economic analyst has cautioned the...

BREAKING: Biden Judge DEFIES Supreme Court, Says His Order Barring Deportation of Illegal Aliens to South Sudan Remains in Effect – Stephen Miller Responds
US District Judge Brian Murphy on Monday evening defied the US Supreme Court and said his order barring deportation of illegal aliens to South Sudan remains in effect. In a 6-3 decision, the US Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump...

US Supreme Court allows Trump to remove migrants to South Sudan and other turmoil-filled countries
CNN — The Supreme Court on Monday granted President Donald Trump’s emergency request to resume deporting migrants to countries other than their homeland, including places like South Sudan, with minimal notice. The decision is a significant win for...

BREAKING: Supreme Court Smacks Down Biden Judge, Allows Trump to Resume Deporting Illegal Aliens to ‘Third-Party Countries’ – Including Places Like South Sudan
In a 6-3 decision, the US Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump Administration to resume deporting illegal aliens to ‘third-party’ countries. This means the Trump Administration’s effort to deport criminal aliens to South Sudan is back on. The...

Supreme Court lets Trump deport migrants to dangerous countries like South Sudan
The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to restart deporting migrants to third countries like South Sudan without hearings, despite a judge's prior order blocking the practice ( Image: AP) The Supreme Court has cleared the way for...

Supreme Court allows Trump to remove migrants to South Sudan and other turmoil-filled countries
By Angélica Franganillo Díaz and John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday granted President Donald Trump’s emergency request to resume deporting migrants to countries other than their homeland, including places like South Sudan, with...

Trump can send deportees to South Sudan and other third-party countries, Supreme Court says
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South Sudan to host East African Scientific Conference next week
The national health ministry on Friday announced that it is set to host the 10th East African Scientific Conference, which aims at promoting scientific collaboration and knowledge exchange among East African countries from 25 to 27 June in Juba....

Juba hosts the inaugural 10th East African Health and Scientific Conference
By Binia Elizabeth For the first time, Juba hosted the tenth edition of the East African Health and Scientific Conference (EAHSC), a regional conference that strengthens cooperation in health and enhances the EAC ideals of free movement of people,...