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Lack of research centers cripples South Sudan’s fight against pests
Number One Citizen Daily
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January 30, 2025
By Kei Emmanuel Duku In South Sudan, absence of agricultural research centers has significantly hindered efforts to combat pest and disease infestations. With 80% of the rural population relying on agriculture, the country encounters numerous...
Germany tells South Sudan to overhaul food system
Radio Tamazuj
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February 3, 2025
Germany has challenged South Sudan to urgently overhaul its food system to combat hunger and malnutrition. The Head of Cooperation at the German Embassy in South Sudan, Bjorn Niere, made the call during a panel discussion on the South Sudan’s Food...
Conflicting media reports on storm in South Sudan parliament
Media Observer
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February 3, 2025
All is not well at the seat of South Sudan’s legislative power in Juba City. There are conflicting media reports that a storm of administrative nature is brewing at the Transitional National Legislative Assembly. The stories are largely touching...
Africa: 15 years of mixed fortunes for EAC Common Market protocol
Zawya
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Touted as the engine that has driven the East African Community (EAC) integration since 2010, the Common Market Protocol (CMP) marks 15 years of mixed fortunes. The protocol guarantees free movement of goods, services, labour and capital, as well...
How gold has become the lifeblood of Sudan’s war economy
Bangladesh Post
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As the civil war in Sudan rages on, the devastation is increasingly measured in troy ounces and metric tonnes. Before the conflict began, the country officially produced 87 tonnes of gold annually, a figure that plummeted to just 2 tonnes within...
20 killed in South Sudan oilfield plane crash
Aviation24.be
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January 29, 2025
A Beechcraft 1900D aircraft (registration 5XD-RHB) carrying oil workers crashed on takeoff from Unity oilfield airstrip in South Sudan on 29 January 2025, killing 20 of the 21 people on board, including the two pilots. The flight was operated by...
Plane crash leaves 20 dead in South Sudan
Garowe Online
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Plane crash leaves 20 dead in South Sudan JUBA, South Sudan - At least 20 people were killed on Wednesday in South Sudan after their small aircraft crashed, officials said, noting that the accident happened in the northern part of the country...
Beechcraft 1900D carrying oil workers crashes in South Sudan leaving twenty fatalities
Aviation24.be
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January 29, 2025
Twenty people, including foreigners, died in South Sudan on Wednesday when a small aircraft carrying oil workers from the Unity oilfields of Rubkona County in Unity State to Juba Airport crashed on 29 January 2025 at 10:30 AM local time, State...
South Sudan, Sudan oil stakeholders convene to discuss seamless oil resumption
The City Review
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December 23, 2024
Among the major hurdles addressed was the lifting of the force majeure, a critical step that would enable all partners to approve the integrated resumption plan and budget. By Emmanuel Mandella A two-day meeting held in Juba brought together key...
Do You Know About Uganda's Sudan Virus Disease Outbreak
Precision Vaccinations
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(Vax-Before-Travel)The World Health Organization (WHO) announced today that it will host an overview of the current outbreak of the Sudan Ebola virus disease in the Republic of Uganda, Africa. On February 6, 2025, from 12:00 to 13:00 CET, Dr....
Violence, Abductions Still Rampant in South Sudan
Africa Defense Forum
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January 28, 2025
ADF STAFF Communal violence has surged in South Sudan’s Warrap State and Central Equatoria State, and it continues to be the primary driver of conflict throughout the country, according to the United Nations peacekeeping mission there known as...
A look at UAE-S. Sudan ties as Kiir jets out for working visit
The City Review
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February 3, 2025
The visit builds on the previous engagements between President Kiir and UAE investors, with an aim to outline the next steps for advancing these partnerships and projects, the office of the president said By James Chatim President Salva Kiir...
Prioritize medical Allowance for MPs, Speaker Nunu tells Finance Ministry
Number One Citizen Daily
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July 17, 2025
By Lodu William Odiya South Sudan Transitional National Legislative Assembly’s Speaker, Rt. Jemma Nunu Kumba has called on the Ministry of Finance and Planning, to prioritize medical allowances for lawmakers. The speaker made the call during the...
Lack of sensitization limiting farmers’ access to agricultural credit
Independent (Uganda)
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April 27, 2025
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Lack of information is hindering the utilisation of financial incentives for farmers. Henry Opolot, the Commissioner for Agricultural Extension and Skills Management at the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal...
Plane crash in South Sudan kills 20, 1 survivor confirmed
Mathrubhumi
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January 29, 2025
Juba: A tragic plane crash in Unity State, South Sudan, has left at least 20 people dead, with only one survivor confirmed, the state’s Minister for Information, Gatwech Bipal Both, said on Wednesday. To advertise here, Contact Us The Ukrainian...
As a minimum 18 killed after small plane crashes in far flung south sudan
India Herald
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As a minimum 18 killed after small plane crashes in far flung south sudan A small aircraft crashed in a far off part of south sudan, killing at least 18 humans on wednesday, an official said.The flight, chartered via chinese oil company greater...
20 Killed, Including 1 Indian, In Plane Crash In South Sudan
NDTV
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January 29, 2025
Juba, South Sudan: A plane has crashed in the north of South Sudan killing at least 20 people, leaving only one confirmed survivor, Unity State's minister for information said Wednesday. The aircraft came down near the oil fields in Unity State at...
20 killed when a Chinese oil company's flight crashes in South Sudan
Midland Today
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January 29, 2025
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A small plane chartered by a Chinese oil company crashed Wednesday in a remote part of South Sudan, killing 20 people, authorities said. One passenger survived. The flight chartered by Greater Pioneer Operating Co. had 21...
Prison Officers Receive Agricultural Training From United Nations Mission In South Sudan (UNMISS) To Boost Food Security In Raja County
MENAFN
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January 31, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) As an economic crisis grips the country and the impact of extraordinary flooding lingers, communities across South Sudan are suffering from a lack of food and other essential goods as well as skyrocketing prices for what little...
6 mins South Sudan lifts suspension of Facebook, TikTok
Prokerala
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Juba, Jan 29 : South Sudan said that it has lifted a temporary ban on Facebook and TikTok, which was imposed last week over the dissemination of graphic content related to the violence against South Sudanese nationals in neighbouring Sudan. The...