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Royal Palace Hotel rooftop solar, South Sudan
Solar energy, a viable alternative in South Sudan, is particularly beneficial in a country where the sun shines year-round, but electricity infrastructure can be unreliable and costly. In a proactive move to reduce electricity bills and secure...

South Sudan’s GDP drops to -5.8 FY2024, says IMF report
Meanwhile, the Board also projected a gradual increase in oil revenue from early 2025 to reach its full potential by June 2025. By Opio Jackson The International Monitoring Fund (IMF) on Friday said South Sudan’s GDP growth is estimated to have...

AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Tensions between Juba and Khartoum after the massacres of South Sudanese in Wad Madani
Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, January 16, riots broke out in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, where demonstrators took to the streets to protest against the massacre of South Sudanese in neighboring Sudan. Some criminals took advantage of the...

Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan chairs opening ceremony of 17th Moroccan International Agricultural Show in Meknes
Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan chaired, on Monday at Mechouar Stinia–Sahrij Souani in Meknes, the opening ceremony of the 17th edition of the Moroccan International Agricultural Show (SIAM), held under the High Patronage of King Mohammed VI, from...

Estimated 17% electricity access in South Sudan is not true -Kang
Author: Alhadi Hawari | Published: 2 hours ago File: Minister of Petroleum Puot Kang Chol | Photo: Lou Nelson/Eye Radio The Petroleum Minister has said the estimate that 17 percent of South Sudanese Population has access to electricity is not true...

South Sudan chamber of commerce honors top-performing companies
South Sudan’s minister of trade and industry Joseph Moum Majak speaking during the opening of the awards by the chamber of commerce on Friday, November 29, 2024. [Photo by Sudan Post]JUBA – The South Sudan’s national Chamber of Commerce, Industry,...

South Sudan tests its first-ever weighbridge system at Nimule border
According to the Ministry of Roads and Bridges, the primary aim of the newly installed weighbridge system at the Nimule border is to monitor and measure vehicle loads, helping to mitigate the damage caused by overloading on South Sudan’s main...

Uganda-South Sudan Energy Sector Interdependency: The Social and Economic Implications of the Karuma Hydroelectricity on South Sudan Energy Market Demands
By Deng Duot Bior-Barr, Dundee, Scotland Wednesday, 15 January 2025 (PW) — Uganda and South Sudan are sisterly countries that enjoy social and economic ties. More importantly, in agricultural, food security, social, and economic sectors,...

South Sudan dominates Morocco 82-66 in AFCON qualifiers opener
Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 10 hours ago Akuel Marko Kot Dang in action during South Sudan’s basketball match against Morocco in Dakar, Senegal, on Friday, November 22, 2024. Courtesy of FIBA. South Sudan kicked off the 2025 Basketball...

South Sudan dominates Morocco 88-62 in AFCON qualifiers opener
Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 3 mins ago Akuel Marko Kot Dang in action during South Sudan’s basketball match against Morocco in Dakar, Senegal, on Friday, November 22, 2024. Courtesy of FIBA. South Sudan kicked off the 2025 Basketball...

Nation and world at a glance
Trump enacts stablecoin regulations, a major milestone for crypto industry WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday signed into law new regulations for a type of cryptocurrency, a major milestone for an industry that has spent heavily to...

Between Oil and Blood: South Sudan’s sovereignty ends where its oil pipelines begin
By PaanLuel Wël, Juba, South Sudan Saturday, 18 January 2025 (PW) — The echo of protests in South Sudan’s streets tells a story far deeper than mere civil unrest. As citizens pour into the streets of Juba, Wau, and Malakal, their anger isn’t just...

Ministry of Agriculture, FAO launch electronic registry for farming cooperatives
Author: Sebit Patrick | Published: 4 hours ago Agriculture Minister Hussein Abdelbagi poses for a photo with FAO partners during the launch of registry for cooperatives in Juba. April 8, 2025. (Photo: Sebit Patrick). JUBA, (Eye Radio) – The...

‘We left everything behind and started running’: Voices away from home in Uganda, South Sudan and Ethiopia
South Sudanese refugees Mary and Timothy can sell the surplus crops in Maaji II camp in Uganda thanks to the cash support they receive from WFP and ECHO. WFP/Kibuuka Mukisa Whether refugees, returnees, or internally displaced, 26.5 million East...

Uganda reopens key Karuma Bridge on Juba, DRC highway after major repairs
Uganda has reopened a key bridge on an international highway connecting the country to South Sudan and the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Allan Ssempebwa, communications officer at the Ministry of Works and Transport, told Xinhua...

South Sudan falls behind in addressing open defecation: UNICEF
Authors: Lasuba Memo | Michael Daniel | Published: 5 hours ago Open defecation. (Courtesy). A health expert at the UN children’s agency UNICEF is urging the South Sudan Ministry of Health to speed up efforts to eradicate open defecation, as...

New UAE field hospital near Sudan-South Sudan border
UAE’s new hospital in South Sudan. [Photo courtesy]AWEIL – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has established a new field hospital in Madhol Payam of Aweil East County in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, approximately 64 kilometers south of the Sudanese...

Sudan probes killing of South Sudanese-envoy
By William Madouk Sudan Ambassador to South Sudan has revealed that his government is investigating the alleged killings of South Sudanese refugees in Wad-Madani by the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF). This came after several disturbing videos...

Minister bans logging to safe South Sudan forests
The Minister for Environment and Forestry Josephine Napwon has ordered all state governments to stop issuing permits for logging. The decision follows growing concerns from both the local community and the National Government about the ongoing...

Gov’t targets mining to boost Economy
By Philip Buda Ladu Vice President and chair of the Economic Cluster, Dr. Benjamin Bol Mel met with Minister of Mining, Martin Abucha Gama, on Tuesday, April 15th, to forge a strategy for bolstering South Sudan’s mining industry. The discussions...