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Kampala, Uganda | Harry Verhoeven Francois Sennesael | South Sudan has long been one of east Africa’s most unstable states. But surging external interest in its resources and the diplomatic agility of its rulers are again underlining how pivotal the country remains to regional energy and water politics. Much of Africa has …

Salva Kiir hails Museveni, as Pope’s Pilgrimage of Peace ends. Pope says “Be the light that shines in the darkness” Juba,  South Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Salva Kiir has expressed deep gratitude to President Yoweri Museveni who he described as “an elder brother who has never let him …

After bidding farewell to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pope Francis’ flight lands in Juba for his long-awaited “ecumenical pilgrimage” for peace to South Sudan with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Iain Greenshields. Juba, South Sudan | …

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan, the World Bank, and two UN agencies on Saturday kicked off a COVID-19 vaccine campaign following the arrival of 3.9 million vaccine doses into the country. Yolanda Awel Deng, Minister of Health of South Sudan said vaccination coverage remains low in the country and …

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | The World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday launched a school feeding program aimed at supporting 23,000 children over the next three years in highly food-insecure areas of South Sudan. Mary-Ellen McGroarty, country director for WFP in South Sudan, said during the launching ceremony in the …

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | The central bank of South Sudan on Wednesday restricted public institutions and the private sector to transact business only in the local currency, the South Sudanese pound (SSP), amid the current volatile exchange rate which has seen the local pound depreciates against the U.S. dollar. …

Kiryandongo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two South Sudanese Refugees are in custody at Kiryandongo central police station over the murder of a 26-year old man. The suspects have been identified as Gatkouth Anyanyaka 22 and another one only identified as Gatleak 21 both refugees attached to Panyadoli refugee settlement area …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | South Sudan government officials have committed to putting to an end the rampant cases of extortion and harassment of cargo truck drivers by security and immigration personnel. This comes just two days after hundreds of cargo truck drivers staged a protest at the Uganda-South Sudan …

United Nations | Xinhua | A humanitarian response plan worth 1.7 billion U.S. dollars for South Sudan was launched on Tuesday to help 6.8 million of the most vulnerable people in the next year, a UN spokesman said. The 2023 campaign aims to aid victims of conflict, climate shocks and protracted …

Koboko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF is set to redeploy its detachmentes along the Uganda-South Sudan border, following the recent invasion by armed assailants from South Sudan into Oraba town council, Koboko district. The bandits who are suspected to be members of the National Salvation Front-NAS, …