South Sudan embassy advises citizens against protests in Kenya

Author: Alhadi Hawari | Published: 3 hours ago Members of Kenyan security forces gather near a burning billboard in downtown Nairobi. Courtesy of Luis Tato/AFP/Getty Images The South Sudan Embassy in Nairobi has advised South Sudanese nationals in...

South Sudan’s Kiir sacks army chief

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Monday sacked his Defense Chief Gen. Paul Nang Majok and appointed Gen. Dau Ajurjong Nyuol as the head of the army. No reason was provided for Nang’s dismissal, although it was widely rumored that he...

Juba, Qatar National Bank agree to expedite $700M debt resolution

Author: Lasuba Memo | Published: 2 hours ago Dr. Marial Dongrin, Minister of Finance and Planning| Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Finance and Planning The Ministry of Finance and Planning and Qatar National Bank have agreed to expedite...

South Sudanese in Kenya warned against participating in protests

Demonstrators gathered in Nairobi to protest government corruption and police brutality. [Photo: Michel Lunanga/Getty Images]JUBA — The Embassy of South Sudan in Kenya on Monday advised South Sudanese nationals residing in Nairobi to refrain from...

South Sudan seeks UAE bailout as economy crashes

South Sudan’s President has had two official trips to the United Arab Emirates this year, forced by domestic economic and political problems he wants help to tackle. And Abu Dhabi’s rising influence in the Horn of Africa means South Sudan could...

US deports convicted criminals to South Sudan

(MENAFN) Eight individuals labeled as “barbaric criminal illegal aliens” by U.S. authorities have been deported to South Sudan, a nation the U.S. State Department warns travelers to avoid due to ongoing violence, crime, and abductions. According...

FM affirms Egypt’s support for South Sudan’s peaceful transition to stability

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty affirmed Egypt’s aspiration for South Sudan to successfully complete its transitional phase and advance toward the establishment of a stable and cohesive state at the...

UN urges South Sudan leaders to settle their political differences

Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, Ms. Anita Kiki Gbeho JUBA — The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Anita Kiki Gbeho, on Tuesday called on South Sudan political leaders to resolve their political differences and...

South Sudan: World Food Programme airdrops food, warns of famine

The World Food Program says that over 40,000 people in South Sudan's conflict-ridden Upper Nile region are "desperately" hungry. In response, the organisation has begun dropping food by air, its first humanitarian aid delivery to the region in the...

His Majesty Sultan Haitham greets President of South Sudan

Where did you learn English, Trump asks president of anglophone country

The question had been intended as a compliment. But President Trump caught the Liberian delegation around the polished table of the state dining room off guard. Seconds before, during a meeting with other African leaders at the White House on...

Governor, Rabi focuses on fostering peace, unity

By Lodu William Odiya Central Equatoria State governor has reaffirmed his commitment to advance policies that foster peace, unity, and security in the state. Governor, Rabi Mujung Emmanuel, speaking on the nation’s fourteenth anniversary, said...

Governor warns against illegal land demarcations

By Jacob Onuha Nelson Governor of Central Equatoria State, Rabi Mujung Emmanuel has urged residents to stop illegal demarcation of public land. The governor, in a press statement, noted that there were reports of illegal allotment of public space...

Two Cubans Lose Their Appeal in the US To Avoid Being Sent to South Sudan

In total, eight migrants have been detained at a US military base in Djibouti since late May awaiting judicial decision. The Supreme Court has twice ruled that the Trump administration can deport migrants to third countries / EFE EFE (via...

Africa’s mining ministers adopt reporting code, laud Alake

BY GLORIA AKUDORO Africa’s Mining ministers under the aegis of Africa Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG) have resolved to adopt the new Pan-African Resources Reporting Code (PARC) to enhance transparency, investor confidence, and alignment with global...

SCOTUS: District Judge Can’t Overrule Us; 8 Criminal Illegal Aliens Deported to South Sudan

Eight violent criminal illegal aliens were finally deported to South Sudan, despite a district court judge’s multiple efforts to keep them in U.S. custody – including defiance of a Supreme Court ruling – after the High Court issued a brief opinion...

AGRA, FAO launch $580,000 seed sector initiative in South Sudan

Author: Madrama James | Published: 2 hours ago Officials from AGRA, FAO, the Royal Norwegian Embassy, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands gather for a group photo, highlighting their...

Two Cubans and One Mexican Among The 'Barbaric Criminal' Migrants Deported to South Sudan

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the deportation of eight men convicted of serious crimes in the United States to South Sudan. The development took place after a high-profile legal battle over the fate of the men culminated when...

African mining ministers laud Alake’s leadership role in sector

Rising from their sixth inter-ministerial meeting, mining ministers under the auspices of the Africa Minerals Strategy Group, (AMSG) have praised the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, for his exemplary leadership qualities in...

U.S. sends eight men to South Sudan after court clash over deportations

Eight men, most of them not South Sudanese nationals, were deported by the United States to South Sudan last week after a protracted legal tug-of-war that briefly rerouted their journey to Djibouti. Despite only one of the individuals being from...