By William Madouk South Sudan Economic Cluster has approved SSP 172, 193,467,873 billion for relocation of Upper Nile University from Juba back to Malakal in Upper Nile State. This came in a meeting on Wednesday, chaired by Vice President for economic cluster, Dr. James Wani Igga, where higher education minister,[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David South Sudan Minister of Defense and Veteran Affairs justifies involvement of soldiers in crimes across the country, linking the acts to paltry salary. Hon. Chol Thon Balok notes lack of implementation of the national budget to cater for welfare of soldiers and the economic crisis, as[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Ministry of Investment and Center for Country Wide Investments (CWI) organization have signed a memorandum of understanding to boost the country’s investment sector through global conferences. The major aim of the deal is to promote South Sudan globally such that foreign investors develop the will to come[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri Over the past few years, South Sudan’s economy has become progressively worse, with commodity prices increasing more times than expected.  Central Equatoria State (CES) of Chamber of Commerce, Chairperson Mr. Robert Pitia in a press conference on the economic crisis, has slammed foreign and national[Read More…]

By William Madouk After soaring temperatures to over 35°C were recorded in the last few weeks, most parts of South Sudan expect drier than usual conditions for a week-long, IGAD weather forecast center, predicts. The IGAD Climate prediction and Application Center (ICPAC) stated that the country will likely experience drier[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David South Sudan ministry of investment has acknowledged continuous decline in the country’s economy as well as investment due to high rate of dependency on imports and poor infrastructure. This concern came after the ministry signed a deal with Center for World Investment Summit Organization (CWI) in[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David National parliament on Monday adopted a policy framework of the Ministry of Federal Affairs that details how resources should be distributed once a feral system of governance is adopted. On Monday the specialized committee of federalism at the parliament presented before the August House a policy[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Deng Dau Deng urged heads of missions, and Chargé d’affaires to polishing the country’s image outside. In a briefing, the minister focused on a ten-point plan to discreetly reestablish and paint a good image of South Sudan[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Parliamentary siting on Monday turned tense as MPs were visibly angry over skyrocketing commodity prices in the markets across the country. A section of Lawmakers blames the executive, saying they focus so much on the Sudan crisis rather than solve the deteriorating economy in the country. In the[Read More…]

By William Madouk Government of South Sudan is angered over a remark by former U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, describing South Sudan and DR Congo as “very corrupt nations.” Ms. Haley, who is also United States presidential contender, said on Wednesday that if the FBI is[Read More…]

By William Madouk A three-day council of ministers meeting for Lamu Port- South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) in South Sudan ended with calls to speed up the implementation of the trilateral infrastructure project. The meeting brought together members of the LAPSSET countries, which include Kenya, Ethiopia, and South Sudan as the[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), Mr. Edmond Yakani has called for expeditious implementation of the remaining key tasks in the peace roadmap saying it does not need much resource for implementation. Yakani who also heads the East African Civil Society Organization[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David President Kiir Mayardit has directed the national ministry of finance and planning to immediately fund humanitarian affairs docket as it struggles to response to the fleeing returnees and refugees’ crisis brought by Sudan war. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Albino Akol Atak, recently[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri Senior government officials from South Sudan and Uganda on Friday, reached a consensus to jointly work together to end violent clashes between communities at the border. Early this month, violence erupted between Kajo-Keji residents of South Sudan and Yumbe district of Ugandan, after an encroachment into South Sudan territory.[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri Deputy Chairman of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO), who is the First Deputy Speaker of the National Parliament Rt. Hon. Nathaniel Oyet Pierino, has expressed worry over the growing relationship between SPLM and Chinese Communist Party (CPC). China’s relations with South Sudan[Read More…]

By William Madouk Bank of South Sudan (BoSS) links multiple external factors to the exacerbating inflation, in the country. This comes after the local currency, South Sudanese Pounds (SSP) plummeted to its lowest, at all-time against U.S dollar in the foreign exchange market. As the Central Bank sold $1 for[Read More…]

By William Madouk Government of South Sudan and Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia struck a deal on Thursday to construct a highway linking the two sisterly countries. The agreement was signed by the Minister of Finance, Dier Tong Ngor and Ethiopia’s state Finance minister Eyob Tekalign on behalf of their[Read More…]