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Opinion| How nepotism and corruption doomed South Sudan
Radio Tamazuj
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August 21, 2025
South Sudan today stands as one of the starkest examples of state failure in the modern world. After more than a decade of Salva Kiir’s rule, the country has reached a critical juncture where the basic elements of governance—accountability,...
South Sudan MPs in dark over reported Gazans resettlement talk
Radio Tamazuj
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August 19, 2025
South Sudanese lawmakers demanded clarity and transparency from the Foreign Affairs Ministry over reports it is in talks to host Palestinians from Gaza, with some legislators calling the alleged plan a violation of the country’s foreign policy....
War in Sudan: Humanitarian, fighting, control developments, August 2025
St. Kitts Gazette
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August 31, 2025
Sudan’s civil war between the Sudanese armed forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary has produced the largest humanitarian crisis in the world. Estimates suggested tens of thousands of people have died from combat and...
Israel’s Arab community under a state-ordered siege: How killings, crime, and drugs run wild
Middle East Monitor
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September 5, 2025
According to the Abraham Initiatives report, around 230 Arab citizens in Israel lost their lives to crime and violence in 2024. The year before, 2023, was the bloodiest on record, with 244 people killed within the Arab community due to violent...
ColumnHang the heat, I stay in the UAE in summer (and I’ll miss it now it's over)
The National News
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Between the last week of June and the first week of September, the UAE hits a sweet spot – at least for me. The pace of life slows, the crowds thin out and suddenly things that can usually feel like a battle – from finding space in the gym to...
Japan-South Sudan Foreign Ministers' Meeting
MENAFN
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August 21, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo On August 21, commencing at 1:30 p.m. for approximately 20 minutes, Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, held a meeting with H.E. Amb. Monday Semaya Kenneth Kumba, Minister of Foreign...
Sudan presents report of Wad-Madani killing to Kiir
Sudans Post
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August 28, 2025
Sudan’s ambassador to South Sudan, Amb. Lt-Gen Isam Mohamed Hassan Karrar, JUBA — Sudan’s ambassador to South Sudan, Amb. Lt-Gen Isam Mohamed Hassan Karrar, on Wednesday said the investigation committee has delivered the long-awaited report on the...
South Sudan’s youth swept up in gang culture and street violence amid wider conflict
The Guardian
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August 18, 2025
In June, a video of a gang-rape started circulating online in South Sudan. Filmed and posted on social media by the perpetrators, it showed a gang of visibly intoxicated young men taking turns to sexually assault a 16-year-old girl in a murky room...
Reflections on Vulgarity and Reckless Driving on the Public Roads in Juba City, South Sudan
PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd
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August 20, 2025
By Madit Them Arop, Juba, South Sudan Introduction Wednesday, 20 August 2025 (PW) — This reflective approach to bad driving on public roads in Juba City tries to highlight on repudiation to follow traffic rules and regulations in the capital where...
Israel is in talks to send Gazans to South Sudan, officials say
The San Juan Daily Star - Puerto Rico
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August 20, 2025
Juba international airport, in South Sudan, Oct. 30, 2024. Unable so far to find countries willing to accept large numbers of Gazan refugees from the nearly two-year Israeli campaign against Hamas, Israel has held talks with the impoverished,...
Female Filmmakers Lead Large Contingent of Arab Features Unspooling at the Venice Festival
Variety
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August 31, 2025
Continuing a great year for Arab cinema at major festivals — with films such as “Once Upon a Time in Gaza,” “The President’s Cake” and “The Little Sister” winning major awards in Cannes — the Venice Film Festival is packed to the brim with talent...
UPDF Battle Group in South Sudan conducts rigorous physical exercise
Radio Tamazuj
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August 20, 2025
Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) troops deployed in South Sudan have undertaken a physical training exercise, which included a 20-kilometre route march and mountain climbing, the Directorate of Defence Public Information at the Uganda’s...
Opinion| The unity of opposition is the only hope for South Sudan!
Radio Tamazuj
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August 19, 2025
The only hope for South Sudan to escape this kleptocracy regime, which has inflicted unimaginable suffering on its people, lies in the opposition groups uniting. The recent joint operations by the National Salvation Front (NAS) and SPLA-IO against...
The façades of Israel’s ‘humanitarian’ paradigms in South Sudan and Gaza
Middle East Monitor
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August 19, 2025
While the entire international community is futilely discussing humanitarian aid in Gaza and allowing Israel to continue with its macabre spectacle, the settler colonial enterprise is once again embarking on flaunting its hypocritical so-called...
Is Israel planning to dump Gaza’s Palestinians into South Sudan?
5Pillars
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August 19, 2025
As Israel starves Gaza, Tel Aviv has sent aid and diplomats to South Sudan in an apparent bid to strike a Gaza displacement deal, which would see Palestinians relocated to the impoverished African country to free up Gaza for a complete takeover....
Football star settles for DR Congo, set for debut senior appearance
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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September 4, 2025
Aaron Wan-Bissaka has pledged his international future to the Democratic Republic of Congo, earning a first call-up to the Leopards after years of uncertainty over his allegiance. The 27-year-old full-back, who sealed a summer move to West Ham...
Leeds v Newcastle Live TV – Global channel listings on Saturday
The Mag
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August 30, 2025
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Leeds v Newcastle Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Saturday (5.30pm (UK) kick-off). The Newcastle United players looking to get their first win...
Israel weighs moving Palestinians from Gaza to South Sudan: Report
Daijiworld News
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Daijiworld Media Network – Jerusalem Jerusalem, Aug 19: Israel is reportedly exploring the possibility of transferring Palestinians from Gaza to South Sudan as part of a broader push for large-scale emigration, the New York Times has reported. For...
30 students trained on Media Information Literacy
Number One Citizen Daily
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August 30, 2025
Students during the practical session at Juba Day secondary school Computer Lab (photo: Lodu William Odiya) By Lodu William Odiya At least 30 Students from different schools have been trained on media information literacy as a test for a pilot MIL...
Sudan - A New Beginning: Rebuilding Through Resilience And Kindness
MENAFN
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August 27, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) With the support of the Government of Japan, UN Women Sudan-in partnership with the Sudanese Coalition for Education for All (SCEFA)-distributed 2,500 dignity kits and 3,275 kitchen utensil sets to displaced...