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The Adverse Impact of Dr. Riek Machar’s Unlawful House Arrest on South Sudan
PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd
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June 26, 2025
By Cde Dut Majokdit Nyikok, Juba, South Sudan Thursday, 26 June 2025 (PW) — On the 26th of March 2025, while in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State-Aweil, accompanying the newly appointed Minister of Local Government and law enforcement agency, Hon. Bol...
South Sudan looks towards Russia to revamp its digital economy
The City Review
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June 24, 2025
By William Madouk As the four-day Russian International Economic Forum in Saint Petersburg comes to a close, South Sudan has expressed its wish to navigate its digital economy to leverage its revenue. Eng. Thomas Gatkuoth Nyak, Telecommunication...
South Sudan doesn’t wait for the idle: Who runs this country bow?
Number One Citizen Daily
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June 24, 2025
By Isaac Chol Aguer Since the earliest days of South Sudan’s independence, the principle of state sovereignty and institutional continuity has always stood above personal ambitions. Every constitutional document and political accord signed under...
A voice from Sudan: ‘Don’t forget there are people here’
Aleteia
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July 7, 2025
Dr. Tom Catena’s medical mission serves a population of 2 million suffering Sudanese The news cycle can lead to the world’s attention moving from one crisis to another, often tragically forgetting the people from “yesterday’s news.” Already nine...
NBA Draft: Khaman Maluach's rise from South Sudan refugee to...
Modern Ghana
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Khaman Maluach used to dream the impossible as he walked the dusty streets of Kawempe, a disadvantaged suburb on the outskirts of Uganda's capital Kampala. On Wednesday evening, that dream became a reality as the 18-year-old's name echoed through...
Serena Williams' $150M-worth husband Alexis Ohanian wowed by basketball prodigy Khaman Maluach's story from South Sudan to Top 10 NBA Draft pick
Sportskeeda
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June 26, 2025
Serena Williams' husband, Alexis Ohanian, congratulated South Sudan's Khaman Maluach after the 18-year-old became a Top 10 pick in this year's NBA draft. The American entrepreneur also reacted to Maluach's journey to a basketball professional,...
Opinion | South Sudan will not be rebuilt through access politics
Radio Tamazuj
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June 26, 2025
South Sudan is not only enduring a political and economic crisis—it is suffering from a deeper crisis of political imagination. As institutions weaken and elite fragmentation intensifies, two fundamentally different approaches to national reform...
From escaping civil war in South Sudan to 10th pick at NBA Draft
BBC
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June 26, 2025
Born in 2006 in Rumbek, South Sudan, Maluach's family fled to neighbouring Uganda to escape conflict. Raised by his mother alongside six siblings in Kawempe, basketball only entered his life after a boda boda (motorcycle taxi) rider encouraged him...
How Juba gang crackdown turned into mass arrests, army conscription
Sudans Post
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July 7, 2025
An illustrative image of 44 gang members in Juba in January 2023 after fighting and killing two members. [Photo: Courtesy]JUBA – Gangs have become a public nuisance in Juba, overwhelming the police, unleashing mayhem and sowing terror, especially...
Chess player Kasparov named in alleged South Sudan coup plot - media
News.Az
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Chess player Garry Kasparov has been implicated in an alleged plot to overthrow the government of South Sudan, according to a report by Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the case, News.Az reports. Kasparov reportedly introduced Peter Ajak, a...
South Sudan to spend $385,000 on regional scientific conference
Number One Citizen Daily
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June 23, 2025
By Kei Emmanuel Duku South Sudan will host the 10th East African Regional Health and Scientific Conference in Juba from June 25th to 27th, with the government allocating $385,000 for the event. Ben Gideon Mabor, the Undersecretary for the East...
Wealthy Wall Street recluse claims he was duped by Harvard fellow into funding weapons for alleged coup in South Sudan
The Independent (U.S.)
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June 26, 2025
The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US A wealthy Wall Street “recluse”...
South Sudan’s Kiir travels to UAE
Radio Tamazuj
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June 22, 2025
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit departed Juba on Sunday for the United Arab Emirates on an official diplomatic visit, his office announced. Kiir was seen off at the Juba International Airport by senior government officials, including...
UN International Organization for Migration collaborates with YG Entertainment to promote renewable energy
Australian Leisure
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The United Nations' International Organization for Migration (IOM) is collaborating collaboration with YG Entertainment, one of the world's leading K-pop entertainment companies, to promote renewable energy in crisis-affected communities as part...
Sudan war: A simple guide to what is happening
BBC
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Natasha Booty & Farouk ChothiaBBC News ShareSave Sudan plunged into a civil war in April 2023 after a vicious struggle for power broke out between its army and a powerful paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). It has led to a famine...
Court okays Trump deportation plan, including South Sudan as destination
Eye Radio
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June 24, 2025
Author: Lasuba Memo | Published: 4 hours ago A U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17 used for deportation flights is seen at Biggs Army Airfield in El Paso on Feb. 13. (Justin Hamel/AFP/Getty Images) The Supreme Court on Monday granted President Donald...
DOJ asks Supreme Court to rule over judge’s ‘lawless act of defiance’ in South Sudan deportation case
The Gazette - Colorado
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The Justice Department returned to the Supreme Court Tuesday to ask the justices to clarify their order allowing deportations of illegal immigrants to "third countries" for now, one day after a district judge said a group of illegal immigrants...
Trump DOJ Seeks Supreme Court Enforcement After Biden Judge Blocks Deportation Order to South Sudan
[your]NEWS
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June 24, 2025
Trump administration asks high court to shut down lower court defiance over deportation case By yourNEWS Media Newsroom The Trump administration’s Department of Justice on Tuesday pressed the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene after a Biden-appointed...
Trump to deport ‘worst of the worst aliens’ to South Sudan
Sudans Post
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June 24, 2025
United States President, Donald Trump. [Photo: Courtesy]JUBA – The administration of United States President Donald Trump is set to resume the deportation of migrants convicted of serious crimes to third countries, including South Sudan, with...
Marriage and Dowries in South Sudan: A Tradition at a Crossroads
The City Review
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June 24, 2025
By Suzan Peter Mabuong In South Sudan, marriage has always been more than just the union of two people, it is a sacred bond, a social contract, a joining of families, and a deeply rooted cultural tradition. Yet in today’s society, what was once a...