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Justice minister tables South Sudan-UAE agreements for parliamentary review
South Sudan’s Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Dr. Wek Mamer Kuol, on Monday presented a series of bilateral agreements and a treaty with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the national parliament for review and potential...

Jonathan Cook – How western media helped turn Israel’s genocide into ‘fake news’
Israel’s intent to annihilate Gaza would have been clear much sooner had we listened to Palestinian journalists, rather than the evasions and equivocations of the BBC Jonathan Cook is the author of three books on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,...

South Sudan Needs Stability, Not Endless Reshuffles of Government Officials
By Jacob Abuoi Garang, Brisbane, Australia Sunday, 24 August 2025 (PW) — In recent months, South Sudanese have witnessed another wave of government appointments and removals, followed by the usual flood of congratulatory messages on social media....

Reasons and contributing factors for low health facility delivery in Bor, South Sudan
PaanLuel Wël – Founder and Editor-in-Chief of PaanLuel Wël Media PaanLuel Wël is the founder and editor-in-chief of PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd, a prominent news and commentary platform dedicated to covering the news, history, culture, literature, and...

Juba residents threaten lawsuit against government over poor service delivery
A pile of garbage pictured around a residential area in the capital, Juba. [Photo: Courtesy]JUBA – The residents of Gudele, Hai-Referendum, and Mia-Saba neighbourhoods in South Sudan’s capital Juba have issued a legal notice announcing their...
Lamola outlines South Africa’s foreign policy wins ahead of G20 Summit
South Africa is cementing its role as a formidable player on the regional and international stage, delivering a string of diplomatic achievements and strategic foreign policy moves designed to strengthen the continent and global partnerships. In a...

Toll at 2.5k dead as cholera, dengue fever, measles, heatstroke peak in Sudan
Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health confirms that outbreaks of cholera, dengue fever and heatstroke, along with measles and hepatitis, have continued over the past week. The Federal Emergency Operations Centre of the Ministry of Health announced at...

Women and girls face full force of Sudan war
Across the Greater Horn of Africa, conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) has reached alarming levels, devastating women, girls, and entire communities. Survivors face rape, gang rape, sexual slavery, forced marriage, and other abuses, used as...

Opinion| Emergent Decreeconianism a fitting description of the South Sudan governance model
Emergent Decreeconianism Theory offers a conceptual lens for understanding the governance model currently unfolding in South Sudan. Over the course of two decades, it has become increasingly apparent that the practice of governance by executive...

Opinion| South Sudan on the brink: Power, betrayal, and chaos
More than a decade after gaining independence, South Sudan faces imminent collapse. Political obstruction, armed clashes, and regional meddling are pushing the nation toward all-out war. Despite numerous peace agreements, including the September...

Highlights and goals: Madagascar 1-0 Sudan in African Nations Championship
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South Sudan’s President Dismisses Finance Minister Amid Economic and Political Strains
President Salva Kiir dismisses Finance Minister Marial Dongrin Ater, marking the seventh change since 2020, as South Sudan faces economic and political challenges. South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has replaced the finance minister for the...

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir fires finance minister, 7th replacement since 2020
Nairobi: South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has fired the country’s finance minister, state-owned radio announced, the seventh replacement to the position since 2020. Kiir gave no reason for firing Marial Dongrin Ater, who had held the post since...

Cholera crisis deepens in Sudan amid war and aid blockades
ACI Africa, Aug 26, 2025 / 14:23 pm The current cholera devastation in Sudan, especially in the country’s Darfur region, is taking a toll on the population already battered by the world’s worst humanitarian crisis following two years of heavy...

South Sudan sees decline in cholera cases, Minister reports
Author: Koang Pal Chang | Published: 10 hours ago The Minister of Health, Sarah Cleto Rial addressing the media in the Office of the President after a meeting on Wednesday, August 21, 2025 - Courtesy of OPPU JUBA, South Sudan (Eye Radio) — The...

Deadly Cholera Outbreaks in Sudan and South Sudan Expose Fragile Health Systems and Threaten Millions of Children
August 22, 2025 Hour: 6:47 pm The cholera crisis sweeping across Sudan and South Sudan has reached alarming proportions, with over 189,000 cases and thousands of deaths reported across both countries. Humanitarian organizations warn that the...

Taking A Stand!!!
Introduction United States of America (U.S) Third Country Deportees program looks more like 21st century version of dumping toxic waste to the Global south. Only that, this time around it's not toxic waste but toxic persons, criminals considered...

AP News Summary at 3:51 p.m. EDT
Investigators look for a motive in a deadly mass shooting at Minneapolis church MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Investigators are poring over the videos, writings and movements of the shooter who fired through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis,...

South Sudan, Djibouti seal deal to build ports in eight towns
The initiative is anchored in the White Nile Corridor development plan, which involves two multimodal logistics routes serving South Sudan By Emmanuel Mandella South Sudan has struck a landmark deal with Djibouti to construct river and dry ports...

Opinion| Athian Diing Athian is the right man, picked at the right time
South Sudan is undergoing one of the severest economic crises since the independence declaration, as evidenced by currency depreciation leading to hyperinflation and skyrocketing of prices of basic commodities such as food, medicines, and fuel....