(YAMBIO) – Customs operations will expand to six key border points across Western Equatoria State in a push to improve revenue collection, border security and trade facilitation, following a meeting between the state governor and customs officials. The Governor of Western Equatoria State, Badagbu Daniel Rimbasa, met on Monday withContinue Reading
(JUBA) – A public dispute over the quality of higher education in South Sudan has broken out between the head of the National Bureau of Statistics and the Vice Chancellor of the University of Juba, after the statistics chief said the country’s oldest public university produces “degrees without skills.” Dr.Continue Reading
(ELEGU, Uganda) – A capacity building programme for at least 600 small scale cross border traders and six trader associations has begun at Elegu, one of Uganda’s busiest crossings into South Sudan. The initiative is a partnership between TradeMark Africa and Eastern Services Hub Limited, with support from the EuropeanContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Students and teachers across South Sudan can now access a national digital learning platform without data charges after MTN South Sudan and the National Ministry of General Education and Instruction launched a zero rated e-learning service aimed at bridging the digital divide. The Junub Academy National E-Learning PlatformContinue Reading
(YAMBIO) – South Sudan’s national fibre optic network has reached Western Equatoria State, crossing Duma Crossing from Wau, with the cable expected to arrive in Tambura later this week if work continues as planned. The expansion is set to improve internet connectivity across the state, strengthen access to information, improveContinue Reading
(JUBA) – A three day workshop on land management has concluded in Juba with stakeholders agreeing on action plans to address land disputes, tenure insecurity and limited access to land services for displaced and conflict affected communities across South Sudan. The International Organization for Migration, supported by the European UnionContinue Reading
(JUBA) – A new agreement will expand vocational training and skills development across South Sudan, targeting youth, returnees, internally displaced persons and host communities with practical education aimed at boosting employment. The International Organization for Migration and the Ministry of Labour signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 18 June toContinue Reading
JUBA) – South Sudan remains free of Ebola after seven suspected cases all tested negative, the Ministry of Health confirmed on Friday, describing the heightened surveillance as purely precautionary amid outbreaks in neighbouring countries. Undersecretary Dr. Oromo Francis Seriano told a press briefing in Juba that no confirmed Ebola VirusContinue Reading
(BERKELEY COUNTY, South Carolina) – A proposed United States law would ban all immigration from Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan, three African nations facing severe conflict and instability. Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace of South Carolina announced the legislation, arguing it is needed to stop security threats entering America from whatContinue Reading
(ORENBURG OBLAST, RUSSIA) – A major gas processing facility deep inside Russia is ablaze following a long-range Ukrainian drone strike, as a paralysing fuel crisis spreads to food logistics and triggers violence across multiple Russian regions. NASA satellite data confirmed fires at the Orenburg gas plant, one of the world’sContinue Reading
