(NAIROBI) – Tax authorities across East Africa are under growing strain to fund larger national budgets for the 2026/2027 financial year, even as revenue collections fall and fiscal gaps widen across the region. Finance ministers presented their spending plans on Thursday, each seeking to raise more money at home whileContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan has been urged to view refugees as entrepreneurs, employers and business owners rather than simply as recipients of aid, a shift in thinking that officials and development partners say could unlock significant economic gains for the country. The call was made on Thursday during a gatheringContinue Reading
(MOMBASA) – Rwanda’s tea sector has extended its lead at the Mombasa Tea Auction, a development that offers useful lessons for South Sudan as it works to build a non-oil export economy. According to the latest market data, Rwandan tea sold at an average of $2.81 per kilogramme, outperforming Kenya’sContinue Reading
A detailed investigation published by a Kenyan media organisation has drawn renewed attention to South Sudan’s public revenue systems, raising allegations of a politically connected “shadow treasury” structure linked to digital government contracts, oil export clearance systems and senior figures within the state administration. The report focuses on claims surroundingContinue Reading
(NEW YORK, US) – Elon Musk has become the world’s first dollar trillionaire after rocket and satellite company SpaceX made a record breaking debut on the Nasdaq stock exchange, drawing attention from global investors including emerging technology and telecommunications markets in Africa such as South Sudan. SpaceX shares surged byContinue Reading
(JUBA CITY) – A growing private healthcare clinic in Gurei, on the outskirts of Juba, is highlighting both the pressure on South Sudan’s urban health systems and the emerging role of small enterprises in filling critical service gaps. The clinic was founded by Victoria, a trained medical professional who left employmentContinue Reading
(JUBA, CENTRAL) – The Minister of Finance and Planning in South Sudan, Hon Kuol Daniel Ayulo, has held discussions in Juba with a visiting delegation from the African Development Bank African Development Bank led by the Executive Director for Eastern Africa, Mr Cafrine Ronald Justin, focusing on ongoing cooperation andContinue Reading
(JUBA, CENTRAL EQUATORIA) – The Juba Electric Distribution Company has announced a temporary disruption in its electricity token vending system, affecting customers in the capital. The utility said the system is currently experiencing a technical error that has interrupted the issuance of electricity tokens. As a result, customers are temporarilyContinue Reading
(JUBA) – A team from the African Development Bank visited the data centre of the South Sudan Revenue Authority at its headquarters in Juba on Wednesday, 10 June 2026, as part of an assessment mission focused on the institution’s digital infrastructure and systems for managing data. The visit was aimedContinue Reading
(ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA) – Russia’s flagship economic forum was meant to project resilience and attract global capital. Instead, it laid bare an economy increasingly deformed by the fifth year of the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine, where officials touted strength whilst a drone strike on an oil terminal and naval baseContinue Reading
