(JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN) – Eleven food processing businesses across five South Sudanese states have received a combined $544,000 in grants and business support from the World Food Programme’s IGNITE Innovation Hub, helping local entrepreneurs turn raw ingredients such as oilseeds, sorghum, millet and eggs into thriving enterprises. The initiative, basedContinue Reading
(JUBA, CENTRAL EQUATORIA STATE) – The Association of South Sudan Manufacturers has raised concern over rising business costs in Juba, pointing to increased City Council charges, excessive levies by Traffic Police and PLASCOM, a waste management company, and broader challenges facing local producers. The concerns were raised during a meetingContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – American defence manufacturers are resisting the transfer of Patriot missile production licences to Ukraine, driven by concerns that Kyiv could manufacture the advanced air defence interceptors more cheaply and at greater speed than facilities in the United States, according to a report by The Atlantic. The publication,Continue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan has ordered the creation of special verification offices at all major border posts to check imported raw materials meant for local factories. The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Margaret Labanya Mathya, issued the order on 26 June 2026. The new offices will be run byContinue Reading
(VOI, KENYA) – Taita Taveta County has recorded a major step in its industrial growth plan after the first shipment of raw iron ore was moved from Kishushe Ranch to the Devki Steel Mills processing plant in Manga. The factory, built at a cost of Sh11 billion (around $85 million),Continue Reading
(JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN) – South Sudan’s Second National Trade Forum has concluded in Juba with a set of recommendations aimed at moving the country from reliance on imports toward local production and deeper regional trade ties. The two day event, held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, brought together senior governmentContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The Ministry of Trade and Industry in South Sudan has held high level discussions with the World Bank Group aimed at strengthening trade policy reforms, improving industrial development and supporting economic diversification efforts in the country. The meeting, held on 11 June 2026 in Juba, brought together MinisterContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan’s Ministry of Trade and Industry says it is seeking to strengthen its approach to sustainable industrial development and technology driven growth following participation in a high level ministerial session held in Türkiye under the Zero Waste Forum. The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Labanya MargaretContinue Reading
(JUBA) – East African Community member states have approved new measures aimed at strengthening regional trade and industrialisation, in a move expected to improve business activity across East Africa, including South Sudan’s growing import and manufacturing sectors. The reforms were agreed during a meeting of regional ministers and focus onContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The Minister of Trade and Industry of South Sudan, Hon. Atong Kuol Manyang Juuk, returned to Juba on 26 November 2025 after a series of high level international visits to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Nairobi, Kenya. The Minister’s itinerary included participation in major global economic and development forums,Continue Reading
