Tag: South Sudan
South Sudan lawmakers walk out of budget presentation
In a serious way of registering their displeasure over the state of affairs in the country, regarding non-payment of salaries…
FIFA bans South Sudan official for 10 years for corruption
FIFA, the international football governing body, has banned South Sudanese official Chabur Goc Alei for 10 years for corruption, the…
War against immorality: South Sudan bans discos, nightclubs
South Sudan’s capital Juba has banned all nightclubs and discos and limited bar hours, a move government said is designed…
Post civil war: South Sudan seeks investment
South Sudan on Friday opened an investment conference, the first dedicated to post-war funding as the country emerges from five…
Kiswahili Language to be taught in South Sudan
The governments of Tanzania and South Sudan on Wednesday signed an agreement that provided opportunities for teaching Kiswahili in South…
South Sudan resumes oil production
South Sudan has resumed oil production in the Northern Unity region after disruption by a five-year old conflict which damaged…
UN condemns gang-rape of 125 women, girls in South Sudan
The UN has condemned a series of brutal sexual assaults on 125 women and girls, travelling on the road to…
UN welcomes reconciliation of South Sudan’s president, rebel leader
UN has welcomed the reconciliation of South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and his estranged Deputy and opposition leader, Riek Machar…
South Africa welcomes South Sudan’s decision to release retired army colonel
The South African government on Thursday welcomed the decision by the South Sudanese government to release William Endley, an ex-colonel…
AfDB gives South Sudan $43.5m to fight hunger
The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday provided a grant of 43.5 million dollars to South Sudan to help in…
South Sudan rebel leaders to attend peace day celebrations
South Sudan government on Tuesday said all the opposition leaders that signed the revitalised peace agreement in Ethiopia were expected…
South Sudan closes nightclubs after deadly attack
South Sudan’s Government has shut down the country’s nightclubs after armed men stormed a venue in the Capital Juba, killing…
18 killed in clashes over cattle grazing land
Clashes between South Sudanese cattle herders over grazing land have left 18 people dead, authorities said on Wednesday, the latest…
South Sudan frees 20 political detainees
South Sudan’s national security service has freed 20 detainees following a presidential amnesty to persons detained during the five-year-old conflict,…
South Sudan to source electricity from neighbouring countries
South Sudan will harness electricity power connection from neighbouring countries and build additional hydro power dams to boost its development…