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Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | As South Sudan marked its 11th independence anniversary on Saturday, many of the country’s citizens are now pinning hope on revitalized peace deal to end years of conflicts and economic hardship. Jackline Mami, a 30-year-old mother of three who runs an open restaurant within …

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Friday called on South Sudanese leaders to redouble efforts to agree on a roadmap to pave the way toward free, fair and credible elections. Nicholas Haysom, the special representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan, said …

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | The United Nations on Thursday expressed concern over the escalating communal violence in South Sudan which it said has left several people dead and others injured. Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for South Sudan Nicholas Haysom condemned the recent clashes in Eastern, …

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan on Tuesday launched a revised National Development Strategy (NDS) Plan for 2021-2024 aimed at consolidating peace gains and helping revive the war-battered economy. Riek Machar, the First Vice President who presided over the launch, said the plan is a guide for collective investments meant …

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan’s government said Friday it has ratified two protocols of the East African bloc, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on free movement of persons and transhumance in the member states. Mayiik Ayii Deng, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said the two …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in South Sudan have released and handed over four Ugandan nationals who were held captive during a fire exchange between military forces last week. Lamwo Resident District Commissioner Osborn Oceng says that the four were arrested at different intervals following a fierce fire exchange …

UN Security Council renewed an arms embargo on South Sudan United Nations | Xinhua | The UN Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution to renew for a year, till May 31, 2023, an arms embargo against South Sudan as well as targeted sanctions of travel ban and asset freeze against …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amidst a heated debate, Minister of Finance Matia Kasaija has named 10 companies that have been paid, and 23 who have been verified and are set to be compensated after losses in South Sudan’s 7-year civil war that started in 2013. The 33 are …

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan said Friday it has kicked off plans to nationalize the country’s oil industry in the next five years. Awou Daniel Chuang, Undersecretary in the Ministry of Petroleum told journalists in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, that the ministry has started the process …

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan’s ceasefire is increasingly under pressure due to ongoing hostilities in the oil-rich regions of Unity and Upper Nile, the country’s ceasefire monitors warned Thursday. Asrat Denero Amad, the chairperson for Ceasefire Transitional Security Arrangement Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (CTSAMVM) warned that the ceasefire is …