Africa South Sudan Embassies of Canada, countries of the EU, Japan, the UK and the US among others have called on the transitional government to remove additional costs imposed on donor states, UN agencies and partners providing humanitarian assistance
Africa South Sudan As the country races against time to hold its first national elections in December 2024, an event brought together political actors and civil society representatives to agree on a Code of Conduct that will govern the actions of political parties
Africa South Sudan The governor of the Central Bank of South Sudan, James Alic Garang, denied reports that the government is facing a financial crisis due to economic shocks, saying that only oil revenues are affected by the war in Sudan
Africa South Sudan About 1,5 million tons of goods transiting through the port of Mombasa to South Sudan will have to be tagged before leaving the country, as part of measures to control illegal and undeclared goods
Africa South Sudan The country will produce 600.000 tons less grain this year than it would need, FAO estimates
Africa South Sudan The elections to be held in South Sudan in December are not on the way to a credible process without urgent action, a senior US State Department official warned, and the government is behind in its preparations
Africa South Sudan A third group of teachers and school leaders will be sent to China for training under the second phase of the China-supported Education Technical Cooperation Project
Africa South Sudan UN human rights experts called on South Sudan's leaders to properly manage the conclusion of the country's political transition to achieve lasting peace and prevent violence and gross human rights violations
Africa South Sudan The World Bank has pledged to support ongoing financial reforms in South Sudan, with the aim of putting the country on the road to economic growth and development
Africa South Sudan The country's peace monitoring body, known as Rjmec, has stated that it is necessary to speed up the process in view of the elections scheduled by the end of the year, given the serious delay the country is facing in this regard
Africa South Sudan South Sudan and Uganda are ready to harmonise grain sampling, testing methods and certification processes to improve bilateral trade, especially for products from the two countries
Africa South Sudan A three-day workshop to build mediation skills of 20 female community leaders from across Western Bahr El Ghazal State has been recently held by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan together with local partners
Africa South Sudan The Ministry of Labour of South Sudan expressed its strong disapproval of the meagre budget allocated to it by the Ministry of Finance and Planning, highlighting the crippling impact on staff salaries, mobility, and general ministry operations