Chinese firm to build oil refinery in South Sudan
On Friday, August 24, a Chinese company signed an agreement with South Sudan’s state-owned Nile Petroleum Corporation (Nilepet) to build modern oil refinery and storage […]
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South Sudan: Leaders urged to take steps to ensure peaceful, fair, credible elections
As South Sudan in preparing for its first election as an independent country, calls have been mounting for the country’s leaders to take the necessary […]
South Sudan’s Economy at Risk Due to Disrupted Oil Exports, Crisis Group Warns
The International Crisis Group (ICG) warned on Wednesday that South Sudan is confronting an economic crisis as the ongoing conflict in neighboring Sudan disrupts its […]
AU PSC: Morocco Calls for Support for South Sudan in Security Cooperation, Socio-economic and Human Development
Morocco has called before the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), on Tuesday in Addis Ababa, to support South Sudan in […]
Seychelles-Botswana and South Sudan-Kenya boost bilateral ties, paving way for regional integration
Seychelles and Botswana, as well as South Sudan and Kenya, have announced plans to strengthen their respective bilateral ties based on shared values and development […]
Ugandan soldiers leave East African force in DRC
Ugandan soldiers have left the East African force deployed in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Ugandan army announced on Wednesday […]
Somalia joins the Community of East African States
Somalia is now part of the Community of East African States (EAC). This regional organization has a single market, allowing the free movement of goods […]
Washington announces resumption of food aid to Ethiopia
U.S. deliveries of food aid to Ethiopia will resume throughout the country, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced on Tuesday, following the conclusion […]
Kenya and Uganda have signed a common pact to sort out congestion at borders in Tororo and Busia districts
In doing so, they will have beaten the jam at both borders, which lie on the major trade route, the Northern Corridor, for goods to […]
South Sudanese President accused of violating peace agreement
A group of ruling party MPs have walked out of South Sudan’s parliament on September 18, accusing President Salva Kiir of violating a peace agreement […]