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South Sudan: People in Pibor County resort to eating wild vegetables as hunger crisis deepens
Oxfam
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July 30, 2024
Together, these factors forced South Sudan's currency to plummet and triggered the highest real food inflation since independence (164%) according to the World Bank, making it harder for people to access food. The prices of staple foods such as...
South Sudan: African Development Bank Group approves $46 million grant funding for agricultural productivity, food security and resilience
African Development Bank
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July 12, 2024
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $46.2 million grant to support the first phase of the Climate Resilient Agri-Food System Transformation Programme in South Sudan. This initiative aims to boost...
President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomes South Sudan transitional government extension
South African Government
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September 18, 2024
President Cyril Ramaphosa has noted the statement by the Government of the Republic of South Sudan extending the country's transitional period by another two years. This effectively postpones the national elections initially due to take place on...
Deputy President Paul Mashatile meets with AU Panel of Wise on South Sudan, 12 Sept
South African Government
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September 12, 2024
Deputy President Mashatile to meet with the AU Panel of the Wise on South Sudan His Excellency Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile will on Thursday, 12 September 2024, in his capacity as a Special Envoy to South Sudan, meet with the...
Clear Blue Technologies to Provide Renewable Energy Solutions for Telecom Sites in Rural South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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September 11, 2024
Clear Blue Technologies to implement renewable energy solutions, bringing sustainable power to rural, off-grid telecommunications sites in South Sudan and the DRC. Hybrid renewable energy-battery systems will ensure market-leading 99.97% uptime...
Empowering South Sudanese Youth Toward Success
UN International Training and Research Center
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August 28, 2024
The Great Ideas Space for South Sudan 2023: Entrepreneurship and Innovation Training for Food Security programme aimed to equip participants with the knowledge, skills, and network needed to turn their ideas for a social or for-profit enterprise...
Promoting Agritech in South Sudan
UN International Training and Research Center
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July 9, 2024
Kuena James Dak Kuena, Entrepreneur, social worker and ICT specialist South Sudan Kuena James Dak Kuena is a South Sudanese entrepreneur, social worker and ICT specialist who seeks to empower local farmers and advance the agricultural sector by...
US Supreme Court Allows Resuming Third-Country Deportations
MENAFN
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June 24, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to continue deporting migrants to third-party nations. This decision overturned a previous injunction issued by a lower court that had temporarily halted these...
Deputy President Paul Mashatile: Public Lecture at St. Petersburg State University
South African Government
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June 19, 2025
Programme Director; The Honourable Vice-Rector for International Affairs, Professor Sergey Andryushin; Esteemed Members of the University’s Academic Senate; The Executive Leadership and Faculty of St. Petersburg State University; Representatives...
Media reports more African nations face US visa prohibition
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States intends to widen its controversial travel restrictions to citizens from 36 additional countries, with 25 of them located in Africa, according to an internal State Department memo reported by The Washington Post over the...
African Nations Witness US Visa Ban
MENAFN
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June 17, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States is reportedly preparing to widen its controversial travel limitations to encompass nationals from 36 additional countries, according to a report by a news agency over the weekend, which referenced a confidential...
UN Reveals Hunger to Intensify in Thirteen Nations
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN) A new Hunger Hotspots report issued Monday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) reveals that food insecurity will intensify in 13 countries and territories in the coming months, with five...
Russia plans on expanding relations with Africa in ‘sensitive’ divisions
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov announced plans to intensify Moscow’s cooperation with African countries, particularly in military and security sectors, as part of a broader effort to strengthen ties with the continent....
Supreme Court to re-establish deportation to non-EU countries
MENAFN
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May 28, 2025
(MENAFN) As it was reported on Tuesday, US Leader Donald Trump has requested from the Supreme Court to re-establish his administration's policy permitting migrants to be sent off to nations that are not part of the EU, as well as South Sudan,...
Trump Seeks Supreme Court Approval for Migrant Policy
MENAFN
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May 28, 2025
(MENAFN) U.S. Leader Donald Trump has submitted an appeal to the Supreme Court in a bid to restore a disputed immigration directive that permits the deportation of migrants to third-party nations, including volatile regions like South Sudan,...
Trump Appeals to Restore Controversial Migrant Deportation Policy
MENAFN
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May 28, 2025
(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump has petitioned the Supreme Court to restore his administration’s policy permitting the deportation of migrants to third countries, including conflict zones such as South Sudan, a news agency reported Tuesday....
World Food Program calls for end of starvation in Sudan
MENAFN
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June 12, 2025
(MENAFN) The World Food Program (WFP) has issued an urgent appeal for increased international aid to Sudan, where ongoing civil conflict since 2023 has pushed many regions toward famine, and essential humanitarian efforts are at risk due to...
The ripple effects of US foreign aid cuts to food and water access across North Africa
Middle East Institute
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June 13, 2025
This article is part of an MEI research initiative examining the complex interplay between food security, governance, political stability, and economic development in North Africa and the Sahel. The project brings together a diverse range of...
Biggest-ever aid cut by G7 members a death sentence for millions of people, says Oxfam
Oxfam
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June 13, 2025
Aid cuts could cost millions of lives and leave girls, boys, women and men without access to enough food, water, education, health treatment G7 countries are making deliberate and deadly choices by cutting life-saving aid, enabling atrocities, and...
Judge Says Trump Administration Violated Court Order
MENAFN
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May 22, 2025
(MENAFN) A federal judge declared on Wednesday that the Trump administration breached a prior court ruling by deporting eight migrants from Texas to South Sudan, a "third-party" country not linked to their homeland. US District Judge Brian E....