(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Nairobi has been named one of Africa’s five cities to watch in the Oxford Economics Global Cities Index 2026, alongside Accra, Cairo, Dakar and Luanda. The selection places Nairobi among a group of African cities expected to play an increasingly important role in the continent’s economic growthContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Airtel Money has signalled a mobile money price war with Safaricom’s M-Pesa in Kenya, as its parent firm disclosed plans to expand market share in a market where high penetration limits room for organic growth. Kenya’s mobile money segment has for years been dominated by Safaricom’s M-Pesa,Continue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya’s planned 243-kilometre Mau Summit-Malaba dual carriageway has cleared an initial viability test, with consultants finding that the proposed toll road can be built within the existing corridor. The outcome paves the way for a more detailed feasibility study that will set the project’s final cost, trafficContinue Reading
(OPINION) – Agriculture remains the backbone of livelihoods in Yei River County. For generations, farming has sustained families, created employment, and contributed to local food security. Yet despite the county’s fertile land, favorable climate and hardworking farming communities, much of the agricultural sector remains trapped in subsistence production, limiting economicContinue Reading
(LAINYA COUNTY) – The International Committee of the Red Cross, or ICRC, in partnership with the South Sudan Red Cross, has distributed farming tools and vegetable seeds to 800 vulnerable families in Lainya County, Central Equatoria State, to help them restore their livelihoods and boost food production. The distribution tookContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The Caretaker Governor of Central Equatoria State, Gen. Augustino Jadalla Kamilo Wani, has issued gubernatorial decrees appointing seven caretaker state ministers, a caretaker coordinator for Wonduruba Administrative Payam and a caretaker coordinator for security affairs in Juba County. According to the decrees, which take effect immediately, the appointmentsContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The Bank of South Sudan has appealed a United States court ruling that enforces a $1 billion arbitration award in favour of Qatar National Bank. According to Law360, the appeal was filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in September 2026.Continue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan and Turkey are moving to give effect to a trade and economic cooperation agreement signed in Ankara in 2017. The two countries have since advanced talks on energy investment and tax treaties. The original agreement was signed on 26th April 2017. South Sudan’s Finance Minister StephenContinue Reading
(KAJO-KEJI COUNTY) – A village chief from Kajo-Keji County who spent nearly ten months in detention in Uganda has been released and formally handed back to South Sudanese authorities. Chief Mawa Joseph of Tululu Village in Ajio Boma was received on Thursday during a cross-border handover ceremony at the AfojiContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan Faces Highest Food Insecurity Risk as Middle East Crisis Pushes 11.7 Million More Women and Girls into Hunger An additional 11.7 million women and girls could face food insecurity by the end of 2026. The escalation in the Middle East and disruption to the Strait ofContinue Reading
