(DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania) – South Sudan’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Security has paid a courtesy visit to the country’s embassy in Dar es Salaam. Clement Juma Mbugoniwia made the stop on the margins of the 19th East African Community Sectoral Council on Agriculture and Food Security. The ministerContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan and Ethiopia have agreed to work on strengthening trade and economic cooperation through improved border routes. The commitment came during a meeting in Juba on Tuesday between the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr. Labanya Margret Mathya, and the Ethiopian Ambassador to South Sudan, Delil KedirContinue Reading
(DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA) – A regional push to dismantle trade barriers and harmonise food safety rules is the focus of high level talks in Tanzania, as East African ministers gather to unlock the bloc’s farming potential. South Sudan’s Minister for Agriculture and Food Security, Clement Juma Mbugoniwia, arrived inContinue Reading
(KAMPALA, UGANDA) – The East African Press Councils has urged governments and media across the region to step back from rising confrontation, warning that public intimidation of journalists by state actors is spreading fear and forcing self censorship. The councils said the growing hostility violates constitutional, regional and global humanContinue Reading
(KAMPALA, UGANDA) – Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces ordered the immediate shutdown of several major independent media outlets early Sunday, triggering a military deployment at broadcaster premises and forcing television and radio stations off air. Armed security personnel took up positions at Nation Media Group Uganda facilities in Namuwongo andContinue Reading
(JUBA)-United States of America has announced an additional $20 million in funding to strengthen Ebola preparedness efforts in countries neighboring the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including South Sudan, amid fears that the ongoing outbreak could spread across borders. Announced by the U.S. Department of State in coordination withContinue Reading
(ADDIS ABABA) – African airlines are experiencing a sharp increase in passenger numbers as global flight paths are changed due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Ethiopian Airlines has introduced more technical stops on its longest routes to save fuel at its main hub and manage the growingContinue Reading
(JOHANNESBURG) – A flight operated by Uganda Airlines returned to its point of departure on Friday after a bird hit the aircraft shortly after it took off. The Bombardier CRJ900 plane was travelling from Johannesburg to Entebbe when the incident occurred about 45 minutes into the journey. The impact causedContinue Reading
(SOUTH AFRICA / YEI, SOUTH SUDAN) -The management of Emmanuel Christian University (ECU) community in Yei River County, Central Equatoria State is mourning the death of visiting lecturer Dr. Piet Du Toit, who passed away today following a tragic car accident in South Africa. In a message shared on itsContinue Reading
(Opinion | Johnson Poru Hillary) In my role as a member of the African Union’s Peace and Security Youth Expert Roster, I have been privileged to engage in continental affairs at the highest levels. However, these experiences have forced me to confront a series of uncomfortable and harsh truths aboutContinue Reading
