(JUBA) – As the East African Community (EAC) prepares for the 2025/26 grain trading season, persistent trade restrictions across member states are worsening regional food insecurity, inflating grain prices, and disrupting supply chains already strained by climate shocks, refugee flows, and declining humanitarian aid. Authorities in several EAC countries continueContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in partnership with the University of Juba and with support from the European Union, held a major public lecture in Juba on 29 July 2025 to discuss how housing, land and property rights can support recovery for millions of displaced people inContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Refugees in South Sudan are legally allowed to work and access public services without the need for work permits, according to a recent analysis published in July 2025. The report, titled Pathways to Employment, highlights the country’s relatively open and progressive legal framework, particularly the Refugee Act ofContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The Government of South Sudan, through the Ministry of Finance and Planning, has issued a directive requiring all civil servants to open personal bank accounts to enable faster and more reliable salary payments. This move follows recent highlevel meetings between the ministry and the Bank of South SudanContinue Reading
(ABYEI) – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has conducted a three day training session in Abyei focused on fish post harvest handling and processing, in partnership with Abyei Community Action for Development and with funding from the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).Continue Reading
(ABYEI) – A group of women in the Abyei Administrative Area have received training in milk handling and processing as part of an empowerment initiative led by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Animal Resources and Fisheries in Abyei.Continue Reading
(RENK) – A promising sorghum harvest is raising hopes among farming families in Renk County, as efforts led by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) begin to yield visible results under the Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods project. According to FAO South Sudan,Continue Reading
(JUBA) – Senior Presidential Advisor Kuol Manyang has called on South Sudan’s leaders to realign national priorities with the founding vision of Dr John Garang, by using the country’s oil revenues to support agricultural development. Speaking to Radio Miraya during commemorations for Martyrs Day, Manyang reflected critically on South Sudan’sContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The Ministry of Trade and Industry in South Sudan has announced new initiatives to support small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), following a recent official visit to Johannesburg, South Africa by the National Minister of Trade and Industry, Hon Atong Kuol Manyang Juuk. On Thursday, 31 July 2025,Continue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Monday Semaya Kumba, met with Switzerland’s Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa, Ambassador Sylvin Astier, on 28 July 2025, to discuss ongoing peace efforts and economic developments in the country. The meeting, described as friendly and constructive,Continue Reading
