(JUBA) – South Sudan’s Ministry of Petroleum has held a strategic meeting with oil production partners to review the sector’s performance and discuss ways to increase investment and production. The meeting was chaired by the Caretaker Minister of Petroleum, Awow Daniel Chuang, and attended by the Managing Director of NileContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan’s oil exports have been severely disrupted by the war in Sudan, with production falling sharply and the country’s main revenue lifeline under threat, Foreign Minister Ramdan Goc has told the United Nations General Assembly. Addressing the assembly on Thursday, Goc said the conflict between Sudan’s rivalContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – French oil multinational Rubis has become the largest seller of jet fuel in Kenya, capturing a 33.6% market share in the year to June 2026, according to data from the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority released in October 2026. The market share held by the multinational throughContinue Reading
(JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN) – The South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS) has moved to the final stage of its digital transformation, with technical partners presenting a developing Enterprise Resource Planning system to top management. The presentation gave a practical look at the system’s structure, key features and how itContinue Reading
(JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN) – South Sudan’s gross international reserves fell 67.21% in the first quarter of 2025, leaving about five days of import cover, even as the trade deficit narrowed by 383.75% on the back of resumed oil production, according to the Bank of South Sudan’s First Quarter 2025 MacroeconomicContinue Reading
(LAMU, KENYA) – A planned KES 2.2 trillion ($17 billion / GBP 13 billion) oil refinery in Lamu is emerging as a potential turning point for Kenya’s shipping and maritime economy, with the investment expected to drive vessel traffic, petroleum logistics, port services and demand for specialised maritime and industrialContinue Reading
(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) – 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
