(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
(JUBA) – Pan-African lender Ecobank Group has committed to lending $2 billion to women-owned businesses across Sub-Saharan Africa by 2030. The plan includes South Sudan, where Ecobank operates as one of its 34 markets on the continent. According to Ecobank Group, the commitment is part of a combined $2.6 billionContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Deep in the heart of South Sudan, a natural spectacle unfolds each year that rivals the famous wildebeest migration of East Africa. Nearly six million antelopes travel across the Boma-Badingilo landscape in what scientists have confirmed as the world’s largest land mammal migration. The migration, known as theContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The government has directed mobile network operators Zain, MTN and Digitel to settle all tax obligations in cash. The move forms part of a wider push to strengthen domestic revenue collection and ease a severe liquidity crisis. The directive was issued by the Ministerial High Level Committee onContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Airtel Money has set the price of its planned London Stock Exchange initial public offering at £1.96 ($2.60) per share, valuing the mobile money business at about £5.3 billion ($7 billion). The valuation is equivalent to KES 913.1 billion. It marks a major step in Airtel’s planContinue Reading
(DAKAR, SENEGAL) – African countries have recovered $758.04 million in additional tax revenue in the first seven months of 2026, as policymakers and tax experts called for stronger systems to reduce illicit financial flows. The African Tax Administration Forum said its supported interventions generated $529.71 million in additional tax assessmentsContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority has delayed approval of a financial instrument that would allow local investors to buy into the Dangote Petroleum Refinery share sale for as little as KES 490 ($3.79 / GBP 2.85). The regulator says promoters of the instrument, known as global depository receipts,Continue Reading
(JUBA) – The National Social Insurance Fund (NSIF) has said the mandatory registration of employers and employees, which started on 1st October 2026, is ongoing. In a public announcement dated 1st October 2026, the Fund said registration is progressing well at its Head Office on the 6th Floor of FloraContinue Reading
(JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN) – South Sudan is strengthening its engagement with the international standards community through the participation of the Executive Director of the South Sudan National Bureau of Standards, Hon. Oiylang Dominic Kanuto, at the International Organization for Standardization General Assembly in Paris, France. The assembly, hosted by theContinue Reading
