(BANGKOK, THAILAND) – The Minister of Finance and Planning, Athian Ding Athian, has held talks with senior World Bank officials on strengthening economic cooperation between South Sudan and the international financial institution. The meeting took place in Bangkok, Thailand, on the sidelines of the ongoing Annual Meetings of the WorldContinue Reading
(NAIROBI) – South Sudan has urged its citizens living in Kenya to regularise their stay by ensuring they have valid passports, visas and other required documents. South Sudan’s Ambassador to Kenya, Simon Juach Den, spoke to the media on 7th October. He advised nationals staying in Kenya for more thanContinue Reading
(OFUA, UGANDA) – After ten years of exile, survival and longing for home, a South Sudanese refugee leader is making an emotional appeal to the country’s political leaders to put aside their differences and deliver the lasting peace that millions of displaced citizens have been waiting for. For Otiti Joseph,Continue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudanese professional basketball player Wenyen Gabriel has been appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), becoming the first basketball player to hold the role. Gabriel, who was born in Khartoum in 1997 to parents who had fled the civil war in southern Sudan,Continue Reading
(NAIROBI) – Michael Panther, a South Sudanese born athlete raised in Kenya, will attempt to become the first person in a wheelchair to complete the full 42 kilometre race at the Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon. The marathon is scheduled for 25th October 2026. Panther will compete using a specialised racingContinue Reading
(WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS) – A new documentary tells the story of a South Sudanese man who spent more than a decade searching for his nieces and nephews after they were kidnapped during sectarian violence in his home country. The film, titled Mangok, follows Brandeis University administrator Mangok Bol as he attemptsContinue Reading
(BARLEY, LANCASHIRE) – The Bishop of Blackburn will lead more than 50 clergy wearing their dog collars as they tackle a muddy assault course to raise money for a Harvest appeal. The Right Reverend Philip North and his priest team will take on the challenge at the Whitehough Outdoor CentreContinue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – More than two thousand South Sudanese returnees from Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have voluntarily reintegrated into local communities in Yei River County over the past six months, according to local authorities. Speaking to Access Radio on Friday, Moses Mabe, the Coordinator ofContinue Reading
(WAU) – A school founded by a South Sudanese man and his American wife is providing education to 259 children in northwestern South Sudan, operating without outside funding since it opened its doors. Atur Ci Raan Tok Cuet Nursery and Primary School in Wau was started by Ajang Tor NhialContinue Reading
(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
