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Tag: South Sudan
Equality drive: African female entrepreneurs want equal opportunities within AfCFTA
While Africa claims top three spots in Mastercard Index for highest concentration of women business owners in the world, a great majority of females on ... Read More
South Sudan’s president appeals to 2.3 mil. refugees to return home
South Sudan’s president has appealed to the more than 2.3 million South Sudanese refugees who fled to neighboring countries to start returning home, pledging that ... Read More
Pope Francis urges South Sudan to end “blind fury of violence”
Pope Francis has ended his peace mission to South Sudan with an impassioned plea urging the people to resist the “venom of hatred” to achieve ... Read More
South Sudan: embassies warn of new violence ahead of Pope’s historic visit
British, Norwegian and the US embassies have expressed grave concerns about possible new fighting in South Sudan's Upper Nile State just a day before the ... Read More
UN strips South Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon of rights to vote over arrears
The United Nations has repealed rights to vote of six countries including South Sudan, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon over arrears on dues to operating budget ... Read More
South Sudan deploys 750 soldiers to eastern DRC
South Sudan announced this week it was sending 750 soldiers to join the East African Regional Force (EARF) trying to bring peace in the eastern ... Read More
South Sudan, IMF ink pact for $112.7m in emergency funds
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and South Sudan announced they have reached a staff-level agreement for the release of about $112.7 million in emergency financing, ... Read More
More efforts needed to stabilize South Sudan — UN peace official
Greater efforts are needed to stabilize South Sudan, said the United Nations head of peacekeeping operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, as he wrapped up a visit to ... Read More
DRC: Kenyan troops join regional military intervention against rebels
Kenyan President William Ruto announced Wednesday the deployment of Kenyan troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as part of a regional military intervention ... Read More
Sudan: at least 150 killed in renewed interethnic violence
At least 150 people including children have been killed in two days of fighting in the latest ethnic clashes between members of the Hausa people ... Read More