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South Sudan signs Nile Treaty

What it means for river basin states ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Last month on July 8, the South Sudanese parliament – the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) – ratified the Nile Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA), a modern treaty that outlines the principles, rights and obligations for cooperation, management and development …

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South Sudan’s peace talks in Kenya make good progress

JUBA, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan’s negotiation team in the ongoing peace talks in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, said Friday that substantial progress had been made towards achieving lasting peace and stability in the world’s youngest nation. Albino Mathom, the special envoy to South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir …

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6 South Sudanese nationals killed in fire outbreak

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six children aged between two and 16 years have perished in a fire at Mulanda B, Kisubi parish, Kajjansi town council, in Wakiso district. The fire whose cause isn’t yet established razed the house of Bakita Ayang, a South Sudanese national on Wednesday morning. Locals …

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Uganda, South Sudan agree on border cooperation

Uganda & South Sudan have underscored the shared commitment to bolster cross-border trade with a focus on streamlining clearance processes & enhancing security measures. SPECIAL REPORT | THE INDEPENDENT | Government officials, trade representatives from Uganda and South Sudan have agreed to strengthen cross-border trade relations and fostering regional integration. This …

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Leaders hail UPDF for crackdown on South Sudan gunmen

Yumbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Residents and leaders in Yumbe District have hailed the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) for restoring sanity along the disputed Uganda-South Sudan Border in the West Nile sub-region. Over the past years, residents along the disputed border areas of Uganda-South Sudan have grappled with …

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Ugandan chosen to serve as Bishop in South Sudan

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Archimandrite Constantine Mbonabingi, a member of the Uganda Orthodox Church, has been chosen as the bishop of the Orthodox Church in Juba and South Sudan. URN understands that Mbonabingi’s appointment to the episcopal rank was decided during the recently concluded Holy Synod of the Patriarchate …

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South Sudan closes schools as heatwave intensifies

JUBA, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan on Saturday announced an indefinite closure of all schools as a result of heatwaves over the past few days with very high temperatures both during the day and night. Yolanda Awel Deng, minister for Health, said most parts of South Sudan are experiencing …

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Uganda and South Sudan agree on grain standards

Nimule, South Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and South Sudan are set to harmonise sampling, test methods and certification processes to enhance bi-lateral trade, especially for goods originating from within the two countries. This is part of the outcomes of a meeting between the Uganda National Bureau of Standards …

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