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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 …

JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) and South Sudan have teamed up to sustain the fight against neglected tropical diseases that pose a huge health threat in the country. Undersecretary in the Ministry of Health Ader Macar Aciek said the country, with support from WHO …

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 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The number 5 most read story on The Independent website in 2023 was ‘South Sudan blames currency woes on Uganda, US’. South Sudan blames currency woes on Uganda, US   Share on: WhatsApp

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community has waived South Sudan’s debt arising out of annual membership contributions to the bloc. The country owed the  bloc about $36 million, a situation President Salva Kiir blamed on the costs of the implementation of the peace process back home. …

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan on Friday called on the United Nations Security Council to lift the existing arms embargo, after it deployed the first battalion of 750 soldiers to Malakal town of Upper Nile state without firearms. Michael Makuei Lueth, minister of Information and Communication, Technology and …

Yumbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 4.9 moderate magnitude earthquake hit the border areas of South Sudan and Uganda on Monday evening. Confirmed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the quake struck at 9:54pm near Yei in Central Equatoria state, some 36 km North of Yumbe district in …

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | Some 997,743 refugees have arrived in South Sudan in spontaneous returns from October 2018 to September 2023 after the signing of the revitalized peace agreement on the resolution of conflict, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Tuesday. According to the …

Oraba-Kaya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in the Central Equatoria State of South Sudan have renewed a demand for the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to lift a ban on the transportation of fuel imposed on the Oraba-Kaya customs border point. In April last year, the URA halted the transit …

This would to foster the development of an integrated East African capital market to drive advocacy, innovation, capacity building, and harmonization of regulations and laws Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The East African Securities Regulatory Authorities (EASRA), comprising regulators from Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania, have underscored the importance of …