South Sudan

Biya, Other Ailing Leaders Must Stop Disgracing Africa

January 26, 2023 4:45 am

The leadership problem in Africa is becoming more predominant by the day and it appears there is no big shift on the horizon. Over the past few decades, corrupt, narcissistic dictators who have no idea of what nation-building in Africa is have continued to acquire and hold power by all means. Some of these leaders even go as far as holding on to power despite glaring evidence of incapacitation and frailty and will rather die sitting on it than step aside in the interest of their countries.

Over the last month, Africa has been subjected to mockery and heavy concerns …

Floods: 75,000 Refugees Left Without Food In South Sudan -UN

October 22, 2022 6:17 am

The devastating floods in South Sudan have blocked aid from reaching displaced people, the UN disclosed on Saturday, warning that a camp is presently housing 75,000 Sudanese refugees who would receive no food this month.

The world’s newest nation is presently feeling the brunt of four consecutive years of flooding, with about two-thirds of the country and no fewer than 900,000 people now directly impacted by the floodwaters, according to the United Nations.

The UN refugee agency said this was taking a dire toll on its ability to deliver aid to displaced people.

UNHCR ‘is urging international support for humanitarian …

Crisis Looms As South Sudan Extends Transitional Govt By 2 Yrs

August 5, 2022 2:40 am

A further crisis could be looming after South Sudan’s leaders on Thursday announced that the country’s post-war transitional government would remain in power two years beyond an agreed deadline, in a move foreign partners warned lacked legitimacy.

Accorording to Martin Elia Lomuro, the minister of cabinet affairs the decision was arrived at ‘to address the challenges that impede the implementation of the peace agreement’, following a 2018 deal to end a five-year civil war that left nearly 400,000 people dead.

‘Thus a new roadmap has been agreed,’ the minister submitted, speaking in the presence of President Salva Kiir and Vice …

Nigeria Ready To Help South Sudan, Fight Insurgency – Buhari

May 14, 2022 4:14 am

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday pledged his administration’s readiness to lend a helping hand to South Sudan in fighting insurgency and restoring cohesion to the country following recent disturbances.

The President made the pledge while receiving in the audience at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Hon. Albino Mathom Ayuel, Special Envoy of President Salva Kiir Mayardit of South Sudan.

Speaking to the Special Envoy, he recounted the situation the administration met on the ground in the North East in 2015, and how great strides have been taken in comparison with the present days.

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South Sudan: Assembly Changes Law To Establish 10 States

February 20, 2020 4:08 pm

South Sudan’s transitional legislative assembly has passed key amendments to the Constitution, allowing the country to return to 10 states.

The assembly, which is supposed to act as Parliament for the next 30 months, made changes to the supreme law.

This also allows the administration of the three additional areas carved out of the states to be run by appointed officers, but in a hierarchical format where local state governors will have a say.

The move was the necessary legal framework the country needed to make changes to its existing regional administrative units, and to accommodate the demands of

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South Sudan Govt Agrees To Reduce States To 10

February 17, 2020 1:13 pm

South Sudan’s warring parties have reached a tentative agreement to revert to ten states, paving the way for the creation of a transitional government of national unity.

In an overnight about-turn, President Salva Kiir stood down from his stance on 32 states, saying he was compromising for the sake of the country’s peace.

A document released by the Presidency in Juba on Saturday indicated Kiir, his First Vice President Taban Deng Gai and Vice President James Wani Igga, who represented the incumbent government, agreed to go back to the original ten states South Sudan had at independence. They also

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South Sudan President On A Working Visit To South Africa

February 3, 2020 3:40 pm

The Working Visit will afford President Mayardit an opportunity to pay a courtesy call to President Ramaphosa where they will engage on bilateral and regional issues.

The bilateral relations between the two countries are conducted under the General Cooperation Agreement of 21 September 2011, which entails the following areas of cooperation:

Agriculture/Agri-Business; Water; Education; Infrastructure Development; Transport; Mining; Energy; Electricity; Oil and Gas.

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The working visit will also afford the two leaders an opportunity to discuss the progress made thus far in relation to the implementation of the Revitalised-Agreement on …