In an interview with Radio Dabanga, economic analyst, Hafiz Ismail, described the recent increases by the Ministry of Finance on petrol, electricity, and the Sudanese Pound as ‘unjustified’, adding that “it will further increase the people’s suffering,…
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Sudan civil society organisations provide aid to Blue Nile state displaced
The Sudanese Organization for Research and Development (SORD) in cooperation with a number of other civil society organisations, is organising humanitarian assistance for the thousands of people affected by the recent clashes in Blue Nile state. People…
Continue readingSSOMA faction to join ceasefire body in mid-August: CTSAMVM
The ceasefire monitoring body of South Sudan’s peace agreement announced that a faction of the holdout opposition group is expected to join the mechanism in mid-August.The Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification Mec…
Continue readingSouth Sudan president fires finance minister and central bank governor
South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir Mayardit, fired the finance minister Agak Achuil Lual and the Central Bank Governor Moses Makur Deng, state television announced Thursday. Outgoing minister Achuil has been in office since November last year after re…
Continue readingUS contributes $223 million to fight hunger in South Sudan
The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has contributed $223 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) for critical food and nutrition assistance to millions on the brink of starvation…
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