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South Sudan president calls for responsive police force

September 14, 2024 (JUBA) – South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir wants an effective and responsive police force to maintain law and order in the country. The South Sudanese leader made the remarks while presiding over the swearing-in ceremony of newly appointed government officials. He stressed the urgency of ensuring adequate services and security stabilization through

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Water and sanitation crisis threatens people in Abyei: MSF

September 17, 2024 (ABYEI) – A water, sanitation and hygiene crisis is unfolding in Abyei Special Administrative Area, fueling the ongoing hepatitis E outbreak, a medical charity has warned. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said poor sanitation, severe water shortages, and inadequate infrastructure are exacerbating the spread of the virus through contaminated drinking water, placing thousands

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Mixed reactions over South Sudan transitional period extension

September 15, 2024 (JUBA) – Leading South Sudanese academics and professionals have challenged the legality of extending South Sudan’s transitional period two more years, describing it as an unconstitutional and unilateral action to avert loss of legitimacy and constitutional crisis. South Sudan’s parties to the September 2018 peace agreement extended the current transitional period, citing

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Water and sanitation crisis threatens people in Abyei: MSF

September 17, 2024 (ABYEI) – A water, sanitation and hygiene crisis is unfolding in Abyei Special Administrative Area, fueling the ongoing hepatitis E outbreak, a medical charity has warned. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said poor sanitation, severe water shortages, and inadequate infrastructure are exacerbating the spread of the virus through contaminated drinking water, placing thousands

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South Sudan bank launches no physical cash carrying drive

September 18, 2024 (JUBA) – South Sudan’s Central Bank has launched a campaign seeking to move the country into cashless society, the head of the financial institution announced on Monday. James Alic Garang, the Central Bank governor said the initiative aims at discouraging movement with large cash amounts. The bank also seeks to limit the

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Ramaphosa commends South Sudan transitional period extension

September 18, 2024 (PRETORIA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended the parties in South Sudan for reaching a consensus to extend the current transitional period. Last week, South Sudan’s parties to the September 2018 peace agreement extended the current transitional period by another two years. The decision was reached during a meeting President

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U.N. chief ‘deeply frustrated’ by impunity in Sudan, urges ceasefire

September 18, 2024 (NEW YORK) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday expressed deep frustration over the ongoing conflict in Sudan, highlighting the “total impunity” enjoyed by warring parties and the international community’s failure to implement a ceasefire or initiate a political process. Speaking at a press conference, Guterres lamented the dire humanitarian situation in

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Residents to evacuate Khartoum Bahri neighbourhood amid heavy shelling

September 18, 2024 (KHARTOUM BAHRI) – A local committee in the Al-Mazad South neighbourhood of Khartoum Bahri ordered the evacuation of remaining residents on Thursday, citing deteriorating security conditions amid intensified shelling. The neighbourhood, one of the oldest in the city of Bahri, has been under the control of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since

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Sudan cholera cases, deaths top 10,000 – health ministry

September 18, 2024 (KASSALA) – Cholera cases and deaths in Sudan have surpassed 10,000, including 335 fatalities across nine states, the health ministry said on Wednesday. The epidemic is spreading in eastern states including Kassala, Gedaref, and Red Sea, as well as in River Nile and Northern states in the north, and Al Jazirah, Sennar,

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RJMEC endorses extension of South Sudan’s transitional period

September 18, 2024 (JUBA) – The Revitalized Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) has endorsed the extension of the transitional period in South Sudan for more two years. Last week, South Sudan’s parties to the September 2018 peace agreement extended the current transitional period by 24 months during a meeting chaired by President Salva Kiir.

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