News South Sudan: Op-Ed| South Sudan needs digital payments, but it also needs to follow the money
The recent meeting between Bank of South Sudan Governor Hon. Dr. Addis Ababa Othow and British Ambassador to South Sudan David Ashley has brought renewed attention to the country’s plans to accelerate ...
News South Sudan: Kiir says bank cash shortages no longer tolerated
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir said on Friday persistent cash shortages that have left bank customers unable to access their deposits would no longer be tolerated, as he swore in a new central ...
News South Sudan: AfDB urges South Sudan to diversify economy to withstand external shocks
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has urged South Sudan to accelerate efforts to diversify its economy beyond oil, warning that continued dependence on crude exports leaves the country highly ...
News South Sudan: Nearly 90% of South Sudanese Lack Official Identification
The Identification for Development (ID4D) Country Diagnostic for South Sudan estimates that almost 90% of the population does not possess an official identity document.
News South Sudan: South Sudan’s long‑delayed election will be a landmark moment − but economic decline and political strife put vote at risk
Elections are pivotal milestones in post-conflict countries – and nowhere is voter anticipation felt more keenly than in South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation. The country, which won independence ...
News South Sudan: Rising dollar worsens cost of living crisis in Juba
In interviews with Radio Tamazuj on Thursday, residents expressed growing frustration over the relentless rise in the cost of living, saying the soaring prices of basic commodities have made it ...
News South Sudan: South Sudan Public Finance Review 2026: The Key Role of Restoring Public Finances
This infographic shows insights from the South Sudan Public Finance Report 2026. It shares the reasons South Sudan’s development outcomes worsened despite its substantial oil resources and the macro-fiscal challenges it is facing.
News South Sudan: Fifteen years of independence for South Sudan, but still little to celebrate
South Sudan, the world's youngest country, on Thursday marks the 15th anniversary of its independence, following decades of war with Sudan, a 2005 peace agreement and a 2011 self-determination referen...
News South Sudan: South Sudan's economic stability very likely reliant on Chinese and Emirati activity but weakened by Sudan conflict
Political instability has worsened since the South Sudanese government announced in September 2024 that it was postponing the country’s first national elections until December 2026. China, Sudan, the ...
News South Sudan: South Sudan at 15: how the political elite have found a way to profit from peace as well as war
South Sudan’s independence from Sudan in 2011 was meant to close the chapter on one of Africa’s longest civil wars: the north-south war that preceded it. Formally, it did. But independence did not end ...
News South Sudan: Eastern Equatoria swears in commissioners, state officials after Kiir approval
Eastern Equatoria State on Monday swore in three county commissioners and several newly appointed state officials after President Salva Kiir approved their appointments, a move state authorities said ...
News South Sudan: World Bank Group Appoints New Country Manager for South Sudan
The World Bank Group has appointed Mr. Firas Raad as the new Country Manager for South Sudan effective August 1, 2021. Mr. Raad will be leading an expanding country program focused on delivering ...
News South Sudan: Top EU diplomat criticizes South Sudan’s 2% education budget allocation
Speaking at the launch of the 2026 academic school year in Wau, Lothar Jaschke, Deputy Head of the EU Delegation, said that South Sudan’s education budget accounted for only about 2% of public ...
News South Sudan: Deputy President concludes bilateral meeting with South Sudan
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has successfully concluded a bilateral meeting with the President of the Republic of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, at the Menlyn Maine Hotel in Pretoria.
News South Sudan: 38 Western Equatoria students selected for Adut Kiir Scholarship Program
The government of Western Equatoria State has selected 38 students in the first phase of the Adut Salva Kiir Mayardit Scholarship Program, officials said Thursday. The program aims to benefit 100 ...
News South Sudan: Opinion| Joining too soon: South Sudan, the East African Community, and the cost of premature accession
At its summit in Arusha, it skipped South Sudan for the post of secretary-general and chose a Tanzanian diplomat instead. South Sudan’s own lawmakers said the reason was non-payment. The country owed ...
News South Sudan: Arab fund offers $305 mln loan to cash-starved Sudan
Sudan said Thursday it would receive a $305 million loan from an Arab fund to help tackle the country's worsening economic crisis led by soaring food prices and foreign currency shortage. Sudan's ...
News South Sudan: South Sudan: Aid agencies appeal for $1.5 billion to reach 5.7 million people with life-saving assistance
The humanitarian community in South Sudan has today launched an appeal for US$1.5 billion to provide urgent and life-saving assistance to 5.7 million people affected by conflict, hunger and ...
