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 ...
News South Sudan: Opinion| Returning South Sudan to the Stone Age
The recent statements made by the Secretary-General of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement, Dr. Akol Paul Kordit, calling on our citizens to return to traditional medicine, constitute a blatant ...
News South Sudan: Ethiopia, South Sudan to build 220-km cross-border road
ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia and South Sudan are set to build a 220-km cross-border road, following a 738-million-U.S.-dollar financial agreement signed in May 2023. On Tuesday, South Sudan's Transitional ...
News South Sudan: South Sudan: IRC launches emergency response in Upper Nile and Unity state following escalation of conflict and deepening nutrition crisis
August 11, 2025 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has launched an emergency response in Unity and Upper Nile states in South Sudan to address growing humanitarian needs driven by escalating ...
News South Sudan: UN downsizing threatens fragile peace in South Sudan, warns Catholic leaders
Women wait for cash assistance and dry grain from the U.N. World Food Program in Gendrassa refugee camp, Maban, South Sudan, on Aug. 20, 2025. (Credit: Caitlin Kelly/AP.) Listen Father John Gbembeyo ...
News South Sudan: South Sudan Approves $9 Billion Fiber Network to Accelerate Digital Push
South Sudan approved more than $9 billion to build a national fiber-optic backbone. Authorities created a supervisory committee to tighten governance of digital gateways and data centers. The country ...
News South Sudan: China hails partnership with South Sudan at New Year reception
China has reaffirmed its support for South Sudan’s development, peace and reconstruction efforts, Chinese Ambassador ...
News South Sudan: What to know about South Sudan's major offensive against opposition forces
South Sudan’s army has launched a major military operation against opposition forces after recent territorial losses ...
News South Sudan: Congressional Interest in South Sudan
The civil war and associated humanitarian disasters in South Sudan is reawakening Congressional interest and concern for South Sudan. A bipartisan group of seven congressmen have introduced a bill, HR 2989, “to encourage the warring parties of South Sudan to resolve their conflicts peacefully.” The congressional sponsors are Thomas Rooney (R-FL), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Michael […]
News South Sudan: World Bank urges fiscal reforms, climate action as aid declines in South Sudan
The World Bank on Thursday urged South Sudan to reform its public finances, improve transparency and invest in climate resilience, warning that declining foreign aid and worsening climate shocks ...
News South Sudan: Sudan to Receive Debt Relief Under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative
The Executive Boards of the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have determined that Sudan has taken the necessary steps to begin receiving debt relief under the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. Read more.
News South Sudan: South Sudan tables long-awaited 2025/26 budget with focus on salaries, debt servicing
Chol told parliamentarians that the budget is fully domestically financed, with SSP 5.22 trillion expected from oil revenues and SSP 1.78 trillion from non-oil sources, reflecting the government’s ...
