The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the…
South Sudan Set To Shift To New Time…
The government of South Sudan has declared that it will switch to a new time in the month of February, the new time zone is due to the country's location on the globe. The time…
Heath: Coronavirus Cases Close To A Million In…
The South African Health ministry has declared that the number of coronavirus cases in the country is close to a million, this announcement was made by the country's Health minister Zweli Mkhize. Health Minister Zweli…
First IMF loan secured in South Sudan
The South Sudanese Government has secured a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) worth over $50 million, for the resuscitation of the economy due to the impact of Covid-19. This is going to be…
South Sudan set to campaign against child marriage
South Sudan’s authorities in partnership with UNICEF launched a marketing campaign Monday against toddler marriage to address the challenges ladies are facing. In South Sudan, 52% of all ladies are married before they attain 18…
Four countries at risk of famine – United…
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that there is a danger of famine and tremendous meals insecurity in four international locations affected through conflict — Congo, Yemen, northeast Nigeria, and South Sudan. In a notice to…
Sudan: Pre-signing peace talks after years of unrest
The Darfur track file consisting of 7-8 protocols was signed in initials Friday night through the Sudanese authorities delegation and individuals of the Sudan Revolutionary Front Rebel Alliance. Some of the protocols contact on wealth-sharing,…
Runtown reportedly engages South Sudanese girlfriend, Adut Akech
Nigerian singer, Douglas Jack Agu, popularly known as Runtown, has reportedly gotten engaged to his Australian Sudanese girlfriend, Adut Akech. The popular singer shared a video of himself and his girlfriend loving up as she…
NEWS: Deadly cattle raids resurge in Uganda’s Karamoja…
How to shelter livestock is an issue that has been at the heart of discussions in Uganda. After more than 10 years of relative calm, poachers have returned to service in the Karamoja subregion, in…
AU sanctions South Sudan over $9m membership debt
The African Union (AU) has suspended South Sudan from the continental body over failure to honour its financial obligations over the past three years. A letter from the country’s mission in Ethiopia to the Foreign…
NEWS: South Sudan’s Machar, wife recover from Coronavirus
South Sudan’s Vice President Riek Machar and his wife, Defense Minister Angelina Teny, have resumed their official duties on Monday after recovering from COVID-19, an official statement said. Machar and Angelina went into self-isolation in…
Gunmen assassinate South Sudan MP in Uganda
A South Sudanese MP was shot and killed by unknown gunmen in northern Uganda. Jacob Kuwinsuk Gale, MP for Yei River State died of his wounds while being taken to hospital, officials said. In a…
News: South Sudan’s Kiir denies rumours about his…
President Salva Kiir addressed the nation on Monday calling to observe social distancing rules to contain community transmission of coronavirus and to ignore false rumours about his infection with the respiratory disease. Kiir’s remarks come…
SPLM-IO denounces an assault on South Sudanese students…
The SPLM-IO Saturday condemned the brutal attack by the Ethiopian police on South Sudanese students in Addis Ababa and called to summon the foreign minister to elucidate the incident. On Thursday Ethiopian police charged a…
Breaking: South Sudan VP, wife test positive for…
South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, his office said. In a statement, the office said Machar's wife Angelina Tang, who serves as defense minister, also tested positive for the…
South Sudan’s president wants violence to end, for…
Kiir made his call for peace in a speech delivered at the SPLA Day in Juba on Friday. He said that South Sudanese now have to feed themselves and to stop counting on the World…
COVID-19 will worsen South Sudan’s existing challenges –…
Country Director for the UN World Food Programme in South Sudan has warned of the risk posed by COVID-19 in the country. The East-Central African nation is, already struggling with hunger due to conflict, its…
The South Sudanese athletes undeterred by Olympics postponement
The one-year postponement of the Tokyo Olympics and the Covid-19 global health crisis have not changed the habits of the South Sudanese athletes who continue their preparation in Japan. They are taking advantage of their…
Peace in South Sudan can collapse – diplomats
The latest peace deal between South Sudan’s warring factions could collapse unless the main parties to the agreement fully implement it, several unnamed Western diplomats say. The warning came barely two weeks after South Sudanese…
