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South Sudan President Salva Kiir has dismissed Vice-President Benjamin Bol Mel in a sudden move that has raised concerns about political stability in the young nation. The announcement, made via a state television broadcast, also included the removal of Bol Mel’s military rank of general and his post in the National Security Service (NSS). Alongside […]
South Sudan’s central bank on Tuesday introduced a banknote of 1,000 South Sudanese pounds (SSP), the largest denomination in the country, amidst high inflation. The local currency continues to depreciate against foreign currencies, but Bank of South Sudan governor, Dier Tong Ngor, said the new banknote “will partially restore the dollar value of SSP”. He […]
The United Nations has warned that the coronavirus pandemic could almost double the number of people around the world suffering from acute hunger, expressing concerns for people in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The United Nations’s World Food Programme said the virus could be catastrophic for millions of people whose lives are […]
South Sudan’s interior ministry is to deport 16 Kenyans and 4 Britons, employed by a private security company, following a pay dispute, allegations of unpaid taxes and the exploitation of local workers. Their deportation comes a few days after Insight Security failed to resolve a pay dispute over salaries and arrears of guards working for […]
The United States, United Kingdom, Norway and Canada have all expressed concern over Sudan’s “return to military rule”. “Allowing security forces to act with impunity will further erode human rights, governance and effective economic management” in Sudan, AFP quotes a joint statement by the four countries’ Khartoum embassies as saying. “The return to military rule […]
A military judge in South Sudan on Thursday found 10 soldiers guilty of rape and murder in a violent rampage two years ago. The trial concerned a July 2016 attack on Juba’s Terrain Hotel, home to aid workers from a number of international organisations. The judgment was delivered in a military courtroom filled with diplomats, […]
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has declared a state of emergency in three states and ordered an immediate disarmament exercise. In a statement released on Monday night, Mr Kiir ordered his military chiefs to mobilise enough forces and equipment to enforce a state of emergency for up to three months. He also authorised them to […]
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) countries are cracking their heads on how to revitalize the Yellow Card Insurance Scheme enacted by the bloc more than 30 years ago but has remained ineffective. The Yellow Card is a regional motor vehicle insurance scheme that provides third party legal liability cover and compensation for […]
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