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Financial inclusion and financial literacy for solving social inequality in an economic and social being in South Sudan
PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd
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June 10, 2025
By Daniel Athior’o Atem, Juba, South Sudan Tuesday, 10 June 2025 (PW) — Financial inclusion is a developmental concept that seeks to mean that all persons/individuals have basic access to formal and informal financial services. Once this happens...
Russia to open Embassy in Juba in September
Sudans Post
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June 24, 2025
Chol Tong Mayay, South Sudan’s Ambassador to Russia. [Photo: Courtesy]JUBA – The Russian Federation is set to open its embassy in the Republic of South Sudan between September and October 2025, in a step toward deepening diplomatic and economic...
All 65 countries where it’s illegal to be LGBTQ+ in 2025, including the UAE and Mali
Pink News
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July 9, 2025
How many countries is it still illegal to be gay in 2025? More than you’d think, probably. Since we last updated this list, Mali has criminalised LGBTQ+ activity and Trinidad and Tobago have re-criminalised it, although more positively, Namibia...
Updated: Gov’t secures $385,000 for regional health conference in Juba
Eye Radio
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June 20, 2025
Author: Madrama James | Published: 7 hours ago Beny Gideon, the Undersecretary at the Ministry of East African Affairs, during a press conference in Juba, Friday, June 20, 2025 - Credit: Madrama James/Eye Radio Juba, South Sudan (Eye Radio) –...
Dr. John Garang University remains closed amid food shortage, says student leader
Eye Radio
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July 6, 2025
Author: Elsheikh Chol Ajeing | Published: 19 hours ago Sign Post at the gate of Dr John Garang Memorial University of Science and Technology - courtesy A student leader at Dr. John Garang Memorial University says the institution has remained...
Dr John Garang Memorial University remained shut due to food shortage – student leader
Eye Radio
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July 6, 2025
Author: Elsheikh Chol Ajeing | Published: 4 hours ago Sign Post at the gate of Dr John Garang Memorial University of Science and Technology - courtesy A student leader at Dr. John Garang Memorial University says the institution has remained closed...
KALW Almanac - Wednesday July 9, 2025
KALW - California
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Today is Wednesday, the 9th of July of 2025 July 9 is the 190th day of the year 175 days remain until the end of the year. 75 days until autumn begins Sunrise at 5:56:19 am and sunset will be at 8:33:45 pm. We will have 14 hours and 37 minutes of...
Opinion| Mental health crisis is jeopardizing the future of our nation!
Radio Tamazuj
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July 7, 2025
South Sudan, the youngest country in the world, has fought and won many battles. This happened because South Sudanese are known for their resilience and grit. They have braved oppressive Arab rule, protracted civil wars, devastating famine, and...
Inside the billion-dollar war over 'peace tech'
Business Insider
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June 17, 2025
At the second annual AI+ Expo in Washington, DC, in early June, war is the word of the day. As a mix of Beltway bureaucrats, military personnel, and Washington's consultant class peruse the expansive Walter E. Washington Convention Center, a...
Why Africa must step up following USAID withdrawal
Thred
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July 9, 2025
While curtains never truly ‘fall’, there are flagging budget cuts, evolving US foreign policy objectives, and a rising tide of domestic investment that are all signaling a slow but inevitable decline. For Africa, it is the end of an era. But it...
Cooperation and application of new technologies in U.N. peacekeeping enhanced
People's Army Newspaper
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Themed “Technology and innovation: Enhancing military cooperation in U.N. peacekeeping operations,” the event saw the participation of experts from 10 ASEAN countries and observer states of the ADMM+ (the U.S., Japan, the RoK, India, New Zealand,...
Moscow enhances transport relations with three African countries
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia has reached new agreements with Djibouti, Egypt, and Morocco to enhance bilateral cooperation in the transport sector, the Russian Ministry of Transport announced on Monday. The focus will be on developing regulations and...
Government spends nearly £30m of taxpayers' cash on fringe research projects including gay porn studies and recording Syrian harvesting songs
Daily Mail
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June 14, 2025
Almost £30million of UK taxpayer money has been spent on fringe research projects including studies into gay porn after the Second World War and recording Syrian harvesting songs. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has been given the staggering...
EAC, IGAD unite to break barriers in cross-border digital payments
Daily News Tanzania
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July 9, 2025
ADDIS ABABA: THE East African Community (EAC) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have joined forces to accelerate regional financial integration through a five-day workshop focused on payment systems interoperability. The...
Study reveals water hazard in S-African schools
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) A South African environmental group has discovered that 43% of schools involved in a recent water testing project found their water samples contaminated with harmful bacteria, according to findings released on Wednesday. Statistics South...
U.S. Firm Mobility Technologies Launches First Visa and Mastercard Certified Card Facility in Rwanda for East Africa Region
KT Press Rwanda
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June 12, 2025
1 Rwanda has marked a major milestone in regional digital infrastructure with the launch of East Africa’s first Visa and Mastercard certified card personalization facility by U.S.-based Mobility Technologies, Inc. The new center, unveiled in...
Mobility Technologies Launches First Visa and Mastercard Certified Card Facility in Rwanda for East Africa Region
KT Press Rwanda
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June 12, 2025
8 Rwanda has marked a major milestone in regional digital infrastructure with the launch of East Africa’s first Visa and Mastercard certified card personalization facility . The new center, unveiled in Kigali on Thursday, is set to transform how...
What Trump’s Africa Summit Is Trying to Achieve
Foreign Policy
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July 9, 2025
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: U.S. President Donald Trump hosts a surprise African leaders’ summit in Washington, anti-government protests turn deadly in Kenya, and Nigerian ride-hailing start-up Moove eyes...
Students criticize ‘unfair’ selection for scholarships to India
Eye Radio
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July 4, 2025
Author: Alhadi Hawari | Published: 3 hours ago File Photo.. South Sudanese students departing for scholarship to India. Some South Sudanese scholarship students in India have criticized the 2025 selection list, citing unfair criteria and regional...
Kiir fires army chief, reappoints Boyoi as Greater Pibor administrator
Sudans Post
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July 7, 2025
Gen. Paul Nang Majok, former Chief of Defence Forces of the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF). [Photo: Courtesy]JUBA – President Kiir has sacked Gen. Paul Nang Majok from the position of Chief of Defence Forces of the South Sudan...