(JUBA) – Farming cooperatives in Eastern Equatoria and Lakes States have produced more than 329,850 kilogrammes of harvest despite drought, heavy rainfall and unstable market conditions, showing how rural groups can improve livelihoods through sustainable agriculture. The 21 cooperative societies and farmer clusters have been receiving support through the RURALSSContinue Reading
(YEI COUNTY) – Fifty two farmers groups in Yei River County have received fruit seedlings including papaya, pineapple, coffee and banana, a move aimed at improving nutrition, raising incomes and promoting climate smart agriculture across the region. The seedlings were provided by AVSI South Sudan and will be planted inContinue Reading
(DAR ES SALAAM) – South Sudan and Tanzania will sign an agriculture cooperation pact in August 2026, a deal set to boost maize trade and transfer farming skills in irrigation and mechanisation to Juba. The agreement was reached on the sidelines of the 19th East African Community Sectoral Council onContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan is moving to consolidate all public funds into a single Treasury Single Account, a reform designed to make government spending more transparent and easier to manage. The Ministry of Finance and Planning held a one day workshop on the Treasury Single Account in Juba on Thursday,Continue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan will seize fuel shipments arriving outside its official government to government import deal and cancel the licences of any company that breaches the rules, according to a government letter sent to oil marketing firms. The Ministry of Petroleum warned all oil marketing companies on 24 JuneContinue Reading
(WAU, WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL STATE) – A major gathering of freight forwarders opened in Wau on Thursday, 2 July 2026, to tackle challenges facing the sector and improve service delivery across South Sudan. A delegation from the South Sudan Freight Forwarders Association (SSFFA), led by Chairperson Daniel Deng, arrivedContinue Reading
(JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN) – Money sent home by Kenyans working in South Sudan has overtaken remittances from the United Kingdom, new data shows, an indicator of the young nation’s growing role as a regional economic hub. A survey conducted by the Central Bank of Kenya, the Kenya National Bureau ofContinue Reading
(ADDIS ABABA) – South Sudan and Ethiopia have agreed to activate their Border Trade Protocol, a move that will bring formal regulated commerce to the Greater Pibor Administrative Area and replace widespread illegal cross border trade along the eastern frontier. The agreement was reached during high level talks in AddisContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Juba Electricity Distribution Company has permanently closed its Gumbo Shirkat office, directed customers to two authorised sales agents for token purchases, and announced both a planned power cut for several neighbourhoods this weekend and an extension of ongoing rationing into July 2026. The Gumbo Shirkat office operated forContinue Reading
(KAJO KEJI COUNTY) – An independent fact finding committee should be set up to investigate allegations of illegal mining in Nyamini, the Commissioner of Kajo Keji County has said, as public concern grows over reported extractive activities in the area. Commissioner Wani Jackson Mule issued a statement calling for theContinue Reading
