USAID Map Shows Countries Where It Spends Most Money
The map below, using USAID data released by U.S. Office of Foreign Assistance, shows the countries where USAID spent most money in 2023. Ukraine has been removed in order to better show relative spend ...
Federal Resignation Program Moves Ahead After Judge Signs Off
A federal judge said the Trump administration’s deferred resignation program for federal workers could move forward, allowing the White House to advance a critical part of its plan to reduce the ...
South Sudan closes schools after students collapse due to extreme heat
South Sudan has announced the closure of all schools for two weeks due to an ongoing extreme heatwave that has caused some students to collapse.
South Sudan’s deputy president says firing of officials threatens a peace deal with the president
South Sudan’s deputy president says a cabinet reshuffle this week that saw the removal of multiple senior officials threatens a fragile peace agreement reached with the president in 2018.
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South Sudan's deputy pres. threatens to leave peace agreement over fired officials
South Sudan has five vice presidents, according to the 2018 agreement, which ended five years of civil war and was reached with the help of the U.S. and others.
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South Sudan suspends social media platforms over videos of Sudan killings
South Sudanese authorities have suspended access to social media platforms for a minimum of 30 days after videos depicting the alleged killings of South Sudanese nationals in Sudan’s El Gezira ...
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United Nations Mission In South Sudan (UNMISS) Peacekeepers Assess Security And Living Conditions In Ulang And Maban Counties
The residents of Ulang County and Doro Refugee camp in Maban ... which has devastated this part of the Upper Nile region of South Sudan. As part of its strategy to protect civilians and engage ...
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Prison officers receive agricultural training from United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to boost food security in Raja County
As an economic crisis grips the country and the impact of extraordinary flooding lingers, communities across South Sudan are suffering from a lack ... As part of the initiative in Raja County, the ...
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China National Petroleum Resumes Crude Production in South Sudan
Dar Petroleum Operating Co. has resumed producing oil from a number of its wells in South Sudan after almost a year, people with knowledge of the matter said. The company, operated by China ...
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600 detainees escape from custody in South Sudan: Police
Police in South Sudan said Wednesday that 600 people who had been detained for violent protests and looting of businesses have escaped from a military detention facility in the capital Juba.
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Fighting in Sudan’s civil war sets ablaze the country’s largest oil refinery, satellite photos show
China moved into Sudan’s oil industry after Chevron Corp. left in 1992 amid violence targeting oil workers in another civil war. South Sudan broke away to become its own country in 2011 ...