Month: August 2021

News

South Sudan spy agency leaves media ruing misunderstanding

Juba Echo August 5, 2021 0

By Staff Writer South Sudan’s National Security Service officers stormed a press conference held by several media organisations in the...

Politics

Split within Machar’s group won’t change status quo

Juba Echo August 5, 2021 0

By Simon Deng and Juba Echo Staff Experts have said the recent split within the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-in opposition...

UN warns flood victims in South Sudan surviving on grass

Juba Echo August 5, 2021 0

Some of the struggling flood-affected victims in Ayod County, Jonglei State (Photo: UNHCR) By Awan Achiek Flood victims in South...

South Sudan encourages youth entrepreneurs to take up loans

Juba Echo August 5, 2021 0

Dr. Albino Bol Dhieu, the National Minister of Youth and Sports (Photo: John Agok) By John Agok The National Ministry...

Politics

Victims petition ICC over atrocities in South Sudan

Juba Echo August 4, 2021 0

By Onen Walter Solomon A group of victims and survivors of grave atrocities committed in South Sudan during the conflict...

Politics

UN mission welcomes swearing-in of South Sudan parliament

Juba Echo August 4, 2021 0

By Staff Writer The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Wednesday hailed the recent swearing into office of 504...

he government of South Sudan says it paid $1.5million to the East African Community as membership fees. It confirmed that it paid the money using swift transfer to the East African Community account in Tanzania but not by cheque as reported by some media outlets The governor of Bank of South Sudan Bank, Dier Tong said “I want to take this opportunity really to correct some misinformation that I saw this morning in the newspaper that there is a cheque of $1.5million that was paid to East Africa and that the cheque bounced. That is misinformation.” He Continued, “First of all we don’t pay East African Community by cheque, we don’t make international payments by cheque, we don’t write cheque to East African Community or to any person that we are paying abroad, we wire the money by swift and we cannot send a swift when we know that there is no money in the account. I know very well when this amount was paid, I am aware about it.” Governor Dier Tong say under his leadership, South Sudan’s apex bank is putting across several economic reforms to tackle the current economic challenges in the country but that it will take time before positive results are realized by the common man. The bank also says its primary objective now is to unify the official exchange rate with the market rate. “The fall in the global oil prices as a result of the covid-19 Pandemic, desert locust invasion and flooding have continued to weaken South Sudan’s economy in-spite of the reforms the Central Bank is putting in place.” Said Dier. On Wednesday the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a disbursement of $174.2 million to South Sudan under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) to address economic challenges the country faces due impact of Covid-19. The money is a loan that will be refunded in bits without interest rate according to the Central Bank Governor.

Jonglei authorities to produce Clinical officer’s murderer before law

Juba Echo August 4, 2021 0

By Manyuon Mayen Manyuon, Juba The authorities in Jonglei State said they would trace the assassin who murdered a clinical...

News

Police investigates young man’s death in Aweil

Juba Echo August 4, 2021 0

By Staff Writer The Police Unit of Northern Bahr El Ghazal State is investigating the death of a young man...

Embattled cashier at South Sudan’s oil company denies any wrongdoing

Juba Echo August 3, 2021 0

Senior Nilepet Cashier Charles Ring Mayen/courtesy photo By staff Writter A cashier at South Sudan’s Nile Petroleum Corporation (Nilepet), Ring...

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……IT IS NOT A SECRET SPEECH…………. ……A NEW DAWN OF THE R-TNLA…….

Juba Echo August 3, 2021 0

It is not a new beginning for the country, it is a fresh dawn for the Parliament as it is...

Analyst flees crackdown in South Sudan capital

Juba Echo August 2, 2021 0

By Staff Writer A South Sudanese analyst with the Juba-based Sudd Institute, Abraham Awolich has fled the capital Juba after...

Politics

South Sudan parliament fully reconstituted as MPs swear in

Juba Echo August 2, 2021 0

By Staff Writer The new parliament of South Sudan has finally been fully reconstituted as the Transitional National Legislative Assembly...

Month: August 2021

South Sudan spy agency leaves media ruing misunderstanding

Split within Machar’s group won’t change status quo

UN warns flood victims in South Sudan surviving on grass

South Sudan encourages youth entrepreneurs to take up loans

Victims petition ICC over atrocities in South Sudan

UN mission welcomes swearing-in of South Sudan parliament

Jonglei authorities to produce Clinical officer’s murderer before law

Police investigates young man’s death in Aweil

Embattled cashier at South Sudan’s oil company denies any wrongdoing

……IT IS NOT A SECRET SPEECH…………. ……A NEW DAWN OF THE R-TNLA…….

Analyst flees crackdown in South Sudan capital

South Sudan parliament fully reconstituted as MPs swear in

Family Appeals for Support to Save 5-Year-Old Boy Diagnosed with Rare Lymphatic Condition

BB Energy secures three additional crude oil cargos from the Republic of South Sudan.

Government of central equatorial state Urges Mining Operators to Obtain Legal Licences

Fire Damages Internal Security Headquarters in Juba, No Casualties Reported

Nearly 9 Million People in South Sudan Expected to Need Food Aid Through September – FEWS NET

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