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South Sudan: Is Riek Machar's trial threatening stability?
The trial of South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Macharhas reignited concerns about the country's fragile peace and the future of its unity government. Machar, who has been under house arrest since March, made a rare public appearance this...
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South Sudan: Is Machar's trial a threat to political stability?
The trial of South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Macharhas reignited concerns about the country's fragile peace and the future of its unity government. Machar, who has been under house arrest since March, made a rare public appearance this...
Owner: German Government
South Sudan: Vice president Machar’s trial sparks fears over fragile peace deal
The high-profile trial of South Sudan’s suspended Vice President Riek Machar is raising fresh concerns about peace and stability in the country. Machar appeared in court this week in Juba, caged alongside seven co-defendants, facing charges...
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Opinion| The potential of the cement industry in South Sudan
In May 2024, B Smart, a Malaysian investment company, announced plans to invest $100m to construct a cement plant in Juba.[1] Pending approvals, the plant will be operational within 24 months and will source limestone from Kapoeta, Eastern...
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Cholera surges in Chad as vaccine campaign launches in Sudan
Twenty three countries in Africa have battled cholera outbreaks this year, with Chad as the latest nation to report a surge. Meanwhile, outbreak responders this week launched a vaccine campaign in Sudan, one of the hardest-hit countries and where...
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Nuncio asks for prayers after long-awaited Sudan visit
Archbishop Seamus Patrick Horgan, the apostolic nuncio to South Sudan, recently visited neighboring Sudan. Archbishop Seamus Patrick Horgan, the apostolic nuncio to South Sudan, recently spent 10 days in Sudan as the country remains in a state of...
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South Sudan: The plight of children born outside of marriage
Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 11 hours ago A customary court judge presides over a session at B Court in Kator, Juba, on Friday, July 25, 2025. JUBA, South Sudan (Eye Radio) — In South Sudan, a person’s identity, rights, and sense of...
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Opinion| The fears and worries of the future of South Sudan
South Sudan’s road to sovereignty is one of the most painful and costly struggles in modern history. From the outbreak of the first Anyanya war in 1955, through the long decades of civil conflict, to the signing of the Comprehensive Peace...
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10 African countries with the best quality of life in 2025
In the 2025 Human Development Report, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) highlights the disparities in quality of life across Africa, as measured by the Human Development Index (HDI). While some nations have made significant strides...
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Warrap governor seeks additional military support for state of emergency
Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 4 hours ago Firearms collected during disarmament. (Photo: Eye Radio). The Governor of Warrap State, Bol Wek Agoth, has appealed to the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) for additional logistical and...
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Malawi U-20 women take first leg victory over South Sudan
…..Malawi 2-0 South Sudan JUBA-(MaraviPost)-The Malawi Under-20 Women’s National Football Team took a major step towards advancing in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers after defeating South Sudan 2-0 in Juba on Tuesday afternoon. Goals...
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South Sudan blocks media, families from Machar trial
The trial of South Sudan’s suspended First Vice President, Riek Machar, opened on Monday in Juba under heavy security and restricted access. Private media outlets, victims’ families, and members of civil society were barred from entering Freedom...
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South Sudan’s U-20 women face Malawi in world cup qualifiers
Author: Elsheikh Chol | Published: 4 hours ago South Sudan Under 20 starlets celebrate big wins over Djibouti counterparts| Courtesy JUBA, South Sudan (Eye Radio) — The South Sudan Women’s U-20 national team, the Bright Starlets, will step into...
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SPLM reiterates commitment to 2026 elections with SPLM-IO
Author: Emmanuel J. Akile | Published: 9 hours ago Bol Makueng, the SPLM Secretary for Political Affairs - credit | Suzie Anyuat/Eye Radio | March 31, 2022 WAU, Western Bahr El-ghazal (Eye Radio) — The SPLM has reiterated its commitment to holding...
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South Sudan: Juba restricts cash movements amid hoarding fears
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South Sudan has banned the transportation of large sums of cash in a bid to curb illicit financial flows, money laundering and currency hoarding. The Bank of South Sudan (BoSS) announced that businesses and individuals may no longer carry or...
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Treason trial of South Sudan’s Vice President threatens to reignite civil war
On Monday, the treason trial of First Vice President Riek Machar opened. It followed a bloody weekend in which at least 48 people were killed and more than 150 wounded in clashes between government forces and opposition fighters of Machar in the...
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Former French president Sarkozy handed five-year jail term after Libya case
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in jail after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a case related to millions of euros of illicit funds from the late Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, according to...
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Opinion | South Sudan can learn from other developing nations’ democracies
South Sudan, as a newly independent nation grappling with state-building and democratic aspirations, can glean crucial lessons from other developing countries. These lessons often highlight the complexities and potential pitfalls, as well as...
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Ugandan Bobi Wine cleared to run for President
Author: Koang Pal Chang | Published: 9 hours ago Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, of the National Unity Platform (NUP) party - courtesy Kampala, Uganda (Eye Radio) — Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi...
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WATCH | Treason trial of South Sudan's suspended VP Machar begins
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Geri Raimondo Legge, Machar's lawyer, said that the court was "unconstitutional, unlawful, illegal and void" because, he argued, Machar retained the immunity of a sitting vice president. Seven of Machar's allies were charged alongside him earlier...
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