Hard truths.
The UN Panel of Experts, in a report submitted to the Security Council Committee on South Sudan in July, noted that gold, charcoal and oil were being laundered across the Horn of Africa, with Kenya and Uganda h...
The pronouncement, made on Friday, August 1, 2025, in Nairobi, comes months after the initiative was quietly suspended.
While international charity World Vision says communities have made strong gains in fighting these challenges, it warns that cuts to foreign aid are now putting years of progress at risk.
Starting in June, food rations will be reduced to just 28 percent of daily nutritional requirements, while all cash assistance will be suspended unless urgent funding is secured.
PS Sing'Oei explained that the ministry received Sh900 million for opening new missions in locations such as Jeddah, Asmara, Abidjan, Bogotá, Congo Brazzaville and Hungary.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF have raised alarms about the dire situation.
This allocation will be combined with funding from China and other lenders to support the construction.
Reath Muoch Tang, an opposition lawmaker and senior figure in Machar's party, said the government's classification of several Nuer counties as hostile was a dangerous move.
Famine conditions have been confirmed in 10 locations, including eight areas in North Darfur and two in the Western Nuba Mountains, where food insecurity has reached alarming levels.
South Sudan conceded to Washington's demands on Tuesday, permitting the man to enter the country.
More than 41,000 Congolese refugees have reached Uganda since January, part of a steady flow fleeing insecurity in Rutshuru, Masisi, and Goma.
On Saturday, April 5, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio blamed the transitional government of the African nation for a lack of “full cooperation” and accused South Sudan of “taking advantage” of Washington.