Month June 2025

Over 250 Young Entrepreneurs Showcase Talents at Juba Youth Market

More than 250 young entrepreneurs participated in the Youth Market exhibition held in Juba, showcasing a wide range of innovative products and business ideas. The event served as a vibrant platform to promote youth-led enterprises, encourage creativity, and connect aspiring business owners with potential investors and partners.

Economic Strain Fuels Surge in Suicides, Activist Warns

A South Sudanese human rights activist and Executive Director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organisation (CEPO), Edmund Yakanihas warned that the deepening political crisis is exacerbating economic hardship, which is contributing to a troubling rise in suicide cases throughout the country.

 On Liquidity Crisis and Cashless Economy

Since its independence on 9th July 2011, South Sudan's economic trajectory has been characterised by a series of senseless violent conflicts, one after the other, which have caused havoc and undermined the zeal for economic growth and development, holding the young country hostage and heavily dependent on oil, with limited diversification for nearly fifteen years.