Akuot Goor

The Minister for Information, Communication, Technology and Postal Services Michael Makuei Lueth revealed last week that the implementation of the road project linking South Sudan and Ethiopia is facing challenges.

The Executive Director, INTREPID South Sudan (ISS) Bol Deng Bol called for protection of humanitarian workers amid a surge in the number of attacks in the country.

The Executive Director for Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) Edmund Yakani on Sunday condemned the fighting in Nasir County of Upper Nile State that left one person killed and two injured along Torjuoch River.

The chairperson of Ajiek  Youth Association for Development (AYAD) in Yirol East county, Peter Mapuor Makur has dissolved the executive body and appointed the electoral committee to pave way for peaceful elections.

The ongoing repairs on Ibba Bridge that links Yambio and Ibba areas in Western Equiatoria State have been completed since the bridge collapsed in 2023 following heavy flooding.

The Council of Ministers on Friday passed a budget of 713,104, 484, 559 billion South Sudanese Pounds (SSP) to facilitate the upcoming elections scheduled for December this year

The Bank of South Sudan on Friday revealed that the economy is set to grow at 3 percent in 2024.
Dr.James Alic Garang , the Governor of the Bank of South Sudan while speaking during the opening of the one-day conference on the role of the central bank in promoting economic growth in Juba, said that their projection contrasts with the projection of 4.4 percent by experts.

The Vice President for Economic Cluster Dr. James Wani Igga on Friday called on the Bank of South Sudan (BoSS) to put in place measures to curb inflation amid high cost of living in the country.