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Several Kuajok town residents in Warrap State are hoping for economic dividends, following the recent groundbreaking ceremony laying the foundation stone for the construction of the branch of the Bank of South Sudan.
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In 1970s and 1980s, South Sudan was home to more than 100,000 elephants according to Lt. Gen. Khamis Adiang Ding, Director General in the Ministry of Wildlife Conservation and Tourism.
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The first generation of mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters in South Sudan is yielding hopes and results for the next generation of aspiring young fighters in the youngest nation.
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Support Peace Initiative Development Organization (SPIDO) has launched a program to carry out public consultations and civic education at the grassroots level in a bid to disseminate content of the Constitutional Making Process Act, 2022.
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The game of boxing is helping to put South Sudanese girls and boys on the same pedestal, as the youngest nation fights to eliminate gender inequality and sexual abuses that have featured prominently over the years since independence in 2011.
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A six-hour travel over difficult terrain to access medical treatment simply sums up the challenges of accessing treatment for a South Sudanese patient in the countryside.
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At 24 years, Awut Michael Ajang is someone people can call upon in their time of distress and find healing.
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The Bank of South Sudan (BoSS) continues to spread its tentacles across the country in a bid to bring services to the people.
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Malakal, the capital of Upper Nile State, devastated by conflict, is showing glimpses of sustainable peace, and the Bank of South Sudan has already settled in the town, and is beckoning to commercial banks to also reestablish themselves in the once promising economic hub.
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Tired, weak, stressed and flanked by 8 frail children, Sarah Atem Thon came ashore at Bulukat transit center in Malakal town hugely reassured after months on the road fleeing the conflict in Sudan.