By CGTN On the evening of March 18, Chinese President Xi Jinping had a video call with U.S. President Joe Biden at the request of the latter. The two presidents had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on China-U.S. relations, the situation in Ukraine, and other issues of mutual interest. President Biden said that […]
By CGTN Editor’s Note: The following article has been taken from Chinese-language column “The Real Point.” It reflects the author’s opinions and not necessarily the views of CGTN. “China and the U.S. must not only guide their relations forward along the right track, but also shoulder their share of international responsibilities and work for world […]
By Michael Tapeng, The speaker of the Ugandan 11th parliament Jacob L’Okori Oulanyah died on Sunday in the United States after a long illness. Oulanyah was elected to the position on the 24th May 2021, after defeating the former speaker Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga. He also served as deputy speaker of the Ugandan parliament from May […]
By Ruot George South Sudan Ceasefire Monitoring and Verification Mechanism –has postponed it’s monthly peace evaluation meeting. Lt. General Asrate Denero, the chairperson of CTSSAMVM told reporters in Juba that the meeting was reportedly called off few minutes’ representation of the main armed opposition group, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition – SPLM/A – […]
By Simon Deng South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and his Sudanese counterpart, Abdel Fatah Al-Burhan have agreed to jointly work towards developing crude oil production as a symbol of peace and unity between the two countries. President Kiir met Burhan in Juba on Friday. Burhan had a stop over while returning from a meeting with […]
By Ruot George Youths in Unity State have got a new youth leader under the South Sudan National Youth Union. Nyadin Lual Gai took the seat unopposed after some candidates reportedly fell out. She took up the seat during a convention held in Bentiu on Friday. Journalists were denied access to the convention. Speaking to […]
By Okech Francis South Sudan has undertaken a reshuffle at its diplomatic missions, recalling back several ambassadors and instituting their replacements. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the reshuffles on Friday noting that it was in line with President Salva Kiir’s directives. Thirteen missions including in Germany, Italy, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Norway, the Kingdom of […]
By Simon Deng Partners are demanding South Sudan to increase interventions in the health sector, increasing capacity of the workforce and improve services. There is need for government input through establishment of good public health programs and enhancement of workforce development in the sector, Sudhir Bunga, the country representative for the Center for Disease Control, […]
By Tapeng Michael Ohure There is an increasing infringement on media dissemination in South Sudan included deleting articles from pubications and denying journalists access to information, the Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS) said. The body that brings together journalists operating in the country singled out newspapers in Juba as victims of the acts. […]
By Ruot George Rev. James Kuong Ninrew Dong, the newly elected moderator of the Presbyterian church in South Sudan is urging worshippers to embrace dialogue in a bid to foster reconciliation among disagreeing members. Priority in the church must be the unity of followers, according to Dong who was elected during a general assembly in […]