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November 29, 2022
IsraAid Sponsors Heart Surgery For SSudanese Children [2:13]

Four South Sudanese children are to be flown to Israel for life-saving heart surgery. An Israeli-based non-governmental organization, IsraAid, is sponsoring the surgeries in collaboration with Save a Child’s Heart following two years of planning. Juliana Siapai reports for VOA from Juba.

November 29, 2022
SSudan to Embark on Project to Relocate Capital City [3:42]

The government of South Sudan says it is embarking on efforts to relocate the capital city to Ramciel. Taban Deng Gai, South Sudan’s vice president in charge of the infrastructure cluster, says the project could be completed in two years. But as Deng Ghai Deng reports for VOA, an economic analyst says the Ramciel project shouldn’t be the priority and that the country needs peace and economic stability first.
November 28, 2022
SSudan's Parliament Hosts Regional Tournament For MPs [4:38]

Members of East African parliaments are competing on the sports field in South Sudan, for the inter-parliamentary games.
November 28, 2022
SSudan Activists Call For Accountability For GBV [2:30]

As South Sudan joins the rest of the world in marking 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, some activists are calling on the government to address sexual violence across the country. VOA's Juliana Siapai reports South Sudan’s minster for gender, child and social welfare says gender-based violence has affected South Sudanese cultures, adding that her ministry has received an alert from a whistle blower about a serial rapist in the capital Juba.
November 28, 2022
GBV on The Rise in Sudan: Government Official [3:43]

Sudanese officials say cases of the gender-based violence have increased significantly over the past year around the country, including in conflict-affected areas of Blue Nile, Kordofan and Darfur. Suleima Al Khalifa, head of the office for combating violence against women at Sudan’s Ministry of Social Development, tells VOA's Michael Atit lack of accountability hampers efforts to document attacks against women.
November 28, 2022
UN Calls For Accountability For Sexual Violence in SSudan [8:00]

United Nations experts attending a conference on preventing sexual violence in London called on South Sudan’s government to investigate officials for their alleged roles in sexual violence. As VOA's Deng Ghai Deng reports from Juba, the head of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan says the government should remove from office and investigate political officials credibly alleged to be complicit in systematic rape.
November 25, 2022
SSudan Cleric Urges Authorities to Remove Illegal Road Blocks [4:15]

South Sudanese governors have vowed to address the issue of illegal checkpoints across the country following calls by a senior religious leader.
November 25, 2022
SSudan Government Pulls Out of Rome Peace Talks [4:54]

The South Sudan government accuses holdout rebel groups of using the Rome initiative to buy time in order to prepare for war.
November 24, 2022
AU Must Set Up War Crime Court For SSudan: Amnesty [4:14]

Amnesty International has released a report ahead of the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) meeting on South Sudan on November 30th calling on the continental body to speed up the process of establishing an independent Hybrid Court for South Sudan (HCSS). Japhet Biegon, Amnesty International's Africa Regional Advocacy Coordinator, tells VOA’s Nabeel Biajo that a successful Hybrid Court for South Sudan would set a precedent for African-led justice across the continent.
November 24, 2022
Biden to Exclude Sudan From US-Africa Summit [3:31]

The U.S. and some western countries suspended financial support to Sudan after the October 2021 military coup.
November 24, 2022
SSudan IDPs Urge Government to Implement Peace Agreement [3:45]

Recent clashes in the area have forced more South Sudanese to seek refuge at the POC site.
November 24, 2022
Stanbic Bank to Provide Assistance to Empower SSudanese Women [2:52]

Stanbic Bank South Sudan has signed a memorandum of understanding with U.N. Women to provide non-financial and in-kind assistance to women and young girls in the country. For South Sudan in Focus, Juliana Siapai reports the U.N. Women’s country representative in South Sudan says collaboration will help boost women's economic empowerment and drive positive change in the country.

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