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July 26, 2024
Hunger force South Sudanese to Sudan

Some South Sudanese who fled Sudan’s conflict say a lack of services coupled with hunger has forced some of them to return to Sudan in search of better living conditions. The UN refugee agency says it is aware of the move but cannot interfere with people’s choices. Mamer Abraham Kuot reports from Malakal

July 26, 2024
Catholic church battles leprosy

Officials at the Catholic Church’s St. Theresa Hospital in Western Equatoria State’s Nzara country allege the state and national governments have neglected some leprosy patients. For VOA news, Matia Samuel Timateo has the report from Yambio, Western Equatoria state.
July 26, 2024
South Sudan’s basketball relatives thrilled

Relatives of South Sudan’s Olympic basketball players are excited to watch them play in Paris. Ngor Kuany, father of Kuany Kuany, says he can’t wait to see his son in the world-class games. Manyang David Mayar has from Juba
July 26, 2024
South Sudan's border town residents appeal

Residents in Eastern Equatoria State’s Nimule town are worried about unaffordable medical bills at private clinics. They say the only public hospital in the area has had a shortage of medical supplies for the last three months. Madrama James has more from Nimule, Eastern Equatoria state
July 23, 2024
US politics spark South Sudan’s reaction

Some leaders in South Sudan say U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to end his pursuit of a second term provides encouragement to women across Africa. The move came comes barely a day after Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic party flag bearer in the upcoming elections. Denis Logonyi went to streets of Juba to gauge the mood of residents on US politics.
July 23, 2024
Pundits applaud South Sudan men’s basketball team

Pundits say South Sudan’s men’s basketball team will be starting their 2024 Olympics campaign positively after displaying a great performance against a star-studded U.S. men’s basketball team, which included NBA superstars Lebron James and Steph Curry. VOA’s Mike Hove and Muqbil Yabarow have more on the Bright Stars’ preparations for the games in Paris.
July 23, 2024
Olympic Games boost businesses

Some restaurants in South Sudan's capital Juba hosted watch parties to support the national men’s basketball team, the Bright Stars, in their pre-Olympics game against the United States team. One club manager in Juba says watch parties could bring young South Sudanese together regardless of their affiliations. Juliana Siapai reports from Juba.
July 19, 2024
Tension scares Malakal residents

Residents in the Upper Nile state capital, Malakal, are indoors. Shops are closed and streets empty. Mamer Abraham Kuot, a freelance journalist in the town, told VOA’s John Tanza the situation could turn into ethnic clashes because of the rampant culture of revenge killings across communities in the East African nation.
July 19, 2024
South Sudan drainage system

Some residents of South Sudan’s capital, Juba, are asking the government to support them during the rainy season because of the city's poor drainage system. Some residents say whenever it rains, they are cut off from access to food, medicine and mobility. South Sudan’s government’s Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC) says there is no money to provide services to families affected by rain. Denis Logonyi has more from Juba.
July 18, 2024
Activists decry government delegates’ honesty

Delegates at the Kenyan-sponsored South Sudan peace talks in Nairobi say the gathering is going through a crisis after the SPLM IO, loyal to the country’s First Vice President Riek Machar, recalled its team at the talks. Kuel Aguer Kuel, former governor of Northern Bahr el Ghazal state and co-founder of the civil society group the People's Coalition for Civic Action, told VOA’s John Tanza the delegates should forget their differences and focus on the search for peace in South Sudan
July 18, 2024
Foreign Vendors capture South Sudan business

Some residents of South Sudan’s capital Juba are complaining about an increasing number of foreign vendors along the city streets and markets who are engaged in unregulated business. Local vendors say the foreign vendors pose an economic threat to South Sudanese traders who struggle to stay in business. Viola Elias has more from Juba.
July 17, 2024
Former rebels quit talks

South Sudan opposition holdout groups, a government delegation and civil society activists signed protocols at the Nairobi talks for resolving conflict in South Sudan. Former rebels of the Sudan People Liberation Movement In Opposition, loyal to South Sudan’s First Vice President Riek Machar, have recalled their members who were part of the Nairobi talks, called the Tumaini initiatives. The spokesman of SPLM IO told VOA’s John Tanza their move is justified

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