By Phillip Aleu, VOA The flag of Japan and South Sudan. March 17, 2014 (JUBA) — Japan is releasing $1.5 million in aid to South Sudan to try to advance the young country’s peace process, Japanese ambassador to Juba Takeshi Akamatsu told VOA. The monies come with few strings attached, but because they are from Japan’s…
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Uganda Advised to Drag S.Sudan to International Tribunal Over Unpaid Debts
By Sam Waswa Ugandan Traders sell foodstuffs in Sudan (photo Monday Times) March 17, 2014 (Nyamilepedia) — Coming to 8 years, South Sudan government has failed to settle claims amounting to Shs 122bn ($49m) for goods and services supplied to it by Ugandan traders and efforts to compel the Juba government to clear the debt have…
Podcast: In South Sudan, a Violent Conflict Breeds Mass Displacement
By Shawn Bender Photo Credit: Andreea Campeanu/Reuters March 18 (Nyamilepedia) — South Sudan is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis wrought by war. According to the United Nations, nearly a million people have been displaced since mid-December, when a power struggle between President Salva Kiir and his former vice president, Riek Machar, led…
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