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The council of ministers of the government of South Sudan last Friday approved a sum of USD 100 million for the ministry of foreign affairs and international cooperation to clear salary, rent, and membership arrears and debts to regional and intergovernmental organizations (IGOs)

SSPDF forces on April 26, 2019. [Photo: Nation Media Group] The government of South Sudan has deployed military forces along the Juba-Nimule and the Juba-Yei highways to provide security after a recent spate of ambushes and killings. More than 10 people including foreigners were killed and three trucks were set ablaze last week. Following the insecurity, Ugandan and Kenyan truck drivers and traders went on strike at the Elegu border town in Uganda and demanded security assurances for them to re...

South Sudan releases 4 Russian citizens briefly detained in Kapoeta Pyotr Verzilov attends a hearing in a court in Moscow on June 25, 2020. [Photo: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty] South Sudanese officials say four Russian citizens, including journalists, who were briefly detained at the now-defunct Kapoeta State airstrip on Tuesday have been released. The spokesperson of the South Sudan foreign affairs ministry, Hakim Edward told Radio Tamazuj today that the four were being interrogated by sec...