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Channels Television   Updated February 4, 2021 Airport staff members disinfect Juba International Airport in Juba, South Sudan on April 3, 2020. An aircraft that landed in Juba, along with the country’s main airport, were disinfected of any potential traces of COVID-19 coronavirus after hosting passengers who had recently arrived in South Sudan from neighbouring Sudan. Alex McBride / AFP   South Sudan has ordered a ban on religious and political events and closed most schools after a rise i...

TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) and the Government of South Sudan launched a capacity building program that will benefit women entrepreneurs and informal women cross border traders.  The Women in Trade Programme is a 9-month programme and is funded by Global Affairs Canada through regional trade agency TradeMark East Africa. The programme will train women across the borders of Nimule, Kaya and Nadapal and will focus on improving the trading environment for women in trade as well as build business...

January 27, 2021 (JUBA) – At least 357,450 South Sudanese refugees have returned home from countries within the region since November 2017, the UN (...)

We must use Covid-19 to build resilience, says TradeMark EA Wednesday January 27 2021 Summary Covid-19 has created problems, congesting borders with cargo trucks tailing back to tens of kilometers while some traders had to shut down business as a result of various restrictions. Advertisement TradeMark East Africa has been investing in trade facilitation infrastructure such as one stop border posts, roads and electronic clearing and cargo tracking systems, among others. However, since the outbre...

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said that 357,450 South Sudanese refugees have returned home from other regional countries since November 2017.According to the UNHCR and South Sudans Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC) monthly update for ...

Returning refugee numbers dwindle as they decry mistreatment at borders More than 4,000 refugee returnees have returned to South Sudan between December and now from neighboring countries, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and South Sudans Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC).  The UN Refugee Agency, in a statement yesterday said, 4,036 South Sudanese refugee returnees were verified to have entered South Sudan in December and early this year, a marked ...

news UNHCR says over 357,000 South Sudanese refugees return home in 3 years , © Provided by N.C.N. Limited File photo shows refugees from South Sudan at a refugee camp in Sudans White Nile state near the border with South Sudan on May 17, 2017. (Xinhua/Mohamed Babiker) Some 357,450 South Sudanese refugees have returned home from regional countries since November 2017, the UN refugee agency said on Thursday. JUBA, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Some 357,450 South Sudanese refugees have re...

Participants at Small scale business training in Nimule Friday 15th January 2021. [Photo: Radio Tamazuj] At least 400 vulnerable men and women are receiving basic business skills training for ten days in Nimule town of South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria state, for empowerment and self-reliance purposes. The training which started last Friday is organized by Peace Link Foundation or PLF in collaboration with the Agency for Research Development Initiative or ARDI and supported by the UNDP. Charles...

There is hope for trade at Nimule-Elegu border  Friday January 15 2021 TradeMark East Africa and other partners have been involved in different activities such as donation of personal protective gear to promote trade safety. PHOTO | FILE Summary Even with elaborate internal and external support, South Sudan continues to be a fragile state. However, multiple nation building programmes continue to be implemented, amid disruptions presented by Covid-19. Curfews and lockdowns at border points have...

JUBA, South Sudan - South Sudan’s main electricity provider to the capital Juba said Sunday that it will stop supplying power to the national grid due to a lack of hard currency it needs for operations. The Ezra Construction and Development Group runs a 100-megawatt power plant on a build, own, operate and transfer basis and provides 33MW to the capital and surrounding areas.