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South Sudan
South Sudan is a $12B economy (2015), growing -10.8% in real terms, with consumer inflation at 91.4%. 19 of 22 tracked series are published for this country.
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Source: World Bank Open Data · World Development Indicators & International Debt Statistics · rank among African countries with a recent print
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South Sudan headlines
- Ramaphosa Urges Caution As AU Supports South Sudan Elections
[Daily Maverick] The African Union backs South Sudan's 26 December elections, while Cyril Ramaphosa warns that major political, security and institutional obstacles threaten credible polls.
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- President Tebboune Reaffirms Algeria's Principled, Steadfast Commitment to South Sudan
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- The President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, on Tuesday reaffirmed Algeria's principled and steadfast commitment to South Sudan, pledging full solidarity with the brotherly country as it works to complete the building of its institution
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- Abyei Market Reopens After Deadly Sudan-South Sudan Border Violence
[Dabanga] Abyei -- Community peace committees representing the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya have agreed to reopen the Amiet Common Market in Abyei region on the border between Sudan and South Sudan, after a two-week closure following deadly violence that killed at least 26 people and
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- 'Ballot Must Replace the Bullets', South Sudan Tells General Assembly Ahead of Elections
[UN News] South Sudan remains committed to holding general elections in December to conclude its transition period, the country's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Cecilia Adout Majok Adeng, told the General Assembly on Monday, calling for all sanctions, including th
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- All of Africa Today - September 25, 2026
[allAfrica] Uganda Begins $121M South Sudan Power Interconnection Project
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- Uganda Begins $121m South Sudan Power Interconnection Project
[Nile Post] Uganda has commenced implementation of the South Sudan-Uganda Power Interconnection Project (SUPIP) after securing UA 91.7 million, equivalent to about US$121 million, from the African Development Fund (ADF) to finance the Ugandan component of the regional electricity
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- Kiir Dissolves Government Ahead of December 22 Elections
[Agenzia Fides] Juba -- South Sudan is heading toward elections scheduled for December 22 after President Salva Kiir, on September 22, dissolved the Transitional Government of National Unity and appointed an interim executive. The move brings to an end the power-sharing arrangeme
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- Malawi Host South Sudan in AFCON Qualifier As Pressure Mounts On Coach Pasuwa
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's Flames return to action under the Bingu National Stadium floodlights this Friday, 25 September, in a high-stakes Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Sudan -- a fixture that could prove decisive not just for the team's continental ambitions, but fo
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- South Sudan's Kiir Dissolves Transitional Government
[New Times] South Sudan's President Salva Kiir dissolved the transitional unity government and appointed a caretaker administration ahead of country's first general elections due in December.
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- South Sudan's Green Book Law Brings Harsh Justice, but Little Lasting Peace
[The New Humanitarian] Rumbek, South Sudan -- "Officials are fostering injustice and marginalisation."
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World Bank lending to South Sudan
1 in the pipeline · 16 active · commitments as published by the Bank.
Source: World Bank Projects & Operations
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