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South Sudan in Focus is a 30-minute weekday English-language broadcast/internet program covering rapidly changing developments in the new nation of South Sudan and the region.
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Three traders arrested for transporting bush meat from Bor; members of the African Union Executive Council called for cooperation among members to confront challenges and exploit resources independently instead of depending on other countries; African Union summit starts in Addis Ababa with the 55-nation organization facing multiple challenges; Artificial Intelligence Action Summit kickoff in Paris; plus, more
South Sudan in Focus airs at 7:30 pm in Juba (1630 UTC) and can be heard on FM stations throughout South Sudan, on shortwave, and on VOA’s 24-hour channel in Nairobi at 8:30 pm. The program is hosted by John Tanza in Washington D.C., and a network of reporters around South Sudan and in Washington.
A recent discussion at the Washington based Atlantic Council focused on Sudan’s road to peace. Kholood Khair, a civil activist who has been engaged in the search for peace in her country, told participants at the council that Sudan’s warring parties are not respecting their commitments to peaceful settlement of the conflict; Trump administration says it is carrying out a review of foreign aid programs and the main U.S. agency for humanitarian assistance; President Donald Trump is doubling down on his demand that Jordan's King Abdullah II support his plan to take over Gaza and permanently take in Palestinians; plus, more.
South Sudan in Focus airs at 7:30 pm in Juba (1630 UTC) and can be heard on FM stations throughout South Sudan, on shortwave, and on VOA’s 24-hour channel in Nairobi at 8:30 pm. The program is hosted by John Tanza in Washington D.C., and a network of reporters around South Sudan and in Washington.
The commissioner of KajoKeji county says rebels attacked a barracks leaving three soldiers dead and two children who were allegedly burned to ashes; Catholic Bishop of Malakal dioceses is calling on security forces to fight human trafficking and child abduction in the Upper Nile state; South Sudan peace talks in Kenya, between the South Sudan government adjourned for the third time; plus, more.
James Hoth Mai, acting National Health Minister, says the ministry has deployed health workers at the country’s entry points to screen travelers to contain the spread of the disease; two media houses in South Sudan’s capital Juba have been affected by U.S. President Donald Trump’s 90-day hold on foreign aid; African governments gear up for what is to come following the 90-day pause in U.S.-funded foreign aid; plus, more.
Internally Displaced Persons protest a decision by the French medical charity Medicines Sans Frontiers (MSF), to relocate its hospital to Bentiu town; Congressional Democratic leadership warned President Donald Trump they will use upcoming government funding talks as leverage to fight the administration’s changes at U.S. government agencies; some people living with a disability say resilience, determination, and support can help them thrive; plus, more
South Sudan in Focus airs at 7:30 pm in Juba (1630 UTC) and can be heard on FM stations throughout South Sudan, on shortwave, and on VOA’s 24-hour channel in Nairobi at 8:30 pm. The program is hosted by John Tanza in Washington D.C., and a network of reporters around South Sudan and in Washington.
Traders at Juba’s Jebel market have refused to pay for services provided by soldiers who protected the market during the recent protest against the killing of South Sudanese in Sudan’s town of Wadi Medani; more than 7 years later, the hybrid court for South Sudan is yet to be established; VOA met with refugees who have told harrowing stories of what the United States has described as acts of genocide in Sudan; plus, more.
South Sudan in Focus airs at 7:30 pm in Juba (1630 UTC) and can be heard on FM stations throughout South Sudan, on shortwave, and on VOA’s 24-hour channel in Nairobi at 8:30 pm. The program is hosted by John Tanza in Washington D.C., and a network of reporters around South Sudan and in Washington.
Authorities in Jonglei state say unspecified number of people were killed following Friday's attack on cattle camps at Aru Junction in Eastern Equatoria’s Magwi County; Uganda’s Ministry of Health says a 32-year-old male health worker has died of the Sudan variant of Ebola at the main hospital in Mulago; the 90-day pause on U.S.-funded foreign aid - along with a stop-work order on existing grants and contracts worldwide - has slightly been modified to allow waivers for “life-saving humanitarian assistance; plus. more.
Relatives of the passengers killed in Wednesday's plane crash in South Sudan are mourning their loved ones across the country; UN's World Program says it is facing challenges while delivering food to families trapped inside Sudan; African Union seeks peaceful resolution in the DRC conflict; plus more.
Twenty people were killed in South Sudan's Unity State Wednesday after a plane heading to the capital Juba crashed at an oilfield airstrip,; Sudan People’s Liberation Army In Opposition, or SPLA-IO, says 10 of its soldiers were killed and 15 others wounded in an attack by the South Sudan Peoples Defense Forces, or SSPDF, in Western Equatoria State; Trump administration has ordered a three-month pause on almost all foreign development assistance pending a review to see what fits under his “America First” policy; plus, more.
South Sudan in Focus airs at 7:30 pm in Juba (1630 UTC) and can be heard on FM stations throughout South Sudan, on shortwave, and on VOA’s 24-hour channel in Nairobi at 8:30 pm. The program is hosted by John Tanza in Washington D.C., and a network of reporters around South Sudan and in Washington.
Community leaders and non-governmental groups have criticized Jonglei state Governor Mahjoub Biel for suspending meetings in the state for one month; South Sudanese are back on social media despite a ban by the National Communications Authority after online video surfaced showing Sudan Armed Forces allegedly killing South Sudanese in Wad Madani; DRC rebels say they are in control of Goma; President Donald Trump’s border czar said Sunday that the administration’s current priority is to deport undocumented immigrants who are deemed to pose security threats to the country; plus, more
A government road construction project in Central Equatoria state’s KajoKeji County has ignited controversy, with local communities and activists saying it is a facade for illegal logging activities. The KajoKeji County commissioner says the logging was underway to facilitate a state road project. Denis Logonyi has more from Juba.
Ibba County authorities in Western Equatoria state are investing allegations of brutality after a woman was allegedly beaten to death and a second woman critically injured by three Criminal Investigation Department officers and a police officer. The women were babysitting their nephew who has gone missing. Matia Samuel Timatio reports from Yambio.
On today's South Sudan in Focus, Western Equatoria state police are investigated for allegedly beating a woman to death, a road construction project in Central Equatoria state comes under scrutiny for ties to alleged illegal logging, and our reporter in Goma describes escalating fighting between a rebel group and Congolese forces. Join host Carol Van Dam for all this and more and South Sudan in Focus.
Juba coffee company owner Manyang Kher joins host Carol Van Dam to describe what it was like watching the U.S. presidential inaugural in Washington and how that experience can be applied to South Sudan's election, which was delayed from December, 2024.
South Sudan Communications Authority has ordered a shutdown of Facebook and TikTok for at least 30 days following violence in the streets after video circulating online reported to show Sudanese soldiers killing South Sudanese civilians in Wad Madani. Mamer Abraham Kuot reports from Malakal.
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