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<p>Explore South Sudan&#8217;s rich oil resources as it aims to become Africa&#8217;s leading oil export hub. Witness the unveiling of Nile Petroleum Corporation&#8217;s latest building, marking a significant milestone in the nation&#8217;s development.</p>


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South Sudan Rising to Be Africa’s Petroleum Hub

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<p>Explore South Sudan&#8217;s rich oil resources as it aims to become Africa&#8217;s leading oil export hub. Witness the unveiling of Nile Petroleum Corporation&#8217;s latest building, marking a significant milestone in the nation&#8217;s development.</p>


Focus On: South Sudan’s Oil Sector: A Promising Future Ahead

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<p>South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardiit launched the first-ever locally-owned mobile telecom company. Digitel, the third telco in the country, plans to connect the network to previously unserved areas. Akol Dok, Economic Analyst  joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


South Sudan’s  first local telecom launches operations

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<p>South Sudan has launched its first ever licensing round as the landlocked East African nation seeks to get its staple oil sector back on track after years of insecurity following its split from Sudan in 2011.  Economic Analyst, Akol Dok joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


South Sudan looks to lure investors with first oil licensing round

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<p>South Sudan is seeking to ramp up oil output and build refining capacity in an enduring effort to revive the country’s economy. Economic Analyst, Akol Dok joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


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South Sudan, Sudan reach agreement to increase oil output

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<p>African Union Member States (55) reporting COVID-19 cases (4,812,313), deaths (130,025) and recoveries (4,351,816) by region:    Central (172,873 cases; 2,781 deaths; 159,001 recoveries): Burundi (4,650; 6; 4,198), Cameroon (77,982; 1,270; 72,926), CAR (7,085; 97; 6,665), Chad (4,927; 173; 4,742), Congo (11,658; 153; 10,591), DRC (31,386; 782; 27,654), Equatorial Guinea (8,476; 113; 8,146), Gabon (24,365; 150; 21,791), Sao Tome and Principe (2,344; 37; 2,288)    Eastern (647,406; 12,678; 536,199): Comoros (3,949; 146; 3,719), Djibouti (11,523; 153; 11,354), Eritrea (4,022; 14; 3,812), Ethiopia (270,944; 4,139; 235,850), Kenya (170,041; 3,124; 116,018), Madagascar (41,184; 828; 40,028), Mauritius (1,356; 17; 1,181), Rwanda (26,878; 352; 25,542), Seychelles (11,145; 40; 9,936), Somalia (14,647; 768; 6,717), South Sudan (10,688; 115; 10,514), Sudan (35,289; 2,600; 27,949), Tanzania** (509; 21; 178), Uganda (45,231; 361; 43,401)    Northern (1,453,109; 43,808; 1,276,107): Algeria (128,198; 3,586; 89,292), Egypt (259,540; 14,950; 190,254), Libya (184,815; 3,116; 171,279), Mauritania (19,407; 462; 18,377), Morocco (518,458; 9,135; 506,443), Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (739; 46; 691), Tunisia (341,952; 12,513; 299,771)    Southern (2,066,519; 64,531; 1,933,721): Angola (33,607; 745; 27,529), Botswana (56,313; 831; 50,494), Eswatini (18,587; 672; 17,855), Lesotho (10,825; 326; 6,434), Malawi (34,323; 1,154; 32,598), Mozambique (70,697; 835; 69,232), Namibia (54,268; 807; 50,053), South Africa (1,654,551; 56,293; 1,551,520), Zambia (94,430; 1,275; 91,443), Zimbabwe (38,918; 1,593; 36,563)    Western (472,406; 6,227; 446,788): Benin (8,058; 101; 7,893), Burkina Faso (13,424; 166; 13,248), Cabo Verde (30,122; 261; 28,163), Côte d&#39;Ivoire (47,195; 301; 46,591), Gambia (5,990; 178; 5,767), Ghana (93,775; 784; 91,853), Guinea (23,110; 161; 20,840), Guinea Bissau (3,760; 68; 3,511), Liberia (2,179; 86; 2,033), Mali (14,262; 516; 9,559), Niger (5,409; 192; 5,080), Nigeria (166,254; 2,071; 156,546), Senegal (41,296; 1,138; 39,932), Sierra Leone (4,140; 79; 3,128), Togo (13,432; 125; 12,644)Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).</p>
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Coronavirus: African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases as of 29 May 2021, 9 am EAT

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<p>As per the latest peace agreement in South Sudan, President Salva Kiir reconstituted a new parliament last week. The new legislature comes into power at a time when the country is grappling with record high unemployment numbers and other economic impediments. Economic Affairs Analyst, Akol Dok joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Economic challenges await South Sudan’s new government

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<p>South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir reconstituted parliament on Monday night, paving the way for the formation of the Revitalized Transitional Legislative Assembly as stipulated in the 2018 peace agreement. On Wednesday, through a presidential decree read on state-run television, South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation, Kiir appointed 550 lawmakers from all parties who signed the revitalized peace accord. Parek Maduot, Director of Economic Development &#038;Regional Integration, at the International Conference on the Great Lakes Regions joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Understanding South Sudan’s road map to political stability

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<p>South Sudan is expecting to receive over 800, 000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the month. How is this going to help the country’s efforts to fight the pandemic and revive the economy? Dr. Thuou Loi, Director of International Health and Coordination and the official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health in South Sudan joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


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South Sudan to receive 800, 000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine

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<p>The African Development Bank signed protocols to disburse a $14 million grant to the Government of South Sudan to boost agricultural markets in a project to be implemented by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization. Akol Dok, Economic Analyst joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


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AfDB, South Sudan investment to focus on agriculture

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<p>Oil producer group OPEC maintained its reduced production policy at Wednesday&#8217;s Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee meeting. At the meeting Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Timipre Sylva, was named as the “special envoy” to coordinate compliance by Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and South Sudan. Mustapha Alao, Research Analyst at ARM Securities joins me to review developments in the oil and gas space.</p>


OPEC’s JMMC appoints Nigeria’s petroleum minister special envoy

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<p>South Sudan and the World Health Organization launched a national action plan for 2020-24 that aims at strengthening the country’s healthcare system to respond to disease outbreaks. The country also signed a five-year health cooperation agreement with China. Akol Dok, Africa Political &#038; Economic Affairs Analyst joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


South Sudan, WHO launch national action plan to strengthen country’s healthcare system

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<p>Trinity Energy Limited, South Sudan&#8217;s oil marketing firm is set to invest $10million in its Kenyan operations and also plans to build a $500 million crude oil refinery in South Sudan to serve the region with refined petroleum products. Parek Maduot, Director of Economic Development &#038;Regional Integration, at the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


South Sudan: Oil firm bids to set up regional refinery

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<p>In South Sudan; the government is planning to change the currency to improve the economy, a Tanzanian has been appointed as the new chief of National Revenue Authority and Trinity Energy Limited Oil Company has announced plans to construct a $500 million oil refinery in South Sudan. Akol Dok, Africa Political &#038; Economic Affairs Analyst joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


South Sudan embarks on demonetisation drive to improve economy

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<p>Sudan and South Sudan have agreed on a draft deal to develop oil cooperation that will see the resumption of oil production from key oil fields. The draft also includes financial arrangements and supply of quantities of crude oil to the Um Dabakir power plant and Khartoum refinery in Sudan. Africa Political and Economic Affairs Analyst, Akol Dok joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


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Sudan, South Sudan sign draft oil production deal

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<p>East African Community calls for sanctions on Burundi and South Sudan following the chronic defaulting of annual payments by the member states, resulting in liquidity challenges. By August 4, South Sudan owed the Community more than $24 million and Burundi $6.5 million. CNBC Africa&#8217;s Fiona Muthoni spoke with Economic Analyst, Odhiambo Ramogi for more.</p>


South Sudan & Burundi face deadline over EAC annual payments

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<p>The launch of a regional electronic cargo and driver tracking system which was scheduled to start today (13th August) as one of the measures aimed at preventing further spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has been postponed. Moreover, on June 30th, the East African Legislative Assembly passed a motion to censure South Sudan and Burundi for defaulting on their annual payments and it also recommended that the Council of Ministers take further action against the two countries. Economic Analyst, Odhiambo Ramogi joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


South Sudan

South Sudan Rising to Be Africa’s Petroleum Hub

Focus On: South Sudan’s Oil Sector: A Promising Future Ahead

South Sudan’s first local telecom launches operations

South Sudan looks to lure investors with first oil licensing round

South Sudan, Sudan reach agreement to increase oil output

Coronavirus: African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases as of 29 May 2021, 9 am EAT

Economic challenges await South Sudan’s new government

Understanding South Sudan’s road map to political stability

South Sudan to receive 800, 000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine

AfDB, South Sudan investment to focus on agriculture

OPEC’s JMMC appoints Nigeria’s petroleum minister special envoy

South Sudan, WHO launch national action plan to strengthen country’s healthcare system

South Sudan: Oil firm bids to set up regional refinery

South Sudan embarks on demonetisation drive to improve economy

Sudan, South Sudan sign draft oil production deal

South Sudan & Burundi face deadline over EAC annual payments

EAC: South Sudan & Burundi sanctioned for defaulting on their annual payments

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South Sudan

South Sudan Rising to Be Africa’s Petroleum Hub

Focus On: South Sudan’s Oil Sector: A Promising Future Ahead

South Sudan’s first local telecom launches operations

South Sudan looks to lure investors with first oil licensing round

South Sudan, Sudan reach agreement to increase oil output

Coronavirus: African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases as of 29 May 2021, 9 am EAT

Economic challenges await South Sudan’s new government

Understanding South Sudan’s road map to political stability

South Sudan to receive 800, 000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine

AfDB, South Sudan investment to focus on agriculture

OPEC’s JMMC appoints Nigeria’s petroleum minister special envoy

South Sudan, WHO launch national action plan to strengthen country’s healthcare system

South Sudan: Oil firm bids to set up regional refinery

South Sudan embarks on demonetisation drive to improve economy

Sudan, South Sudan sign draft oil production deal

South Sudan & Burundi face deadline over EAC annual payments

EAC: South Sudan & Burundi sanctioned for defaulting on their annual payments

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