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South Sudan rolls out mass Covid-19 vaccination drive


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South Sudan on Tuesday rolled out its Covid-19 mass vaccination drive, joining a global effort to tackle the pandemic through inoculations. Healthcare workers in Juba were among the first to receive their jabs of the AstraZeneca vaccine,…

COVID-19: South Sudan to extend partial lockdown


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South Sudan ministry of health officials said they plan to extend the one-month-long partial lockdown imposed recently following rapid rise in positive cases of COVID-19. Richard Lako, incident manager for COVID-19 in the ministry of…

AfDB gives South Sudan $14m grant to boost agriculture


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The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed an agreement with South Sudan to give Juba a $14 million grant to boost agriculture. According to a statement, the Agricultural Markets, Value Addition and Trade Development five-year…

South Sudan imposes lockdown as Covid cases surge


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South Sudan announced a month-long lockdown on Wednesday, banning social gatherings, classes, religious services, and political rallies following a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. “Due to the recent surge in the Covid-19 pandemic in the…

Chinese doctors treat over 2,000 people in South Sudan


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Chinese medical doctors have offered free treatment to more than 2,000 people residing along the 392 km Juba-Terekeka-Yirol-Rumbek road in South Sudan. The first-ever longest road in the youngest nation is under construction by Shandong…