Three United Nations agencies warned on Thursday of looming famine in an area of South Sudan facing violent conflict.

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Three United Nations agencies ... the European Union, and the World Bank. Nasir, one of the counties facing a famine warning, is a stronghold for anti-government ...

Oil’s importance to South Sudan’s economy is often exaggerated – the bigger challenge facing Juba is its inability to secure new loans.

Upon request from the authorities, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Ms. Mame Astou Diouf, held meetings in Juba, South Sudan, from June 11 to 20, 2025 to negotiate a ...

who was visiting Washington to speak to World Bank officials, lawmakers and others in search of funding. “So we better be ready." Meanwhile, many of those wounded in the South Sudan clashes have ...

An African Union credit review body has questioned Fitch ratings agency’s downgrade of Africa Export-Import Bank last week, ...

The African Peer Review Mechanism, an instrument of the African Union Member States, has faulted the decision of the ...

South Sudan desperately needs new loans to keep even core state functions operational. Yet, funding from multilateral agencies has dwindled to small-scale loans from the African Development Bank.

Leaders of the world’s seven major industrial democracies will strive for a united front on tackling some of the world’s ...