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South Sudan closes schools

South Sudan closes schools after students collapse due to extreme heat

South Sudan has announced the closure of all schools for two weeks due to an ongoing extreme heatwave that has caused some students to collapse

Hosted on MSN · 1d

South Sudan closes schools, cuts working hours amid heatwave

South Sudan has ordered the closure of schools and introduced a two-week shift-based working system for civil servants in the face of a worsening heatwave. Temperatures have been reaching record-breaking levels in the East African country,

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · 1d

Heat wave closes South Sudan schools

South Sudan on Thursday announced the closure of all schools for two weeks due to an ongoing extreme heat wave that has caused some students to collapse. This is the second time the country -- which faces extreme effects from climate change,

Radio Tamazuj · 2d

South Sudan closes schools as heatwave intensifies

South Sudan has ordered the closure of all schools for two weeks starting Friday, 21 February 2025, as the country grapples with an extreme heatwave. The decision comes after 12 students reportedly collapsed during school hours in the capital, Juba, due to soaring temperatures.

Sudan, RSF and Kenyan government

Sudan Tribune · 1h

Al-Digair warns against parallel government in Sudan

Omer Aldigair, head of the Sudanese Congress Party (SCoP), accused domestic and foreign entities of pushing for the formation of a parallel government in Sudan. He warned against underestimating the seriousness of this initiative and the risk it poses to the country’s unity.

Reuters · 1d

Sudan's RSF, allies sign charter to form parallel government, two signatories say

The RSF has seized most of the western Darfur region and swathes of the Kordofan region in an almost-two-year war, but is being pushed back from central Sudan by the Sudanese army.

The Washington Post · 10h

Sudan's paramilitary RSF and allies sign a deal to pave the way for parallel government

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and allies have signed a charter that paved the way for the establishment of a parallel government, as Sudan’s army made advances recently against the rival g

Sudan's military touts field advances, breaks RSF siege of crucial city

The country was plunged into chaos in April last year when simmering tensions between the armed forces and the paramilitary ...

Human Rights Watch10d

South Sudan: Adopt a strong resolution extending UN investigations for two years

Ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s (hereafter “HRC” or “Council”) 58th regular session (February 24 - April 4 2025), ...

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South Sudan's deputy president says firing of officials threatens a peace deal with the president

South Sudan’s deputy president says a Cabinet reshuffle this week that saw the removal of multiple senior officials threatens ...

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Thokbor Majak: SDSU’s 7-footer from South Sudan with a tall perspective on life

People see Thokbor Majak on campus at San Diego State, see his 7-foot frame carrying a book bag on the way to class, and ask ...

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Amid Regional Diplomatic Furor, Sudan’s Paramilitaries Forge a Rival Government

The Rapid Support Forces said it was paving the way to an end to the civil war. Critics called it an audacious gambit by a group that the United States has accused of genocide.

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South Sudan's Kiir replaces two vice-presidents, spy chief

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has dismissed his intelligence chief and two of the country's vice-presidents, replacing ...

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