South Sudan In Focus - VOA Africa

Residents of South Sudan's capital, Juba, say calm is reported in parts of the city; a religious leader in Western Equatoria State says bad road conditions between the state and South Sudan’s capital Juba affects travelers; an expert says Sudan's conflict might end soon; plus, more.

A former humanitarian worker found dead; commissioner of Akobo County Puok Nyang blames the national and state ministries of health for the dire conditions at the Akobo County hospital; Jonglei state health minister Lual Monyluak is warning the commissioner of Akobo County, Puok Nyang, to stop inciting residents; plus, more.

Residents of Akobo town have protested the lack of supplies and services at the county’s main hospital in Jonglei State; some generals from the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA IO) in Western Bhar El Ghazel state have rejected the appointment of Emmanuel Primo Ukello as the new governor of the state; plus, more.

South Sudan’s Ministry of Health says it has re-established an Incident Management System in reaction to reports of at least six people dying from a cholera outbreak.

VOA’s Denis Logonyi has more from Juba.

Africans are among millions of cryptocurrency purchasers who have expressed excitement following a surge in value after the market reacted positively to the news of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s recent electoral victory.

For more, VOA’s Carol Van Dam spoke with Finn Miller an economic journalist who specializes in cryptocurrency.

A handful of South Sudanese teens who have been funded to attend the UN climate change conference in Baku, Azerbaijan describe to Reuters how climate change has affected their lives.

VOA's Kwame Ofori has more.

The United States's special envoy for Sudan met with Sudanese officials to discuss the worsening humanitarian conditions across the country; human rights commission official calls for the formation of South Sudan's hybrid court; U.S. permanent representative at the United Nations condemns Russia for voting against a UN Security Council resolution on Sudan; plus, more.

Today on South Sudan in Focus, South Sudan health officials respond to a deadly cholera outbreak, South Sudanese teens at COP29 say a lengthy heatwave forced them out of school, and there's a surge in the price of cryptocurrency after Donald Trump is elected US President. All this and more on today's South Sudan in Focus hosted by Carol Van Dam.

South Sudan’s undersecretary in the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, who is attending the COP 29 meeting in Azerbaijan says his country has commissioned independent firms to carry out studies on pollution; a South Sudanese journalist who worked on the BBC Africa Eye documentary on oil field environmental damage, "Poisoned Floods," says she witnessed one of the massive hazards; plus, more

South Sudan’s undersecretary in the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, who is attending the COP29 meeting in Baku, says his country needs money from the developed nations for climate mitigation and adaptation; a domestic dispute over money led to the deaths of a husband and wife in Kapoeta South County of Eastern Equatoria State; plus, more.