
South Sudan celebrates 10 years of independence
The country is celebrating 10 years of independence with a quest for total sovereignty.
South Sudan celebrates 10 years of independence and we hear from country’s Minister of Transport, Madut Biar Yel, on some of the country’s milestones including the recent launch of an online airspace management system.
Ugandan government has started distributing Covid-19 relief cash to about half a million urban dwellers.
Former South African president, Jacob Zuma, spends his first night in prison.
(Picture: People parade at the John Garang Mausoleum in Juba on July 30, 2014 to celebrate the country’s 9th annual Martyrs' Day. Photo Credit: SAMIR BOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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