By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Monitor
Uganda's Heavy Truck Drivers Federation is demanding compensation from Juba for the family of Kawooya Jamiru, who was shot dead on Friday in Kapweta, southern South Sudan, while delivering sugar. It is also calling for the repatriation of his body and the release of Ugandan drivers detained for minor traffic offences, according to its president Isaac Katabazi.
The family of James Sabah Tiara, a South Sudanese referee shot during a match in Mvolo, is seeking financial help to continue his treatment. His condition is improving, but medical expenses amount to 650,000 to 700,000 a day, according to relative Zacharia Ben, quoted by Eye Radio.
🇸🇸 South Sudan · Source: Eye Radio ·
CEPO is asking South Sudan’s government to use some of the 138 billion South Sudanese pounds collected in 15 days to pay salary arrears owed to civil servants and military personnel. Its director, Edmond Yakani, is also calling for funding for hospitals, education and agriculture, according to Eye Radio.
🇸🇸 South Sudan · Source: Eye Radio ·
The Malian government has mobilised 74 trucks and 21 buses to organise the repatriation of 15,000 people deported from gold-mining areas in Guinea. The prime minister asked for people to be gathered at the Kouremalé border to facilitate evacuations, according to the Malian government.
🇲🇱 Mali · Source: Bamada.net ·
Stephen Dhieu Dau won the SPLM primary with 120 votes to select its candidate for governor of Upper Nile State in the December 2026 elections. He was also declared the party’s regional chairperson, while Gabriel Isaac secured the deputy chairpersonship, according to Eye Radio.
🇸🇸 South Sudan · Source: Eye Radio ·
Two airlines close offices in Wau over taxThe caretaker government of Western Bahr el Ghazal orders the closure of Kush Airlines and Arojet Airlines offices in Wau after their refusal to apply a five-dollar stamp duty per passenger. The measure stems from a dispute over the collection of the tax, according to Voice of Hope cited by Eye Radio.
Fighting drives residents from Damazin in SudanMilitary operations and reported advances by the Rapid Support Forces and their allies are worrying residents of Damazin, capital of Sudan’s Blue Nile. Residents report departures, disruptions to water and electricity and mill closures, according to Radio Tamazuj.The week in Africa
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