President Salva Kiir Mayardiit Briefed on Primary School Examination Results: A Step Forward for South Sudan’s Education ‎

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General Education Minister and President Salva Kiir.  ‎President Salva Kiir Mayardiit has been briefed by the Ministry of General Education and Instruction on the latest Primary School Examination results an important step in assessing the progress of South Sudan’s education system. ‎ ‎The official release of the results is expected next week, but early insights shared during the briefing paint a mixed picture. On the one hand, there’s reason for optimism.  ‎ ‎The Ministry reported improved performance in literacy and numeracy in areas like Central Equatoria, Western Bahr el Ghazal, and parts of Upper Nile.  These gains reflect recent efforts to strengthen the education sector and expand access to quality learning opportunities. ‎ ‎However, the challenges remain significant. Schools in remote or conflict-affected regions continue to face deep-rooted issues shortages of trained teachers, damaged infrastructure, limited resources, and inconsistent attendance due to displace...
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Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) To Increase Investment In South Sudan

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Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) to increase investment in South Sudan, reveals managing director.

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Kenya Commercial Bank or KCB plans to increase investment in its South Sudan, according to according Managing Director.

Roba Waqo Jaldesa told the press on Thursday that with 32 billion South Sudanese Pounds, KCB is reopening branches and introduced mobile banking to attract more customers.

He explains to reporters in Juba that KCB has 122,000 customers and is targeting 200,000 by the end of next year

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Waqo said “we came to this country in 2006 as the first foreign bank and we have resiliently survived these challenges”.

He added that “we have enough capital to invest in the market, both in brick and mortar and also in terms of technology. This year we have opened one new branch and we are looking forward to opening the ones we had temporarily closed.”

“I’m confident that next year we will be strong in terms of economic growth because everything is now taking the right perspective and direction”, Waqo said.

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KCB shut 12 of its 23 branches and fired scores of staff amid war-induced hyperinflation and foreign-currency shortages, a move that almost cost it its license.

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  1. Emmanuel Lowi9 August 2019 at 19:53

    Hopefully but No trust again

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  2. ZoYa SeVen13 March 2022 at 04:57

    التطورات الجارية التي تشهدها المملكة العربية السعودية في قطاع التجارة تستدعي وقوف محامي تجاري بالرياض لجانبكنظراً لأهمية العمل في قطاع التجارة والنهوض في المملكة للعالمية المتقدمة ، وعلى اعتبار أن المملكة العربية السعودية تعتبر سوقاً لتصريف المنتجات محامي تجاري في الرياض

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