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As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions." [11] "National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates ...
In September 2022 South Sudan and Djibouti signed an agreement to lay fibre optic cable from Djibouti to South Sudan’s capital, Juba, via Ethiopia. [29] In March 2015, South Sudan's minister for telecommunications and postal services revealed plans for the government to lay 1,600 kilometers of fiber-optic cable across the country within two ...
According to the World Bank, more than half of the South Sudanese people live below the poverty line. [7] The government of South Sudan lacks the money and institutional framework to offer much help. [8] South Sudan is rich in natural resources with oil as their main export, representing 98% of government revenue.
The majority of Baggara live in Chad and the Sudan's Darfur region, and may seasonally migrate to South Sudan, Central African Republic and Niger. The Baggara are Arab tribes, numbering over 1 million, living primarily in Chad and the Sudan 's Darfur region (mainly Fur , Nuba and Fallata ), but also extend (migrate) to South Sudan and ...
[9] and the infant mortality rate (IMR) was at 64/1,000 live births. The life expectancy is 55 years. [10] In 2004, there were only three surgeons serving southern Sudan, with three proper hospitals, and in some areas there was just one doctor for every 500,000 people. [1] A child born in South Sudan has a 25% chance of dying before their 5th ...
South Sudan (/ s uː ˈ d ɑː n,-ˈ d æ n /), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. [16] It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the west by the Central African Republic. South Sudan's diverse ...
The mass media in South Sudan is underdeveloped compared to many other countries, including fellow East African states like Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.Poor transportation infrastructure and entrenched poverty in the country inhibit both the circulation of newspapers, particularly in states located far from the capital of Juba, and the ability of media outlets to maintain regular coverage of ...
In February 2021, it claimed that it was the second-most visited South Sudanese news website in the country with more than 500,000 monthly page views, and has been visited – as of June 2021 – over 3 million times. [7] The website brings attention to political, social and cultural issues in Sudan and South Sudan.