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South Sudan In Focus  - VOA Africa

South Sudan In Focus - VOA Africa

VOA Africa

South Sudan in Focus is a 30-minute weekday English-language broadcast/internet program covering rapidly changing developments in the new nation of South Sudan and the region.

3848 - South Sudan in Focus: ICC prosecutor warns criminals in Sudan's Darfur region - August 06, 2024
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  • 3848 - South Sudan in Focus: ICC prosecutor warns criminals in Sudan's Darfur region - August 06, 2024

    The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court vows to hunt down perpetrators of crimes in Sudan; community leaders in Nimule of Eastern Equatoria state says they worry about the construction of fuel stations in residential areas; members of the Lafon County community are calling on the county commissioner to step down; plus, more.

    Tue, 06 Aug 2024 - 29min
  • 3847 - South Sudan in Focus: South Sudan's teenage pregnancies pose health risk - August 05, 2024

    Health workers at Torit Sate hospital in Eastern Equatoria state say they are handling a high number of cases of teenage pregnancies; South Sudan’s basketball team the Bright Stars are packing to go home after Serbia beat the country’s men’s Olympics basketball team, 96 to 85; plus, US politics.

    Mon, 05 Aug 2024 - 29min
  • 3846 - South Sudan in Focus: Stigma and discrimination block efforts to halt HIV/AID infections. - August 02, 2024

    People living with HIV/AIDS in South Sudan's Eastern Equatoria State capital Torit say stigma and poverty has contributed to the spread of the virus in the state; expert confirm famine in Sudan's Darfur; plus, more.

    Fri, 02 Aug 2024 - 29min
  • 3845 - South Sudan in Focus: US men's basketball team beat South Sudan national team in Paris 2024 Olympics. - August 01, 2024

    South Sudanese basketball fans are recovering from their shocks after the United States team beat the country’s men’s Olympics basketball team, 103 to 86. Some fans who gathered to watch the game at a basketball gymnasium in Juba say they are hopeful the national team could still reach the finals.

    Thu, 01 Aug 2024 - 29min
  • 3844 - South Sudan in Focus - July 31, 2024

    South Sudan in Focus airs at 7:30 pm in Juba (1630 UTC) and can be heard on FM stations throughout South Sudan, on shortwave, and on VOA’s 24-hour channel in Nairobi at 8:30 pm. The program is hosted by John Tanza in Washington D.C., and a network of reporters around South Sudan and in Washington.

    Wed, 31 Jul 2024 - 29min
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