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Ban the boogie: Juba shuts nightclubs and all discos

May 11, 2019 (GCDC) - South Sudan's capital Juba will ban all clubs and limit bar hours due to alleged "immoral acts" taking place in night spots, the presidency said ...

Ethiopia: UNHCR has suspended missions to all the refugee camps in Gambella

May 01, 2019 (GCDC) - The United Nations Higher Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has said it has suspended its operations in the Western part of Ethiopia, Gambella region due to ...

92 inmates escape from Gambella prison as individual fight escalates to ethnic one

April 19, 2019 (GCDC) - Fight between individuals in Gambella prison escalated ethnic violence between ethnic Nuér and ethnic Anuak. 92 inmates escaped in the ensuing ...

James Dak’s father claims co-founding Bilpam Headquarters of SPLM/SPLA

Gambella, March 23, 2019 (GCDC) – The father of recently released South Sudanese spokesman, James Gatdet Dak, has revealed how he co-founded Bilpam, which became the historical General Headquarters ...

Criticism against Oromo regional state president Lemma in Minnesota

March 03, 2019 (GCDC) - Ethiopian Consulate in Minnesota is inaugurated on March 02, 2019 and Oromo regional state president Lemma Megersa was the guest of honor for the occasion. Critics see ...

South Sudan Beats Ethiopia in Access To Sanitation Facilities

February 11, 2019 (GCDC) - A new report by the African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) ranks Ethiopia at the bottom in Africa in access to improved sanitation ...