- President Salva Kiir arrives in Beijing for China Africa annual meeting on 28 August 2018 (Photo Moses Lomayat)
September 19, 2021 (JUBA) - South Sudan China Alumni Association (SSCAA) was on has been launched to improve relations between China and the East African nation.
Speaking at the association launch on Sunday, the Director of the Department of China Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Simon Juach Deng said is a culmination of strong bilateral relations.
He said the Chinese government has been supportive to South Sudan in establishing critical institutions and infrastructure critical for development in the young nation.
Deng appealed to the over 200 members of SSCAA to apply the knowledge and skills acquired from their studies in various Chinese universities to benefit South Sudan.
Itoo Emmanuela, a beneficiary of the Chinese government scholarship in 2013, said the skills acquired from China helped her train colleagues who work in the oil fields.
"We do train our staff who are working in the oil fields. We do provide them with environmental awareness and management," she told Xinhua.
Itoo is optimistic SSCAA will bring together various South Sudanese who studied in China to share ideas and knowledge in order to support their country’s development.
(ST)
Newer articles:
- South Sudan's first seminarian to study at Rome's Pontifical University of the Holy Cross - 21/09/2021 05:38
- Military coup attempt fails in Sudan - state media - 21/09/2021 01:20
- Kiir Appoints More MPs, Fulfils Peace Deal for Legislature Composition - 21/09/2021 01:08
- Arson Determined as Fire Cause at Church in Kansas City With Congregation of South Sudan Immigrants - 20/09/2021 14:28
- South Sudan’s captain Amy Lasu relishing COSAFA Women’s Championship Challenge - 20/09/2021 03:25
Older news items
- South Sudan: "Suffering Is God's Accomplice" - a Small Church Is Born Inside the Hospital of Naandi - 20/09/2021 01:36
- South Sudan: The Split Within the Vice President's Movement Weakens the Peace Agreement - 20/09/2021 01:35
- South Sudanese Officials Intimidate Sex Worker on Camera - 20/09/2021 01:30
- INTERVIEW: Gen Olony says they are negotiating with President Kiir - 20/09/2021 00:24
- Meet South Sudanese Woman Driving Uber in Nairobi - 19/09/2021 02:45
Latest news items (all categories):
- IBAHRI - Journalists must be protected, not silenced: global impunity and attacks on media freedom threaten democracy and the rule of law - 02/11/2026 21:19
- South Sudan Civil Society Pushes For Peace And Development - 02/11/2026 20:21
- South Sudan’s first dedicated Media and Information Literacy Centre is creating opportunities for young people to navigate the digital space responsibly - 02/11/2026 20:17
- ‘We carried books into the bush’ – conflict-affected people of Lui plead for peace - 02/11/2026 20:06
- Strengthening food systems in South Sudan - 02/11/2026 20:01
Random articles (all categories):
- Sarovar Hotels eyeing 10 hotels in Africa, enters South Sudan - 23/05/2016 05:14
- Sudan army ranks seem to be tilting towards protestors: analysts - 10/04/2019 04:26
- Why has Swahili not become Africa’s Unifying language? - 29/07/2022 00:50
- South Sudan: Refugees flee to DRC amid latest fighting - 28/12/2017 11:15
- Nigeria, Ethiopia, South Sudan Join Others as Countries with Acute Food Insecurity, Catastrophic Conditions - 07/06/2022 00:52
Popular articles:
- Who is the darkest person in the world, according to Guinness World Record? - 25/10/2022 02:34 - Read 151467 times
- School exam results in South Sudan show decline - 01/04/2012 17:58 - Read 28480 times
- Top 10 weakest currency exchange rates in Africa in 2023 - 19/07/2023 00:24 - Read 25582 times
- No oil in troubled waters - 25/03/2014 15:02 - Read 24783 times
- NDSU student from South Sudan receives scholarship - In-Forum - 29/09/2012 01:44 - Read 22758 times
