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Data journalism articles published by #defyhatenow South Sudan Data Speaks Fellows. The focus is on increasing access to information.
This story focuses on the most recent increase in commodity prices in Juba. The data is based on a physical market survey at Konyo Konyo Market. By Charles Lotara The market prices of commodities in South Sudan have been unstable since the outbreak of civil war in 2013 when the South Sudanese Pounds...
36 Plane Crashes, 87 fatalities since 2011 Updated by Justine Anthony According to data obtained from the Aviation Safety Network, at least 87 people have died in various plane crashes since South Sudan’s independence from Sudan in 2011. The biggest incident that claimed 41 lives occurred on...
Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State had registered 775 COVID-19 cases and 01 death as of October 2021 according to its Health Ministry By Ngor Deng Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal is one of the states where the novel coronavirus has been identified. Following the confirmation of a few cases, a COVID-19 isolation...
Jonglei State has 1,025 schools with an enrollment of 91,500 learners this year. In the 200 schools destroyed by floods, over 60,000 learners have been affected. By Deng Ghai Deng Authorities in South Sudan’s Jonglei state say more than 200 schools are submerged in flood waters and this is hampering...
Floods displace thousands in six states across South Sudan amid limited supplies, a funding shortfall, and announcement by weathermen that water levels would continue to rise in the coming months. By David Uku Data collected by 211 Check according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of...
An overview of South Sudan’s external public debt from the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, China Exim Bank, Qatar National Bank and the Afreximbank from 2017 to date By Okot Emmanuel According to the IMF, South Sudan’s external public debt was estimated at US$1,355 million (41 percent of...
By 211 Check Editorial Team Data collected by 211 Check according to multiple media reports from October of this year, show that at least 79 individuals were killed in violence-related incidents around South Sudan. In comparison to September, when 114 persons were slain, October’s figures show...
Report By: Emmanuel Bida Thomas Data obtained by 211 Check according to media estimates show that 114 individuals were killed as a result of violence in the month of September. This is based on information obtained from mainstream media; Radio Tamazuj, Eye Radio, and Radio Miraya news reports...
By 211 Check Editorial Team A data report released by 211 Check articulates that at least 192 persons across the country died in August alone due to incidents related to gun-violence. The report is based on death tales generated from reports issued by prominent media houses, such as Radio...
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