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Choose a South Sudan logistics company on six checks: customs, delivery, vendor status, insurance, access record, references. SLS gives the buyer's checklist.

Humanitarian assistance spans lifesaving response to recovery, and the 2025 appeal raised only US$12bn, a decade low. SLS shows what buyers must plan for.

A 4,000-tonne convoy with clearances sat stalled for 13 days. How humanitarian organisations plan logistics in unstable regions, with field lessons from SLS.

El Nino East Africa 2026: ICPAC gives a 90% chance of wetter short rains over parts of Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia. What SLS says to stock before they start.

The 2026 UN appeal asks US$33bn after a decade-low US$12bn in 2025. SLS explains how the East Africa relief logistics market works and who pays for it.

A spec naming only a brand invites wrong delivery. SLS sets out the six elements, performance, standard, documentation, warranty, every equipment spec needs.

Pre-qualify a supplier on six checks before award: legal status, finances, authorisation, quality proof, sanctions and local presence. SLS explains how.

Mombasa's container dwell time runs 104 hours against a 48-hour target. SLS breaks down Northern Corridor transit times and when to stage cargo in Kenya.

Some WASH and logistics items can genuinely be bought inside South Sudan; most cannot. SLS breaks the sourcing decision down item by item, line by line.

DDP puts import clearance and duty on the seller; DAP leaves both with you. How the 11 Incoterms 2020 rules split risk, and how SLS delivers duty-paid to Juba.

Total landed cost has ten lines, not one. SLS breaks down freight, insurance, clearance, demurrage, inland and wastage for imports into Juba, South Sudan.

UNGM registration means a supplier is eligible to be invited to UN tenders, not a UN endorsement. What it proves, what it does not, and why to ask for it.

How to protect WASH coverage in East Africa's funding crisis: cut cost and lead time with in-country sourcing, not quality, backed by SLS delivery proof in South Sudan.

What WASH supply teams should preposition before South Sudan's 2026 outbreak and flood season, from cholera case loads to flood maps, with in-country delivery proof.

The disruption to Dubai's Jebel Ali humanitarian supply hub in early 2026 gave NGO logistics officers across the world an uncomfortable lesson about supply chain geography. Equipment and supplies pre-positioned at what had become the sector's most relied-upon global staging node were effectively frozen as geopolitical instability in the Strait of Hormuz choked shipping lanes. For organisations managing emergency logistics in Africa — where response windows are measured in day

M23 controls Goma and Bukavu. Here is how NGOs are routing humanitarian equipment into eastern DRC in 2026 — and how SLS supports supply from East Africa.

The global humanitarian system is entering 2026 under serious financial strain. UN-led appeals aim to reach 87 million people on a hyper-prioritised $23 billion budget — even as the OECD projects a further 5.8% fall in official development assistance this year. For logistics and procurement officers working across East and Central Africa, this is not an abstract policy debate. It translates directly into shorter planning cycles, reduced contingency reserves, and mounting pres

By Specialized Logistics Solutions | March 2026 | Download the SLS 2026 Company Profile On 20 January 2025, the Trump administration issued an executive order freezing all US foreign assistance. Within weeks, USAID — the agency that had provided $12.1 billion annually to sub-Saharan Africa and funded 47% of the global humanitarian appeal — was effectively dismantled. By March 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio had cancelled 83% of all foreign aid contracts. South Sudan, DR

By Specialized Logistics Solutions | Updated March 2026 | Download the SLS Product Catalogue Since late December 2025, renewed fighting between the South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF) and opposition forces has swept through Jonglei and Upper Nile states — two of the country's most conflict-prone and flood-prone regions. In a matter of weeks, more than 280,000 people have been displaced , health facilities have been looted, and cholera treatment centres have been overw

In the complex landscape of East African logistics, few regions present as many challenges—and opportunities—as South Sudan. While the rainy season often grabs headlines for its impassable roads and "Sudd" marshland flooding, the dry season presents a critical operational window. For humanitarian agencies, government bodies, and private enterprises, this period is a race against time to move life-saving supplies. At the heart of this logistical sprint is the MRE (Meal, Ready-