Free Riek Machar first then revitalise the 2015 peace agreement
SPLM/A-IO leader Dr. Riek Machar. Photo: Reuters By: Sirir Gabriel Yiei Ruot July 25, 2017 (SSNA) — South Sudan, a young Country full of wealth and resources. For me, it…
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Is the state of emergency decree an attempt to rescind the national dialogue (part 2)?
South Sudan’s Kiir. Photo: Pinterest/Getty Images By: Wol D. Akech July 25, 2017 (SSNA) — In part 1 of this piece of writing, I discussed the nature and background of…
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Is the state of emergency decree an attempt to rescind the national dialogue (part 1)?
South Sudan’s Kiir. Photo: Reuters By: Wol D. Akech July 25, 2017 (SSNA) — As issues of public debate cannot be approach without aligning them to legal instruments or public…
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International community should put more emphasis on ending South Sudan crisis
World flags at the UN. Photo: Getty Images By Peter Gai Manyuon July 24, 2017 (SSNA) — Admittedly since civil war broke out in December 2013 up to early 2017,…
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An Open Letter to Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the UN’s World Health Organization
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Photo: PBS/UN/Getty Images United Nations Office at Geneva | Palais des Nations, 1211 | Genève, Switzerland Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: July 24, 2017 (SSNA) — The…
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Ugandan air force carries out airstrikes on South Sudanese rebels positions in Upper Nile
A Ugandan air force fighter jet. Photo: New Vision-Uganda/Getty Images/File Pagak/Juba, July 22, 2017 (SSNA) — Ugandan’s military warplanes Friday carried out airstrikes on a South Sudan armed opposition outpost in Upper…
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Tribalists and Tribalism in South Sudan
Photo: File By: Cde. Sirir Gabriel Yiei Ruot July 21, 2017 (SSNA) — It has been almost to one year since we gave the Addis Ababa peace agreement on the…
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Cholera vaccination campaign to be launched in South Sudan next week
“IOM administers oral cholera vaccine at the Bentiu Protection of Civilians site in South Sudan.” Photo: IOM Juba, July 20, 2017 (SSNA) — The United Nations’ health agency, the World…
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UN supports ‘get girls back to school campaign’ in Bentiu
“Children attend class at Liberty Primary School in Bentiu Protection of Civilians site.” Photo: UNCEF/Rich Bentiu/Juba, July 20, 2017 (SSNA) — South Sudanese government has launched a campaign to help…
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JMEC chair says rebel leader Dr. Machar refuses to renounce violence
Festus Mogae. Photo: Wikimedia/Getty Images/File Juba/New York, July 20, 2017 (SSNA) — The chairperson of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) Festus Mogae told the United Nations that South Sudanese…
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