Unity or Disunity: Which Path is South Sudan on?
Photo: AFP By Riang Y. Z. Nyak April 9, 2017 (SSNA) — In its Issue of April 1-7, 2017, The East African published an opinion piece penned by Charles Onyango-Obbo.…
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Our children have been abducted and the Ethiopian government keeps silence
It is nearly a year since our Woredas came under attacked by well-armed South Sudanese Murles By Duach R. Mach April 9, 2017 (SSNA) — Cross- border abductions of Ethiopian…
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“Border Control from Hell”: EU’s Migration Management Program Supports Brutal Militia in Sudan
Photo: operationworld.org/File New report: Sudan using notorious militia to curb migration flows to Europe, EU risks being complicit in human rights abuses Washington, D.C., April 6, 2017 (SSNA) — A…
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Enough Project’s Omer Ismail Tells US Congress to “keep up pressure on Sudan’s corrupt elite”
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. Photo: Getty Images/File Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing today: Enough’s Omer Ismail Tells Congress: Keep Up Pressure on Sudan’s Corrupt Elite Washington, D.C., April 4,…
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Famine in South Sudan Should not Obscure Urgent Food Crisis in Sudan
“Women carry maize flour sacks during a food distribution by the Catholic Church to refugees and displaced people in Juba on August 30, 2014.” Photo: Samir Bol/AFP By Eric Reeves…
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Rights activist to speak on famine in South Sudan
John Prendergast. Photo: Getty Images Washington, DC, April 3, 2017 (SSNA) — American human rights activist and Founding Director of the US-based Enough Project John Prendergast will speak on famine in South…
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Enough Project’s Omer Ismail to Testify in Congress on Sudan Sanctions
Omer Ismail. Photo: Alex Wong MEDIA ADVISORY Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing Tomorrow: Enough’s Omer Ismail to Testify in Congress on Sudan Sanctions Washington, D.C., April 3, 2017 (SSNA) — Tomorrow, Tuesday,…
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SPLA-IO vows to stop oil production, warns of “serious consequences”
Juba/Pagak, April 1, 2017 (SSNA) – The military command of South Sudanese rebels, the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO), on Saturday, warned against any oil exploration in areas under…
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Australian SPLM-IO Office Condemns IGAD over Nairobi Communique
IGAD head of states in a past session. Photo: IGAD Re: Condemnation of Nairobi Communique of IGAD by the SPLM-IO in Australia Australia, March 31, 2017 (SSNA) — SPLM-IO Mission…
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South Sudan rebels release Indian and Pakistani oil Engineers
South Sudanese rebel leader Dr. Machar. Photo: AP Addis Ababa, March 30, 2017 (SSNA) — South Sudanese rebel leader Dr. Riek Machar has ordered an immediate release of one Pakistani…
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