Who’s actually being governed in South Sudan
Kuir ë Garang. Photo: File By Kuir ë Garang February 5, 2017 (SSNA) — There are many South Sudanese who talk of ‘public opinion’ or ‘popular view’; but how do…
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Egypt denies involvement in Upper Nile airstrikes
Egyptian foreign ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid. Photo: Al-Ahram/Getty Images/File Nairobi, February 4, 2017 (SSNA) — The Egyptian government has denied reports that it carried out deadly airstrikes on South…
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Egyptian Air Force bombs South Sudanese rebels in Upper Nile
“This file photo shows two Dassault Rafale fighter jets operated by the Egyptian Air Force.” Photo: Getty Images/File Pagak/Juba, February 3, 2017 (SSNA) — The military command of the Sudan People’s…
Read More Juba/New York, February 3, 2017 (SSNA) — Thousands of civilians have been displaced in and around Kajo-Keji of Central Equatoria, the United Nations has said. Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman for…
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Africa: A Continent of Hope
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Photo: AFP/Getty Images By António Guterres February 3, 2017 (SSNA) — Far too often, the world views Africa through the prism of problems. When I look…
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MSF calls for humanitarian access for civilian population in Upper Nile
“An MSF team walking through the swamps between the villages of Padith and Pattaw to assess the needs of the villages in November 2016.” Photo: MSF February 3, 2017 (SSNA)…
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The Increasingly Ominous Fate of U.S. Sudan Policy under President Trump
US President Donald Trump. Photo: Tom Pennington/Getty Images By Eric Reeves February 3, 2017 (SSNA) — Among the myriad Executive Orders that President Trump has inherited from the Obama administration…
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Uganda rejects external intervention in South Sudan
Ugandan Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Okello Oryem. Photo: PBS/Redpepper/File Juba, February 2, 2017 (SSNA) — Ugandan Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Okello Oryem said Kampala would reject…
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UNMISS reiterates commitment to support South Sudan’s peace process
South Sudanese IDPs in Wau. Photo: UNMISS Juba/New York, February 2, 2017 (SSNA) — The new head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), David Shearer, today reiterated that the Mission…
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New ideas: Israeli politics
Ambassador Dhano Obongo. Photo: File By Dhano Obongo February 2, 2017 (SSNA) — In the beginning, God created heaven and earth. Then He made people and things became complicated. At…
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