South Sudan President Dismisses Intelligence Chief
Gen. Akol Koor Kuch. Photo; File Juba, October 2, 2024 (SSNA) — The Director General of the Internal Security Bureau (ISB), a branch of the National Security Service, was removed…
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Foreign Minister Says Financial Difficulty Forces South Sudan to Extend Peace Agreement
South Sudan Foreign Minister Ramadhan Abdalla Mohammed Goc (left) meets with UN Secretary-General António Guterres (right). Photo: UN Spokesperson Juba/New York, September 27, 2024 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s Minister of…
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South Sudan News Agency Top Editor Resigns
Duop Chak Wuol. Photo; File. September 26, 2024 (SSNA) — The editor-in-chief of the US-based South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) Duop Chak Wuol is set to step down at the…
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South Sudan opposition leader under house arrest, source says
South Sudan’s First Vice President and Opposition Leader, Dr. Riek Machar. Photo; Reuters Nairobi, July 27, 2024 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s First Vice President and Chairman of the Sudan People’s…
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South Sudan Lashes Out at Western Countries Over National Security Bill
Photo: File Juba, July 12, 2024 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation lashes out at what it describes as “ a group of missions” that…
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South Sudan Withdraws Troops From DRC
South Sudanese soldiers. Photo: File Juba, December 9, 2023 (SSNA) — South Sudanese troops who were sent to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in April this year have returned…
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South Sudan’s Kiir takes over EAC chair as Somalia joins the bloc
Photo: File. Arusha/Juba, November 24, 2023 (SSNA) — The President of the Republic of South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit has been elevated to the chairperson of the East African Community…
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European banks invest over $761m in brutal campaign against civilians in South Sudan
South Sudanese IDPs in the South Sudan-Uganda border. Photo: AFP Juba, November 16, 2023 (SSNA) — Major European banks and investors invest more than $761m (€700m) in oil companies tied…
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Political Parties Council, Constitutional Review Commission, and Elections Commission Reconstituted as Elections Loom
Photo: File Juba, November 3, 2023 (SSNA) — President Salva Kiir has reconstituted the National Constitutional Review Commission (NCRC), National Elections Commission (NEC), and Political Parties Council (PPC), according to…
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South Sudan, Ethiopia to Promote “People-to-People” Relations
President Salva Kiir (right); Ethiopian Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen (left). Photo: Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC)/File Juba, November 1, 2023 (SSNA) — South Sudan and Ethiopia say they are committed to…
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