South Sudan President fires army chief
Salva Kiir. Photo: Reuters Juba, April 10, 2021 (SSNA) — The President of South Sudan Salva Kiir has removed Chief of Staff of the military General Johnson Juma Okot and…
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Leaked document: UK to cut South Sudan’s financial assistance by 59 percent
Boris Johnson. Photo: Chris J Ratcliffe /Getty Images Juba, March 5, 2021 (SSNA) — The government of the United Kingdom is prepared to dramatically reduce its yearly financial aid to…
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Plane crashes in South Sudan’s Jonglei State, 10 people dead
Photo: Al Jazeera Juba, March 2, 2021 (SSNA) — A plane carrying 8 passengers and two pilots crashed after it took off from Pieri local airport bounded for the capital,…
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South Sudan urges European Union to support lifting sanctions
Salva Kiir. Photo: VOA Juba, February 11, 2021 (SSNA) — The government of South Sudan has asked the European Union to help in its bid to lift arms embargoes imposed…
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Health ministry launches cholera vaccination in Pibor
Photo: The United Nations Mission in South Sudan Pibor, January 21, 2021 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s health ministry has launched cholera vaccination in the Greater Pibor Administrative area after initial…
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Months of flooding displaced nearly 1 million people in South Sudan: report
Photo: AFP/Getty Images Juba, January 2, 2021 (SSNA) — A new report by the Associated Press (AP has found that close to 1 million South Sudanese have been displaced by…
Read More President Kiir appoints six deputy governors
Salva Kiir. Photo: VOA Juba, December 30, 2020 (SSNA) — President Salva Kiir has appointed six deputy governors of Unity, Eastern Equatoria, Lakes, Western Equatoria, Western Bar el Ghazal, and…
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South Sudan’s Rival Forces Clash in Central Equatoria State
SSPDF’s soldiers on a tank. Photo: File/Getty Images Juba, December 27, 2020 (SSNA) — The Sudan People’s Liberation army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) and South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) have clashed…
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Pope Francis, Archbishop Welby call on South Sudanese leaders to implement peace
Pope Francis (right) and Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury (left). Photo: catholicregister.org Juba, December 27, 2020 (SSNA) — Pope Francis and Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury have called…
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Former South Sudan’s ambassador dies of Covid-19
Late Ambassador Telar Ring Deng (left), seen here with President Kiir (right) in August 2018 after he ended his self-imposed exile. Photo: File Juba, December 27, 2020 (SSNA) — A…
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