S. Sudan’s Kiir removes bank governor
Former BoSS Governor Dr. Othom Rago Ajak. Photo: The Juba Monitor/File Juba, May 10, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese president has fired the governor of the Bank of South Sudan…
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UN warns South Sudan against holding elections
UNSC in a past meeting. Photo: UN/Getty Images/File Juba, May 7, 2018 (SSNA) — A United Nations top official said recent call by South Sudan’s government to hold elections if…
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Heavy fighting erupts in Pagak as rebels seize the main bridge
A destroyed tank. Photo: File/Nyamilepedia Maiwut/Addis Ababa, May 5, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s government and rebel forces have clashed on Saturday morning after Juba-backed troops launched coordinated attacks on…
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Lawyer for Terrain hotel attack victims raises questions over verdict delay
“The Terrain Hotel compound was ransacked by South Sudanese troops, who went on to attack foreign aid workers…” Photo: AP Juba, May 4, 2018 (SSNA) — A South Sudanese lawyer…
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Kiir appoints new army Chief
New army chief of staff Gabriel Jok Riak. Photo: Supplied/File Juba, May 2, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has appointed Gabriel Jok Riak as the new army…
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South Sudan’s rebels released aid workers, warn against unauthorized movements
Col. Lam Paul Gabriel. Photo: File Juba, April 30, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s main rebel group, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-In Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) has released Humanitarian personnel and warned that…
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Armed robbery forced MSF to vacate its medical facility in Mundri
MSF-run clinic in Dorain, Jonglei, South Sudan. Photo: Caroline Scholtes/MSF Juba, April 30, 2018 (SSNA) — The Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) also known as Doctors Without Borders said it medical personnel…
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Leaked document: East African leaders are playing ‘a dangerous game’ with South Sudanese lives
Yoweri Museveni (right) and Uhuru Kenyatta. Photo: thelondoneveningpost.com/Getty Images/File Addis Ababa, April 28, 2018 — The Intergovernmental authority on development (IGAD) is not a credible body to bring about peace…
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South Sudan embassy in DRC faces eviction over rent payment
South Sudan’s Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan. Photo: Reuters Juba/Kinshasa, April 27, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been ordered by a landlord…
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IGAD postpones South Sudan peace talks, cites “shuttle diplomacy”
Photo: VOA Addis Ababa, April 26, 2018 (SSNA) — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has postponed South Sudan’s peace revitalization negotiations, saying there still “wide gaps” between parties to…
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