Troika, EU call for end to violence in South Sudan
President Kiir and First VP Dr. Machar meeting with Troika countries and EU ambassadors in 2021. Photo: File Juba, December 17, 2022 (SSNA) — The United States of America, Norway,…
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UN envoy urges Security Council to support peace in South Sudan
UNMISS head, Nicholas Haysom. Photo: UN Juba, December 13, 2022 (SSNA) — The head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Nicholas Haysom has briefed the UN Security…
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South Sudan declares measles outbreak as cases rise
Photo: MSF/William Davies Juba, December 12, 2022 (SSNA) — The government of South Sudan declared a widespread measles outbreak in the country, saying cases are on the rise and that…
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UK sanctions two South Sudan’s commissioners over crimes in Unity State
UK’s Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly. Photo: AP Juba, December 9, 2022 (SSNA) — The government of the United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on two county commissioners in South Sudan’s Unity…
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SPLM backs Kiir for 2024 presidential bid as 20,000 flee violence in Upper Nile
Salva kiir. Photo: File Juba, December 7, 2022 (SSNA) — The ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) party has endorsed President Salva Kiir for the presidential election scheduled to take…
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Pope Francis to visit South Sudan in February next year, source says
Pope Francis. Photo: CNN Juba, November 1, 2022 (SSNA) — Pope Francis is expected to visit the Republic of South Sudan in February 2023, a source with Catholic Dioceses of…
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WHO distributes medical kits to partners in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State
Photo: WHO Juba, October 31, 2022 (SSNA) — The World Health Organization( WHO) says it has distributed at least 21 medical emergency kits to health cluster partners carrying out healthcare…
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UN to close health clinic in Lakes State
Photo: AP Juba, October 30, 2022 (SSNA) — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) says it is preparing to shut down the Mingkama-based clinic by December this year.…
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Influential Gawaar elder Chuol Tut Kuannyang Jock Meen has died
Late Chuol Tut Kuannyang Jock Meen. Photo: SSNA Press statement Today Thursday, June 30, 2022 Death Announcement July 3, 2022 (SSNA) — We are extremely saddened with our hearts broken…
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South Sudan to face extreme hunger in coming months, WFP says
Photo: World Hunger/File Juba, March 11, 2022 (SSNA) — The United Nations’ humanitarian arm, the World Food Programme (WFP) announced that more than 70 percent of South Sudanese will face…
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