Pope’s Advance Team Arrived in Juba
Photo: File/AFP Juba, January 24, 2023 (SSNA) – A technical advance team of Pope Francis tasked to assess the preparations for Pope’s visit set for early next month has arrived…
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Kiir, Machar in talks to close gaps before Pope’s arrival in juba
President Kiir (right) and First VP Machar (left). Photo: Reuters Juba, January 23, 2023 (SSNA) — The South Sudanese Salva Kiir and First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar are in…
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South Sudan loses UN voting rights over unpaid dues
President Kiir. Photo: Reuter/File New York, January 20, 2023 (SSNA) — The Republic of South Sudan has lost UN voting rights over unpaid dues as the young nation struggles to…
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President Kiir Backs “Zero Malaria Campaign”
President Salva Kiir. Photo: South Sudan Presidential Press Unit Juba, January 18, 2023 (SSNA) — South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has endorsed the “Zero Malaria Campaign” spearheaded by the Ministry…
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South Sudan to Participate in Education Conference in Switzerland
Juba, January 18, 2023 (SSNA) — The government of South Sudan says it will co-host an educational conference that will be held in Switzerland next month. The conference, according to…
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National Security arrests journalists over footage of President Kiir urinating on himself
South Sudan Security forces are seen here in this September 2017 photo escorting soldiers accused of raping five foreign aid workers and killing one local journalist. Photo: Getty Images/File Nairobi,…
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South Sudan vows to get arms embargo lifted
Deng Dau Deng, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations. Photo: Eye Radio/File Juba, January 5, 2022 (SSNA) — The government of South Sudan said it is working…
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South Sudan lobbies Russia to lift arms embargo
Washington, DC/Juba, December 25, 2022 (SSNA) — The government of South Sudan has launched a behind-the-scenes lobbying campaign to reverse an arms embargo that was imposed by the UN Security…
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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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