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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Death toll rises as cattle raids intensify in South Sudan
Photo: File Juba, March 10, 2022 (SSNA) — Recent Intercommunal clashes over cattle raids in Jonglei and Unity States have resulted in the death of at least 60 people, officials…
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Political violence in South Sudan on the rise, UN experts warn
“An armed individual in the town of Pibor, in Jonglei state, South Sudan. Pibor has seen violent clashes and confrontations that have resulted in displacement as well as the destruction…
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