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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World Bank approves $100 million for flood victims in South Sudan
Photo: File/World Bank Juba, January 27, 22 (SSNA) — The World Bank has approved a $100 million relief package for flood victims in South Sudan, a senior government official who…
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South Sudan Parliament appoints specialized committees
Photo: AFP/File Juba, January 3, 2022 (SSNA) — The speaker of South Sudan Revitalized Transitional Parliament Jema Nunu Kumba has appointed specialized committee chairpersons and deputies from the two main…
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Source: “Disgruntled politicians” in Juba advocating against peace
President Salva Kiir (left) with First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar (right). Photo: Reuters/File Juba, January 2, 2022 (SSNA) — A mixed group of former and current politicians who are…
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South Sudan bans army officers from politics
Kiir (center) seen in this undated photo attended the 34th anniversary of SPLA. Photo: AP January 1, 2022 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir, has ordered the banning of…
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Kiir calls for peace, vows to punish those who committed crimes against aid workers
President Kiir. Photo: File/Accord Juba, December 25, 2021 (SSNA) — President Salva Kiir urges the people of South Sudan to embrace peace as the nation slowly recovering from years of…
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Death toll rises to 97 as mysterious illness targets elderly and children in Jonglei State
Photo: AP/File Juba, December 24, 2021 (SSNA) — An unidentified disease is killing elderly and young people in Jonglei State’s Fangak County, Fangak County government officials said. The mysterious illness…
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Defection hits General Tuding Yak Rom’s camp
Government soldiers. Photo: File Longechuk, December 13, 2021 (SSNA) — A reliable source disclosed that 15 soldiers led by General Tuding Yak Rom, who defected to SSPDF a few months…
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South Sudan National Security behind SPLM-IO split, Source
Akol Koor Kuch (in black suit), the head of NSS Internal Bureau. Photo: File Juba, October 13, 2021 (SSNA) — The internal split and conflict between top political and military…
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