South Sudan

South Sudanese doctor honors his South Korean mentor

7 years ago

Thomas Taban Akot. Photo: Inje University College of Medicine. Juba, December 26, 2018 (SSNA) — A South Sudanese medical doctor Thomas Taban Akot who studied medicines in Inje University in…

Troika condemns South Sudan for assaulting peace monitors

7 years ago

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Photo: The Oslo Times Juba, December 22, 2018 (SSNA) — The Troika countries, namely the United Kingdom, Norway, and the United States have condemned South Sudan’s government over peace monitors…

Exclusive: Central bank, Lukiza Ltd sign mobile money transfer deal

7 years ago

Business, News, South Sudan, Top Stories

South Sudanese pound. Photo: File Nairobi/Juba, December 21, 2018 (SSNA) — The Bank of South Sudan and a Kenya-based Lukiza Ltd have signed a deal which will allow the young…

South Sudan security forces “assaulted and illegally detained” peace monitors

7 years ago

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South Sudan’s Security Forces in Juba. Photo: File/Juba Eye Juba, December 19, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s security forces have detained, attacked, blindfolded, kicked, robbed, stripped, and handcuffed peace monitors…

Ugandan engineer suspected of having evidence about John Garang death resurfaces in Kampala

7 years ago

News, South Sudan, World

Andrew Ndawula (left) with his newly wedded wife Deborah Nankwanga Kawaala (right). Photo: The New Vision (Uganda). Kampala, December 19, 2018 (SSNA) — A Ugandan telecommunications engineer Andrew Ndawula who…

South Sudan troops accused of committing environmental crimes in Pagak

7 years ago

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Photo: Global Forest Watch Pagak/Addis Ababa, December 18, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese government soldiers based in Pagak have systematically been cutting down trees, burning, and selling them in the…

Ebola fears hit South Sudan-DRC border residents

7 years ago

Health, News, South Sudan

Ebola outbreak in DRC. Photo: AP Tambura/Juba, December 18, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese residents living in areas bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) say they are living in…

Refugee Response Plan to help South Sudanese refugees access to education

7 years ago

Education, News, South Sudan

Kakuma refugee camp. Photo: The Lutheran World Federation/James Macharia Nairobi, December 19, 2018 (SSNA) — A Kenyan-based Refugee Response Plan (RRP) has partnered with the government of Kenya to help…

Juba secures $2 billion in oil investments, vows more firms will join

7 years ago

Business, News, South Sudan

Photo: File/africanarguments.org Juba, December 18, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s petroleum minister, Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, said his government has so far secured more $2 billion dollars from Malaysia, South Africa,…

South Sudan accuses US of working against peace over aid cut

7 years ago

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Salva kiir. Photo: File/Getty Images Juba, December 17, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese government has accused the United States of acting against the ongoing peace process, saying Washington’s recent decision…

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