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EU threatens to slap new sanctions on South Sudan

9 years ago

European Parliament. Photo: Getty Images/File Brussels/Juba, December 12, 2016 (SSNA) — The European Union has issued fresh warning, saying it is ready to impose punitive measures against anyone standing in…

MSF opens a new health center in Yei

9 years ago

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Locals at the new health center. Photo: MSF Yei/Juba, December 12, 2016 (SSNA) — Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has opened a new health clinic in Yei town to improve access…

UN to hold “special session” on South Sudan

9 years ago

South Sudan, World

Flags at the UNHRC building in Geneva. Photo: File Juba/Geneva, December 9, 2016 (SSNA) – The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will hold a special meeting next Wednesday to…

US Congress Passes “Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act”

9 years ago

South Sudan, World

United States Congress. Photo: The Washington Post “A Groundbreaking Achievement”: Congress Passes “Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act” Enough Project applauds historic, bipartisan effort to combat corruption, protect journalists, whistleblowers, and human…

New Zealand to head UN mission in South Sudan

9 years ago

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UN Security Council in a past session. Photo: UN/Getty Images/File New York/Juba, December 7, 2016 (SSNA) — The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has picked member of New Zealand parliament…

South Sudan Deports American Journalist

9 years ago

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South Sudan’s security forces in Juba. Photo: Jubaweb/File Juba, December 6, 2016 (SSNA) — An American freelance journalist working for the US-based Associated Press (AP) has been forced to leave…

More Chinese peacekeepers arrive in South Sudan

9 years ago

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Chinese troops. Photo: Youtube/Getty Images/File Juba, December 5, 2016 (SSNA) — China has resumed the deployment of its 700-peacekeeping infantry battalion to South Sudan, dispatching 120 of them to the…

US alarms over escalation of violence in South Sudan

9 years ago

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US State Department Spokesman Mark Toner. Photo: Youtube/Getty Images/File Washington, DC/Juba, December 5, 2016 (SSNA) — The United States says it is worries and alarmed over the escalation of violence…

South Sudan accuses Ethiopia and Sudan of complicity in Machar isolation

9 years ago

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South Sudan FVP Gai. Photo: Radio Tamazuj/File Addis Ababa/Khartoum, December 2, 2016 (SSNA) — South Sudanese First Vice president Taban Deng Gai says governments of Ethiopia and Sudan agree with…

UN warns of imminent “ethnic cleansing” campaign in South Sudan

9 years ago

South Sudan, World

Photo: UN/Getty Images Juba, December 1, 2016 (SSNA) — A United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) has warned Thursday that a campaign of ethnic cleansing is underway in South…

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