Egypt delivers aid to South Sudan
Photo: File Juba, January 3, 2022 (SSNA) — The Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has directed his government to send medical and humanitarian aid to South Sudan, senior Egyptian and…
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Egypt launches development projects in South Sudan
South Sudanese and Egyptian officials at a news conference announcing the deal in the capital, Juba, Photo: SSNA/File Juba, December 16, 2021 (SSNA) – The government of Egypt has begun…
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US imposes sanctions on companies over corruption in South Sudan
Seal of the US Department of the Treasury. Photo: AP Washinton, DC, December 9, 2021 (SSNA) — The United States on Thursday slapped fresh sanctions on companies it believes involves…
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UN asks South Sudan to allow humanitarian access to Akobo and Pibor counties
Photo: UN Juba, March 10, 2021 (SSNA) — The United Nations has asked the government of South Sudan to allow its aid personnel access to Jonglei State’s Pibor and Akobo…
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Fighting rages in South Sudan despite peace deal, UN says
Photo: UN Juba, February 19, 2021 (SSNA) — Fighting has been ongoing in South Sudan even after the formation of a transitional government in February last year, the United Nations…
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Unexploded mines pose threat to South Sudan, UN warns
Photo: File Juba, January 22, 2021 (SSNA) — The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) who spent years in South Sudan removing unexploded mines and ammunition warned that the young…
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Egypt to hold industrial products exhibition in Juba next year
Chairman of the Egyptian Chemical Industries Export Council Khaled Abul Makarem. Photo: Getty Images/File Juba, December 27, 2020 (SSNA) — Egypt is set to hold an exhibition of Egyptian products…
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Aid agencies say conflict, floods, and Covid-19 push South Sudanese into “extreme hunger”
Photo: UN/File Juba, December 25, 2020 (SSNA) — The World Food Programme (WFP), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have a released s joint statement, saying…
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US wants South Sudan to execute reforms before lifting sanctions
U.S Ambassador to South Sudan Thomas Hushek. Photo: Eye Radio/File Juba, July 18, 2020 (SSNA) — The United States is willing to lift sanctions imposed on South Sudan if the…
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South Sudan leaders must resolve outstanding issues within 30 days, IGAD says
Djibouti, July 15, 2020 (SSNA) — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has given parties to South Sudan’s revitalized peace agreement 30 days to resolve all outstanding issues, warning that…
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