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Home News Archive by Category "Breaking News" (Page 27)

Russia, Angola block UN sanctions against South Sudan

September 15, 2015Breaking NewsNo Commentssouthsudannews

New York, September 15, 2015 (SSNA) — The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) latest attempt to impose sanctions on South Sudan’s rival military Generals was on Tuesday blocked by Russia and Angola. Russia claims that the punitive measures could further worsens the situation, the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) has learned. A source at the…

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UN to decide whether to impose sanctions on South Sudan’s rival generals

September 15, 2015Breaking NewsNo Commentssouthsudannews

New York, September 14, 2015 (SSNA) — The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will on Tuesday decide whether to impose new sanctions on two South Sudanese military Generals who the UNSC believes fuel the war. Diplomats at the UN revealed that Generals Malong Awan and Johnson Olony are the targets of the looming sanctions, adding…

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South Sudan’s Rebel Leader to Attend UN General Assembly Conference in New York

September 13, 2015Breaking NewsNo Commentssouthsudannews

Addis Ababa/New York, September 12, 2015 (SSNA) — South Sudanese rebel leader Dr. Riek Machar Teny will this month head to New York to attend a “high-level meeting” organized by the United Nations (UN). James Gatdet Dak, the Spokesperson for Dr. Machar, proclaimed in a press statement, a copy of which was extended to the…

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South Sudan’s rebels accuse Uganda of “dropping explosives and chemicals” in Upper Nile State

September 8, 2015Breaking NewsNo Commentssouthsudannews

Pagak, September 8, 2015 (SSNA) — South Sudanese rebel military command has accused the governments of Uganda and South Sudan of using banned and poisonous explosives and chemicals against the armed opposition in the oil-rich Upper Nile State, saying Kampala and Juba have become desperate in their military campaign against rebel forces. The office of…

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South Sudan’s rebel leader declares “permanent ceasefire”

August 28, 2015Breaking NewsNo Commentssouthsudannews

Addis Ababa, August 28, 2015 (SSNA) — The leader of South Sudanese rebels Dr. Riek Machar has declared permanent truce with Salva kiir’s government forces, saying his armed movement is committed to peace and it abides by the IGAD-Plus signed document. In an order extended to the South Sudan news Agency (SSNA), Machar cites Chapter…

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South Sudan’s Kiir signs ‘compromise peace agreement’

August 26, 2015Breaking NewsNo Commentssouthsudannews

Juba, August 26, 2015 (SSNA) — South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has signed the IGAD-PLUs’s compromise peace agreement nine days after he refused to sign the document in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. Kiir signed the IGAD-Plus’s final peace document in Juba in presence of IGAD member states including representatives of countries parties to the…

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Disagreement emerges among key government officials over peace proposal as extended dateline looms

August 25, 2015Breaking NewsNo Commentssouthsudannews

Juba, August 25, 2015 (SSNA) — South Sudanese president Salva Kiir, Vice President James Wani Igga, and key figures of government are sharply divided over the IGAD-Plus’s compromise peace agreement, a confidential government source with full knowledge of the discussions and who demanded anonymity for fear of reprisal has told the South Sudan News Agency…

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Machar, Amum sign “compromise peace agreement” as Kiir refuses

August 17, 2015Breaking NewsNo Commentssouthsudannews

Addis Ababa, August 17, 2015 (SSNA) — South Sudanese rebel leader Dr. Riek Machar and Former political detainee Pagan Amum have signed IGAD-Plus’s compromise peace agreement exactly on the dateline proposed by the international community. Meanwhile Salva Kiir refused to sign the deal, saying he needs at least fifteen days to make necessary consultations with…

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South Sudan’s peace talks resume as US renews ‘ultimatum’

August 6, 2015Breaking NewsNo Commentssouthsudannews

Addis Ababa, August 6, 2015 (SSNA) — Peace talks between South Sudan’s warring factions have resumed on Thursday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. Negotiations restarted as the United States renews an ultimatum to South Sudanese warring sides. The fresh negotiations under the IGAD-Plus are expected to be the final chance for South Sudan’s rivals…

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South Sudan’s rivals must reach a peace deal by August 17 or risk being sidelined, US President warns

August 4, 2015Breaking NewsNo Commentssouthsudannews

Washington, DC, August 4, 2015 (SSNA) — The United States’ President, Barack Obama, on Tuesday issued an ultimatum to South Sudanese warring factions, saying the two competing sides must sign a peace agreement by the 17th of August–a date proposed by the IGAD-Plus. The warning comes after Obama met with the United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban…

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