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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…