Juba, November 15, 2013 (SSNA) — South Sudanese president Salva Kiir Mayardiit has on Friday announced the dissolution of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) main organs, leaving only the secretariat division to function. In his address, Kiir claims that his decision to dissolve SPLM’s structures was driven by the fact that the ruling party…
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Juba, August 23, 2013 (SSNA) — The president of the Republic of South Sudan has issued a presidential decree naming the speaker of parliament James Wani Igga as new VP. President Kiir dissolved his entire cabinet on July 23, a political shift received with mix reactions. South Sudanese have in the first expressed dissatisfactions over…
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Juba, July 23, 2013 (SSNA) — South Sudanese president, Salva Kiir Mayardiit, has issued a ‘Republican Decree’ dissolving his entire cabinet, including VP Machar and SPLM secretary general Pagan Amum. The president also mandated all undersecretaries to carry out ministerial activities in their respected ministries. In the decree, seen by the South Sudan News Agency,…
Juba, July 14, 2013 (SSNA) — The president of the Republic of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardiit, last month suspended two government ministers, Kosti Manibe Ngai and Deng Alor Kuol. The two ministers were accused of “requesting and wiring funds without the knowledge of the presidency and other relevant institutions” (ST). The president also lifted…
By Holy Crook Juba, January 8, 2013 (SSNA) — This is not a report. It is not an opinion article either. Nor is it a news story. It is what it is. So, please, read it carefully. Strive to understand every single letter, every single word, every single sentence, every single paragraph. The photos too (check…
By Luk Kuth Dak “Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. July 11, 2011 (SSNA) — Not even in my wildest dreams have I ever thought that this day will eventually emerge. After all, it took a little over five decades of vicious…
Khartoum, August 26, 2010 (SSNA) — Sudanese president Omar Hassan al-Bashir will attend the ceremony of Kenya’s new constitution, Sudan state run media SUNA reports on Thursday. SUNA initially broke the news saying al-Bashir will head to Kenya on Friday at the invitation from his Kenyan counterpart president Mwai Kibaki to attend the celebrations of the declaration…
Bentiu, August 11, 2010 (SSNA) — The Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) on Wednesday said unidentified gunmen ambushed a lorry carrying soldiers and civilians in Unity State, killing 23 people and wounded eight others. The attack took place on Sunday, but, it is not clear as to why the authority did not report the incident…
Nairobi, August 1, 2010 (SSNA) — Dr. Samson L. Kwaje, the minister of agriculture and forestry in the semi-autonomous Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) has died in Nairobi, Kenya. Late Kwaje joined SPLM/A in early 1990s. At the time of his service with the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A), he was an active member and later…
Hague, July 12, 2010 (SSNA) — Pre-trial chamber at the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a second round of arrest warrant on Monday for Omar Hassan al-Bashir on three counts of genocide. The court charged the Sudanese president on the same day the African Union/United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) said that at least 221 people have…