Juba, April 5, 2020 (SSNA) — The government of South Sudan has reported its first case of Coronavirus also known as COVID-19, the country’s First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar announced on Sunday. The news came barely a day after the head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISSS) David Shearer told Newshub…
Washington, DC/Juba, April 3, 2020 (SSNA) — A well-coordinated corruption scheme in South Sudan’s mining sector involves President Salva Kiir’s relatives and inner circle, military leaders, and other high-level officials, a new report released by the Washington, DC-based investigative and policy institute, The Sentry, shows. The report entitled, “Untapped and Unprepared: Dirty Deals Threaten South…
Addis Ababa, March 31, 2020 (SSNA) — The newly appointed minister of health has been unfairly criticized for her limited English language, a prominent South Sudanese news editor and writer says. Last week, South Sudan’s minister of health Elizabeth Achuei Yol updated the nation about the coronavirus and thanked foreign institutions for their help. The…
Juba, March 28, 2020 (SSNA) — South Sudan has suspended the training of the unified forces over Coronavirus fear, army spokesman Lul Ruai Koang says. The announcement came less than a week after the transitional government banned all fights and closed borders. “We had to do that because of coronavirus, to prevent our forces from…
Juba, March 24, 2020 (SSNA) — The newly-formed transitional government of national unity has banned all international flights coming into or going out of the country due to fears of Coronavirus, the government said on Monday. Juba asserted that the move is to prevent the spread of the deadly virus. The government also banned public…
Juba, March 21, 2020 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s main peace partners President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar have been in talks over states division and the two leaders failed to agree on who should take what state, a newly appointed minister who prefers to remains anonymous because he was not authorized…
Juba, March 17, 2020 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s newly appointed deputy minister of interior, Mabior Garang de Mabior, says he is not sure if the September 2018 revitalized agreement will achieve reforms needed by his part, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO). His comment came days after his appointment. The SPLM-IO figure discloses that…
Juba, March 12, 2020 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir, is set to officially announce the formation of the transitional government of national unity at any time, a senior official who has full knowledge of the process told the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) today. the official, who prefers to remain anonymous because he was…
Juba, March 7, 2020 (SSNA) — Th latest peace deal between South Sudan’s warring factions could collapse unless the main parties to the agreement fully implement it, several unnamed Western diplomats say. The warning came barely two weeks after South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and the main opposition leader Dr. Riek Machar announced the formation…
Juba, February 25, 020 (SSNA) — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has finally lifted the house arrest of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO) leader Dr. Riek Machar, a according to a tweet by IGAD’s special envoy to South Sudan Dr. Ismail Wais and seen by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA). The…