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Category: Top Stories

Home News Archive by Category "Top Stories" (Page 2)

Defection hits General Tuding Yak Rom’s camp

December 13, 2021Breaking News, News, South Sudan, Top StoriesNo Commentssouthsudannews

Longechuk, December 13, 2021 (SSNA) — A reliable source disclosed that 15 soldiers led by General Tuding Yak Rom, who defected to SSPDF a few months ago, have deserted their base and declared their return to SPLM/A-IO base in Mangok, Longechuk County, Upper Nile State, South Sudan. The defectors, under command of 2nd Lt. Chiok…

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South Sudan National Security behind SPLM-IO split, Source

October 13, 2021Breaking News, News, South Sudan, Top StoriesNo Commentssouthsudannews

Juba, October 13, 2021 (SSNA) — The internal split and conflict between top political and military leaders of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-In Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) was caused by South Sudan National Security, a high-ranking national security officer who demanded his name not be disclosed for fear of reprisal told the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA)…

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Kiir, Machar, to discuss peace implementation

September 22, 2021Breaking News, News, South Sudan, Top StoriesNo Commentssouthsudannews

Juba, September 22, 2021 (SSNA) — President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar will resume peace implementation talks next week, two government sources familiar with the matter told the South Sudan News Agency today. The discussion scheduled to resume as the agreement required will address obstacles that are preventing peace from progressing….

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SPLM/A-IO leadership in USA says the vision of the Kitgwang rebellion is misguided

August 6, 2021Breaking News, News, South Sudan, Top StoriesNo Commentssouthsudannews

August 6, 2021 (SSNA) — The leadership of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-In Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) has shapely criticizes the decision made by its military command to depose the current South Sudan First Vice President and chairman of the SPLM/A-IO Dr. Riek Machar. In an announcement, the SPLA-IO military led by its Chief of General Staff…

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Planned establishment of Hybrid Court in South Sudan in limbo as US prepares to divert its funding

July 22, 2021Breaking News, News, South Sudan, Top StoriesNo Commentssouthsudannews

Nairobi/Juba, July 22, 2021 (SSNA) — The United States is secretly finalizing a plan to reallocate the money it has committed to the creation of a hybrid court in the war-ravaged South Sudan, a senior African Union official with full knowledge of the situation and who asked for anonymity because of the sensitivity of the…

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CASS’s report on South Sudan national dialogue

July 20, 2021News, Press Releases, South Sudan, Top StoriesNo Commentssouthsudannews

Re: REPORT OF THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE COMMITTEE SUMMARIZED July 2021 This document is prepared and distributed in the hope that South Sudanese throughout the nation may understand what their friends and neighbors around the country have said during the National Dialogue interviews. Many people may not have access to the final report so we hope…

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New Parliament to be sworn in

May 8, 2021Breaking News, News, South Sudan, Top StoriesNo Commentssouthsudannews

Juba, May 8, 2021 (SSNA) — The South Sudanese main parties to the revitalized peace agreement have agreed to dissolve the current Parliament paving the way for the Reconstitute Parliament to be sworn and take over, the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) has learned. The move comes more than a year after a transitional government…

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South Africa’s Haysom takes over UN role in South Sudan

April 25, 2021Breaking News, News, South Sudan, Top StoriesNo Commentssouthsudannews

Juba, April 25, 2021 (SSNA) — The United Nations has appointed Nicholas Haysom to head the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) has confirmed. UN Secretary-General António Guterres first made public the appointment of Haysom in January this year. The new UNMISS head who took over today (Sunday)…

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President Kiir returns to Juba from South Africa

April 18, 2021Breaking News, News, South Sudan, Top StoriesNo Commentssouthsudannews

Juba, April 18, 2021 (SSNA) — The South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has returned to Juba from Pretoria Sunday evening after three days of talks with his South African counterpart President Cyril Ramaphosa. Kiir left Juba for Pretoria on Thursday for what his office described as “bilateral relation and peace-related talks” with the South African…

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South Sudan President fires army chief

April 10, 2021Breaking News, News, South Sudan, Top StoriesNo Commentssouthsudannews

Juba, April 10, 2021 (SSNA) — The President of South Sudan Salva Kiir has removed Chief of Staff of the military General Johnson Juma Okot and replaced him with General Santino Deng Wol. Kiir also fired many officials including Minister of Presidential Affairs Nhial Deng Nhial, Director-General of the South Sudan National Intelligence Bureau (External…

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