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)…
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…
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…
Nuer Community in Victoria Sub-Community leaders 13th of March 2021 Re: Warning letter to the general public of the Nuer community about social media abuse and bullying Dear beloved members, Victoria, Australia, March 13, 2021 (SSNA) — On behalf of the Nuer community in Victoria and its sub-communities leaders we wish our community members all…
Juba, March 5, 2021 (SSNA) — The government of the United Kingdom is prepared to dramatically reduce its yearly financial aid to South Sudan by 59%, a document leaked to the Britain media and seen by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) shows. The Britain media says Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to gut humanitarian…
Juba, March 2, 2021 (SSNA) — A plane carrying 8 passengers and two pilots crashed after it took off from Pieri local airport bounded for the capital, Juba, Jonglei State authorities said. A senior government official who has not to be named because he was not authorized to speak to the media told the SSNA…
Juba, February 11, 2021 (SSNA) — The government of South Sudan has asked the European Union to help in its bid to lift arms embargoes imposed on the young nation in 2018 by both the United States and the United Nations. The move comes as parties to South Sudan’s revitalized peace agreement wrestle with its…
Pibor, January 21, 2021 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s health ministry has launched cholera vaccination in the Greater Pibor Administrative area after initial evaluation show that the people in the area are at risk of the disease including the Coronavirus. Health minister Achuei Yol said the immunization campaign was also launched in other areas deemed to…
Juba, January 2, 2021 (SSNA) — A new report by the Associated Press (AP has found that close to 1 million South Sudanese have been displaced by months of flooding. The AP based its report on discussions with local people in Jonglei State’s Old Fangak County. The AP’s report concludes that the 2020 flood “is…
Juba, December 30, 2020 (SSNA) — President Salva Kiir has appointed six deputy governors of Unity, Eastern Equatoria, Lakes, Western Equatoria, Western Bar el Ghazal, and Jonglei States. The two main parties to the revitalized peace agreement, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement -In Opposition (SPLM-IO) and Sudan People’s Liberation Movement -In Government (SPLM-IO) each got…