Juba, May 20, 2020 (SSNA) — The national league that was planned for the year 2020 has been canceled over fears of Coronavirus, the South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) says. The move comes as the number of positive cases of COVID-19 increased from 45 to more than 230 people with at least four confirmed deaths….
Juba, May 19, 2020 (SSNA) — South Sudanese First Vice President and leader of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO) Dr. Riek Machar has contracted Coronavirus, his office said. The announcement came as a new high-level COVID-19 taskforce was taking over. South Sudan said it has confirmed at least 236 positive cases and four…
Eastern Jikany Peace Initiative Conference Office of the Executive Council Joint press release Date: 19th of May 2020 Subject: Message of Condolences to Lou Nuer Community May 19, 2020 (SSNA) — The Eastern Jikany Peace Initiative Conference (EPIC) is surprised and saddened by the recent coordinated attack by a well-armed group which identified themselves as…
Juba, May 4, 2020 (SSNA) — South Sudanese First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar on Monday appointed James Gatdet Dak as his press secretary. The move comes more than two months after the formation of the transitional government of national unity. James Gatdet was the official press secretary for Machar before the civil war broke…
Juba, May 2, 2020 (SSNA) — The National Salvation Front (NAS) prepares to conduct series of attacks against the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) and South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) and that it threatens the peace, according to a defense ministry internal memo. The memo, which was sent to the South Sudan News…
Juba, May 1, 2020 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s ministry of health said Friday that the number of Coronavirus has increased from 35 to 45, raising fears the virus could devastate the young nation with a poor health sector. The government the new ten cases include normal citizens who have no history of traveling outside the…
Juba, April 28, 2020 (SSNA) — Officials of South Sudan and Eastern Equatoria State governments are involved in corrupt gold mining business practices in Eastern Equatoria State, a leaked document obtained by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) shows. The 5-page document given to the SSNA in Juba by an Eastern Equatoria State official who…
Juba, April 24, 2020 (SSNA) — South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar are finalizing steps to form state governments, a senior Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO) official who prefers anonymity told the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) today. In an exclusive interview on Friday, the official explained in…
Juba, April 16, 2020 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s Ministry of Health has stepped up its readiness to contain the spread of the Coronavirus by partnering with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Stated-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a memo obtained by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) shows. The text…
Juba, April 15, 2020 (SSNA) — The newly formed transitional government of national unity is in danger of imminent collapse as President Salva Kiir and his allies secretly planning ways to block full implementation of the September 2018 revitalized peace agreement, an official with South Sudan’s national security who has full knowledge of the matter…