South Sudan

Military situation remains tense in Malakal, UN warns

9 years ago

SPLA soldiers guard Malakal airport. Photo: Reuters Juba/New York, January 2017 (SSNA) – A heavy fighting between government and rebel forces broke out in South Sudan’s upper Nile, prompting the…

MSF closes project in Melut after three years

9 years ago

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MSF’s measles vaccination campaign. Photo: Kate Nolan/MSF Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) just closed the doors of its emergency health centre in Melut. The intervention in the north-east of…

AFRICAN Centre for Transitional Justice calls on Kenya government to immediately release Civil rights Lawyer Dong Samuel Luak and Political activist Aggrey Idri without pre-conditions

9 years ago

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Dong Saluel Luak (right), Aggrey Idri (center), and James Gatdet Dak who was deported to Juba in November last year. Photo: Sirir Gabriel Yiei Ruot/File ACT-J calls on Kenya government…

UN says South Sudan peace can only be achieved within the framework of the 2015 Agreement

9 years ago

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AU in a past session. Photo: Pan-African Parliament/File Addis Ababa, January 29, 2017 (SSNA) — The African Union (AU), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and the United Nations (UN)…

UN calls for ceasefire as fighting intensifies in Upper Nile

9 years ago

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Photo: Justin Lynch Juba/New York, January 27, 2017 (SSNA) — The United Nations on Friday called on South Sudan’s warring factions to immediately stop fighting and work toward implementing the…

Kiir, UNMISS Chief meet in Juba; discuss peace efforts

9 years ago

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UNMISS Head David Shearer. Photo: UN/File Juba/New York, January 26, 2017 (SSNA) — The newly appointed head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan and Special Representative of the…

New Report Exposes Massive Corruption in South Sudan’s Army

9 years ago

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SPLA Chief of General Staff Paul MalongAwan. Photo: KT Radio (Rwanda) “Weapons of Mass Corruption” Washington, DC, January 26, 2017 (SSNA) — A new report, “Weapons of Mass Corruption: How…

South Sudan tops list of most corrupt countries

9 years ago

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South Sudanese Pound. Juba, January 25, 2017 (SSNA) – The Republic of South Sudan has been named in a Transparency International’s annual report as one of the world’s most corrupt nations. The report…

Kenya accused of kidnapping South Sudanese rebel officials

9 years ago

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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta (right), South Sudan’s Kiir (left). Photo: CapitalFM (Kenya) Nairobi/Juba, January 24, 2017 (SSNA) — Kenya has been accused of kidnapping two South Sudanese opposition figures for…

Enough Project Calls for Immediate Release of South Sudanese Citizens Aggrey Idri and Dong Samuel

9 years ago

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Dong Saluel Luak (right), Aggrey Idri (center), and James Gatdet Dak who was deported to Juba in November last year. Photo: Sirir Gabriel Yiei Ruot/File Washington, DC, January 24, 2017…

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