UN condemns killing of its aid worker in Cueibet County
Juba, July 1, 2020 (SSNA) SSNA) — The United Nations humanitarian coordinator in South Sudan Alain Noudéhou has condemned the brutal killing of a UN local staff in Cueibet. The…
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Indian peacekeepers launched veterinary center in Upper Nile State
Indian peacekeepers in Malakal. Photo: UN Malakal, May 20, 2020 (SSNA) — Indian peacekeepers based in Malakal town of Upper Nile State have launched a veterinary camp to vaccinate cattle…
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East Africa establishes Coronavirus task force
Photo: SSNA/File Djibouti, April 1, 2020 (SSNA) — East African countries have established a regional command solely for the purpose of dealing with the Coronavirus pandemic, the South Sudan News…
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Sudan’s defense minister dies in Juba
Juba, March 25, 2020 (SSNA) — Sudan’s defense minister, Lt. General Jamal Omar, has died in Juba this morning, a senior South Sudanese government official told the South Sudan News…
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UN accuses South Sudan of widespread corruption, calls for criminal probe
Photo: UN Juba, March 10, 2020 (SSNA) — A commission set up by the United Nations to investigate alleged widespread corruption in South Sudan says in a new report that…
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South Sudanese Academics and Professionals letter to U.S. Envoy
Ambassador W. Stuart Symington IV. Photo: Getty Images/File February 10, 2020 Ambassador W. Stuart Symington IV Special Envoy for South Sudan Unites States Department of State 2201 C Street Northwest…
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Troika urges South Sudan leaders to commit to peace
Troika Representatives in a past event. Photo: The Oslo Times Washington, January 2, 2020 (SSNA) — The Troika countries (the United Kingdom, Norway, and the United States) have issued a…
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US imposes sanctions on South Sudan’s defense minister
US Treasury department building in Washington, DC. Photo: PBS Washington, DC, December 16, 2019 (SSNA) — The United States has imposed sanctions on two Sourh Sudan senior government officials, a…
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US identifies killers of SPLM-IO officials
US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin. Photo: CNBC/File Washington, DC, December 10, 2019 (SSNA) — The United States has identified at least five people it believes directly involved in the abduction…
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US pulls ambassador out of South Sudan over unity government failure
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Photo: TNS Juba, November 25, 2019 (SSNA) — The United States’ ambassador to South Sudan, Thomas Hushek, has been recalled by Washington for consultations…
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