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East Africa establishes Coronavirus task force

4 years ago

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…

Sudan’s defense minister dies in Juba

4 years ago

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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…

UN accuses South Sudan of widespread corruption, calls for criminal probe

4 years ago

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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…

South Sudanese Academics and Professionals letter to U.S. Envoy

4 years ago

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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…

Troika urges South Sudan leaders to commit to peace

4 years ago

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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…

US imposes sanctions on South Sudan’s defense minister

4 years ago

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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…

US identifies killers of SPLM-IO officials

4 years ago

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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…

US pulls ambassador out of South Sudan over unity government failure

4 years ago

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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…

$10 million needed for flood victims in Maban County: UN

4 years ago

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Photo: Eye Radio Juba, November 25, 2019 (SSNA) — The United Nations is urging donor countries to raise at least $10 million dollars to help people who have been displaced…

Eritrea invests $289 million in South Sudan’s electric plant

4 years ago

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Photo: Getty Images/File Juba, November 21, 2019 (SSNA) — The Eritrean-based Ezra Group has invested $289 million dollars in a South Sudan’s power project based int eh capital, Juba. The…

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