Juba, January 20, 2019 (SSNA) — The Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu went to Chad and flew over South Sudan from Chad to Israel, the Jerusalem Post reports. Israeli media states that South Sudan is a friendly nation to Israel and that the two nations enjoy a friendly atmosphere. They, however, did not explain…
Juba, January 16, 2019 (SSNA) — The government of the United Kingdom through its Department for International Development (DFID) will fund international war zones to use maggots to help clean infected wounds, the Daily Mail newspaper reports. The UK says it will be sending maggots to war zones in countries lacking adequate medical supplies and…
Juba, January 7, 2019 (SSNA) — The United Kingdom Secretary of Defense Gavin Williamson said his country is working to bring stability to South Sudan and that the people of the UK stand with the people of the war-ravaged young nation. Williamson comment comes as he tours the country. “The UK is a nation that…
Juba, January 3, 2019 (SSNA) — China has donated $7 million dollars to the United Nations to help the agency purchase food for South Sudanese in need of food, according to a joint statement seen by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA). In the text, Chinese Ambassador to South Sudan He Xiangdong says his country…
Juba, January 1, 2019 (SSNA) — Zimbabwean minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Professor Amon Murwira says his nation is prepared to finalize a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Sudan’s Ministry of Higher Education, saying Zimbabwe is “very literate,” according to an interview obtained by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA)….
Juba, December 26, 2018 (SSNA) — The Egypt-based African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed an agreement with Securiport SUARL, a Senegal-based airport security entity, to construct a new security system for a facility at Juba’s International Airport, the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) has learned. The bank says in a statement obtained by the SSNA…
Juba, December 22, 2018 (SSNA) — The Troika countries, namely the United Kingdom, Norway, and the United States have condemned South Sudan’s government over peace monitors detainment, describing the move as “abuse of monitors,” saying the young nation national security sector should not be used to harass people, a statement obtained by the South Sudan…
Kampala, December 19, 2018 (SSNA) — A Ugandan telecommunications engineer Andrew Ndawula who was working for MTN as a Switch Plant Engineer during the time of Dr. John Garang’s helicopter crash in July 2005 has reappeared in Kampala, sparking yet a new debate over whether the Engineer will be questioned by local and international authorities….
Juba, December 16, 2018 (SSNA) — An ex-general with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) who has been sanctioned by the United States for fueling South Sudan’s civil war by supplying weapons and ammunition to South Sudanese government and unnamed armed groups has denied the allegations, saying he is not surprised by the US move. Major…
Washington, DC, December 13, 2018 (SSNA) — The United States has announced on Thursday that it is ending financial assistance to South Sudanese government, saying the young nation is being led by “corrupt leaders” who cause suffering to their people. The announcement comes as President Trump’s administration rolls out its new African strategy to deal…