Juba, January 24, 2023 (SSNA) – A technical advance team of Pope Francis tasked to assess the preparations for Pope’s visit set for early next month has arrived in Juba, Metropolitan Archbishop of Juba, Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla said. Stephen also revealed that 90% of the work that is supposed to be done ahead of…
Juba, January 23, 2023 (SSNA) — The head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Nicholas Haysom says recent abductions in the Greater Pibor Administrative area are “barbaric” and that such a practice should not be used in any shape or form. On its part, the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, condemns the abductions…
Juba, January 23, 2023 (SSNA) — The South Sudanese Salva Kiir and First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar are in discussions on how to better close gaps in the peace implementation process and issues they should present to Pope Francis early next month, a high-level source at the Presidency told the South Sudan News Agency…
New York, January 20, 2023 (SSNA) — The Republic of South Sudan has lost UN voting rights over unpaid dues as the young nation struggles to recover from years of civil war, the South Sudan News Agency has learned. In a letter signed by the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and seen by the South…
Juba, January 19, 2023 (SSNA) — Pope Francis will arrive in South Sudan on February 3 to meet South Sudanese political and religious leaders, both the Vatican and Juba have confirmed. The highly anticipated visit was first announced in 2020 months after the Pope met with South Sudanese leaders at a retreat at the Vatican…
Juba, January 18, 2023 (SSNA) — South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has endorsed the “Zero Malaria Campaign” spearheaded by the Ministry of Health o help eradicate malaria in the country. The President says fighting against malaria requires “us all” and that the campaign begins with him. Kiir also urges the citizens to follow health guidelines…
Juba, January 18, 2023 (SSNA) — The government of South Sudan says it will co-host an educational conference that will be held in Switzerland next month. The conference, according to Juba, will focus on how education for vulnerable young children should be funded and the importance of education. The conference will also address the quality…
Nairobi, January 8, 2023 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s National Security has detained six journalists who work for the state-run South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation Television (SSBCTV) over a viral video showing President Salva Kiir peeing on himself, Patrick Oyet, the Head of South Sudan Union of Journalists told the Reuters news agency. The arrest comes weeks…
Juba, January 5, 2022 (SSNA) — The government of South Sudan said it is working days and nights to make sure the 2018 arms embargo that was imposed on the young nation by the United Nations Security Council is lifted, a senior government official says. The official who does not wants to be named so…
Washington, DC/Juba, December 25, 2022 (SSNA) — The government of South Sudan has launched a behind-the-scenes lobbying campaign to reverse an arms embargo that was imposed by the UN Security Council in July 2018, an official at the South Sudan embassy in Washington, DC, with full knowledge of the matter and who demanded anonymity because…
Juba, December 17, 2022 (SSNA) — The United States of America, Norway, and the United Kingdom also known as Troika countries, and the European Union said they are “deeply concerned” by the ongoing violence in Upper Nile and Jonglei States and call for an end, according to a press statement released by the bloc and…
Juba, December 13, 2022 (SSNA) — The head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Nicholas Haysom has briefed the UN Security Council about the execution of the peace agreement and called on the members of the Council to support the implementation roadmap to transition. Haysom told the Council that its support is…
Juba, December 12, 2022 (SSNA) — The government of South Sudan declared a widespread measles outbreak in the country, saying cases are on the rise and that appropriate health measures are needed. “Based on the number of laboratory-confirmed measles cases across the country, the national ministry of health hereby declares a measles outbreak in South…
Juba, December 9, 2022 (SSNA) — The government of the United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on two county commissioners in South Sudan’s Unity State, the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) has learned. The commissioners targetted by the UK are Koch County commissioner Gordon Koang Biel and Gatluak Nyang Hoth, who is the County Commissioner for…
Juba, December 7, 2022 (SSNA) — The ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) party has endorsed President Salva Kiir for the presidential election scheduled to take place late next year, the SPLM’s highest leadership body, the National Liberation Council (NLC) says. In a 4-day conference in Juba, members of the NLC anonymously nominated Kiir to…
Juba, December 7, 2022 (SSNA) — The Chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) Major General Charles Tai Gituai today briefed visiting United Nations delegation on the status of the revitalized peace agreement. Gen. Gituai told the delegation that some progress has been made and that more works need to be done…