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South Africa’s Haysom takes over UN role in South Sudan

April 25, 2021Breaking News, News, South Sudan, Top Storiessouthsudannews

Juba, April 25, 2021 (SSNA) — The United Nations has appointed Nicholas Haysom to head the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) has confirmed. UN Secretary-General António Guterres first made public the appointment of Haysom in January this year. The new UNMISS head who took over today (Sunday)…

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President Kiir returns to Juba from South Africa

April 18, 2021Breaking News, News, South Sudan, Top Storiessouthsudannews

Juba, April 18, 2021 (SSNA) — The South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has returned to Juba from Pretoria Sunday evening after three days of talks with his South African counterpart President Cyril Ramaphosa. Kiir left Juba for Pretoria on Thursday for what his office described as “bilateral relation and peace-related talks” with the South African…

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South Sudan President fires army chief

April 10, 2021Breaking News, News, South Sudan, Top Storiessouthsudannews

Juba, April 10, 2021 (SSNA) — The President of South Sudan Salva Kiir has removed Chief of Staff of the military General Johnson Juma Okot and replaced him with General Santino Deng Wol. Kiir also fired many officials including Minister of Presidential Affairs Nhial Deng Nhial, Director-General of the South Sudan National Intelligence Bureau (External…

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Leaders of Nuer Community in Victoria warn against social media abuse and bullying

March 13, 2021News, Press Releases, South Sudan, Top Storiessouthsudannews

Nuer Community in Victoria Sub-Community leaders 13th of March 2021 Re: Warning letter to the general public of the Nuer community about social media abuse and bullying Dear beloved members, Victoria, Australia, March 13, 2021 (SSNA) — On behalf of the Nuer community in Victoria and its sub-communities leaders we wish our community members all…

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UN asks South Sudan to allow humanitarian access to Akobo and Pibor counties

March 10, 2021News, South Sudan, Worldsouthsudannews

Juba, March 10, 2021 (SSNA) — The United Nations has asked the government of South Sudan to allow its aid personnel access to Jonglei State’s Pibor and Akobo counties. The UN says people in Akobo and Pibor counties face insecurity every day due to rising of violence and that authorities need to contain it to…

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Leaked document: UK to cut South Sudan’s financial assistance by 59 percent

March 5, 2021Breaking News, News, South Sudan, Top Storiessouthsudannews

Juba, March 5, 2021 (SSNA) — The government of the United Kingdom is prepared to dramatically reduce its yearly financial aid to South Sudan by 59%, a document leaked to the Britain media and seen by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) shows. The Britain media says Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to gut humanitarian…

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Plane crashes in South Sudan’s Jonglei State, 10 people dead

March 2, 2021Breaking News, News, South Sudan, Top Storiessouthsudannews

Juba, March 2, 2021 (SSNA) — A plane carrying 8 passengers and two pilots crashed after it took off from Pieri local airport bounded for the capital, Juba, Jonglei State authorities said. A senior government official who has not to be named because he was not authorized to speak to the media told the SSNA…

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Fighting rages in South Sudan despite peace deal, UN says

February 19, 2021News, South Sudan, Worldsouthsudannews

Juba, February 19, 2021 (SSNA) — Fighting has been ongoing in South Sudan even after the formation of a transitional government in February last year, the United Nations says in a report on Friday. In the report, a UN commission formed to investigate and verify violence and peace implementation states that the violence has been…

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South Sudan urges European Union to support lifting sanctions

February 11, 2021Breaking News, News, South Sudan, Top Storiessouthsudannews

Juba, February 11, 2021 (SSNA) — The government of South Sudan has asked the European Union to help in its bid to lift arms embargoes imposed on the young nation in 2018 by both the United States and the United Nations. The move comes as parties to South Sudan’s revitalized peace agreement wrestle with its…

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Unexploded mines pose threat to South Sudan, UN warns

January 22, 2021News, South Sudan, Worldsouthsudannews

Juba, January 22, 2021 (SSNA) — The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) who spent years in South Sudan removing unexploded mines and ammunition warned that the young nation still in a dangerous phase after they determined that many locations must be cleared before local people can resume their normal farming and other activities. Thousands…

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Health ministry launches cholera vaccination in Pibor

January 21, 2021Breaking News, Health, News, South Sudan, Top Storiessouthsudannews

Pibor, January 21, 2021 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s health ministry has launched cholera vaccination in the Greater Pibor Administrative area after initial evaluation show that the people in the area are at risk of the disease including the Coronavirus. Health minister Achuei Yol said the immunization campaign was also launched in other areas deemed to…

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Months of flooding displaced nearly 1 million people in South Sudan: report

January 2, 2021Breaking News, News, South Sudan, Top Storiessouthsudannews

Juba, January 2, 2021 (SSNA) — A new report by the Associated Press (AP has found that close to 1 million South Sudanese have been displaced by months of flooding. The AP based its report on discussions with local people in Jonglei State’s Old Fangak County. The AP’s report concludes that the 2020 flood “is…

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President Kiir appoints six deputy governors

December 30, 2020Breaking News, News, South Sudan, Top Storiessouthsudannews

Juba, December 30, 2020 (SSNA) — President Salva Kiir has appointed six deputy governors of Unity, Eastern Equatoria, Lakes, Western Equatoria, Western Bar el Ghazal, and Jonglei States. The two main parties to the revitalized peace agreement, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement -In Opposition (SPLM-IO) and Sudan People’s Liberation Movement -In Government (SPLM-IO) each got…

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Egypt to hold industrial products exhibition in Juba next year

December 27, 2020Business, News, South Sudan, Worldsouthsudannews

Juba, December 27, 2020 (SSNA) — Egypt is set to hold an exhibition of Egyptian products from January 20-27, 2021 in Juba, the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) has learned. Egypt’s Chemical Industries Export Council Chairman, Khaled Abul Makarem, disclosed on Sunday that Egypt is ready to promote its industrial products in South Sudan. The…

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South Sudan’s Rival Forces Clash in Central Equatoria State

December 27, 2020Breaking News, News, South Sudan, Top Storiessouthsudannews

Juba, December 27, 2020 (SSNA) — The Sudan People’s Liberation army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) and South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) have clashed in Central Equatoria State’s kajo-Keji county, SPLA-IO spokesman Brig. General William Gatjiath Deng says. The SPLA-IO states that government soldiers launched surprised attacks on its Kirwa and Ajoh barracks at 6:00 am South…

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Pope Francis, Archbishop Welby call on South Sudanese leaders to implement peace

December 27, 2020Breaking News, News, South Sudan, Top Storiessouthsudannews

Juba, December 27, 2020 (SSNA) — Pope Francis and Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury have called on South Sudan’s political leaders to fully implement the peace agreement. In a joint letter seen by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA), the church leaders said they will visit South Sudan, urged President Kiir, First Vice President…

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