May 6, 2020 (SSNA) — On behalf of the people of South Sudan, we wish to express concern that leaders in the States and Administrative Areas urgently need to be assigned. The open-armed conflict between major armed groups has been virtually eliminated in South Sudan. For that, the people praise and thank you. Unfortunately, because…
By: Bol Khan Introduction May 1, 2020 (SSNA) — Whys is DEMOCRACY not growing in most developing countries? In our view, Democracy is not growing in developing countries because of the following: 1) Majority of the leaders who have been in power are too undemocratic; 2) The politics play therein is always more of personalities…
By Nhial Gatkuoth Chung, Accra, Ghana April 18, 2020 (SSNA) — “We will fight Kiir’s government to the last man and get rid of his rotten system and his circles by all means possible”, now the same political and military leaders who said those powerful words years ago are now crawling back to the same…
By Duop Chak Wuol March 27, 2020 (SSNA) — In recent days, the newly appointed minister of health Elizabeth Achuei Yol has come under intense criticism from many South Sudanese, most of whom mocked the minister on social media platforms. The minister was condemned because she incorrectly pronounced the COVID-19 or Coronavirus at a news…
By: Nhial Gatkuoth Chung, Accra, Ghana March 25, 2020 (SSNA) — The formation of the Revitalised transitional government of national unity on 12th March 2020 is another positive step toward the realisation of permanent tranquility in South Sudan though it was partly celebrated due to the fact that the betrayal attitudes of the South Sudanese…
By Duop Chak Wuol March 21, 2020 (SSNA) — The 17th of March 2020 defection of a Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) high-ranking military officer Lieutenant General James Koang Chuol Ranley—a former armed opposition deputy chief of General Staff for Administration and Finance and former co-chair of Joint Defense Board (JDB) has raised many…
By Peter Reat Gatkuoth Abstract March 17, 2020 (SSNA) — A key element in resolving the brutal civil conflict, which has cost about 400, 000 lives and displaced more than 4 million people since its beginning in December 2013, is the signing of the Revitalized Agreement on conflict resolution in South Sudan (R-ARCSS), which was…
By Duop Chak Wuol March 13, 2020 (SSNA) — The recent appointments of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO) national ministers and deputy ministers have been widely welcome in South Sudan and around the world. However, there are some people who believe that the nomination of Angelina Nyajany Teny as a minister of defense…
By Peter Reat Gatkuoth Abstract February 23, 2020 (SSNA) — When pipelines are built, regulated, controlled and maintained as necessary by international and national legislation, they can be safe environmentally according to national and international industry standards and good practices. They can also pose serious health and environmental danger. The most common cause of pipeline…
By Peter Reat Gatkuoth Abstract February 21, 2020 (SSNA) — Values are the core of leadership and guided conduct and execution. The beliefs we hold in our hearts influence the nature of the decisions we make as well as the trust we have in convincing the others to accept our judgments. Samuel Blumefeld has made…
By Peter Reat Gatkuoth “Peace does not mean the total absence of any conflict. It means the absence of violence in all forms. Peace exists where people are interacting non-violently and are managing their conflict positively.” Abstract February 20, 2020 (SSNA) — The violent conflict that began in December 2013 until 2016 is the gravest…
By Duop Chak Wuol February 15, 2020 (SSNA) — In October 2015, President Salva Kiir issued a decree, expanding the original ten states to 28. In January 2017, Kiir issued another presidential order creating an additional four states, making the young nation a mother of 32 states. The move was met with mixed reactions from…
By Peter Reat Gatkuoth Abstract January 6, 2020 (SSNA) — “Environment is one of the facets of life that requires utmost attention. The relationship between man (human being) and the environment is one that is reciprocal in a sense that man cannot live without the environment and the environment needs a man to adhere to…
By Peter Reat Gatkuoth ABSTRACT December 6, 2019 (SSNA) — The complexity of international arbitration and the growing increase in the rate of multi-party proceedings has led to mass claims and cost constraints followed by demands for a speedy resolution of disputes by the Parties to arbitrarily proceedings. To remedy the situation, arbitrarily institutions have…
By Roger Alfred Yoron Modi November 24, 2019 (SSNA) — While emphasizing the need to work on a roadmap and implementation plan to ensure the timely completion of pending pre-transitional tasks of the R-ARCSS, the IGAD Council of Ministers in its Communiqué of 10th November 2019 instructed the IGAD Special Envoy for South Sudan in…
By Roger Alfred Yoron Modi November 4, 2019 (SSNA) — The reconstituted National Constitutional Amendment Committee (NCAC) established under the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) should be transparent to the public in their activities. The Agreement says the reconstituted NCAC shall complete the tasks necessary to prepare for…