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European banks invest over $761m in brutal campaign against civilians in South Sudan

5 months ago

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South Sudanese IDPs in the South Sudan-Uganda border. Photo: AFP Juba, November 16, 2023 (SSNA) — Major European banks and investors invest more than $761m (€700m) in oil companies tied…

Maintain Tyranny or Die: Salva Kiir’s Devious Peace Strategy

6 months ago

Analyses, Articles, Opinion, South Sudan

President Salva Kiir. Photo: AFP/File By Duop Chak Wuol November 3, 2023 (SSNA) — Soon after the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGoNU) was formed in February 2020, the…

Why the UN Security Council Should Not Lift the South Sudan Arms Embargo

1 year ago

Analyses, Articles, Opinion, South Sudan

UNSC in a past session. Photo: UN By Duop Chak Wuol January 21, 2023 (SSNA) — Grave concern has been prompted by the recent statements of South Sudanese government officials,…

Refocusing on nation-building beyond tribal mindsets and ethnic lines

1 year ago

Articles, Columnists, Opinion

Photo: BBC By James Tot Mathiang The obstacles to progress and development in South Sudan January 20, 2023 (SSNA) — Why does South Sudan remain poor despite its untapped natural…

National Security arrests journalists over footage of President Kiir urinating on himself

1 year ago

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South Sudan Security forces are seen here in this September 2017 photo escorting soldiers accused of raping five foreign aid workers and killing one local journalist. Photo: Getty Images/File Nairobi,…

UN envoy urges Security Council to support peace in South Sudan

1 year ago

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UNMISS head, Nicholas Haysom. Photo: UN Juba, December 13, 2022 (SSNA) — The head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Nicholas Haysom has briefed the UN Security…

South Sudan declares measles outbreak as cases rise

1 year ago

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Photo: MSF/William Davies 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…

South Sudanese praise Chinese language program

1 year ago

Education, News, South Sudan

Photo: File Juba, December 10, 2022 (SSNA) — South Sudanese who have enrolled in the Chinese language learning and cultural exchange program in Juba said their decision to enroll in…

RJMEC Chair briefs UN on peace implementation

1 year ago

News, South Sudan, World

RJMEC Chairperson Maj. Gen. Charles Tai Gituai. Photo: JMEC Juba, December 7, 2022 (SSNA) — The Chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) Major General Charles Tai…

The tyranny of greed in South Sudan

6 years ago

Analyses, Articles, Opinion, South Sudan

Soldiers of the SPLA. Photo: AP/Getty Images/File By Duop Chak Wuol July 27, 2018 (SSNA) — Tyranny comes in many shapes and forms. It is social, regional, economic, political, and…

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