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) — 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…
By James Nguen December 25, 2022 (SSNA) — The Nuer are known for their expedition and expansion niche. Books were written about this historical and profound adventure. One of the books is “The Nuer Conquest”. The Nuer conquest and expansion occurred in the 18th century. During the conquest, the Nuer expanded in two directions: northward…
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 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 the program turn out to be one of the best decisions in their lives. The locals explain their experiences to the China state-run Xinhua news Agency. “Chinese…