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Juba, July 1, 2020 (SSNA) SSNA) — The United Nations humanitarian coordinator in South Sudan Alain Noudéhou has condemned the brutal killing of a UN local staff in  Cueibet. The UN harshly criticized the killing and calls on South Sudan’s government to conduct an investigation and find those who carried out the killing. These violent…

Malakal, May 20, 2020 (SSNA) — Indian peacekeepers based in Malakal town of Upper Nile State have launched a veterinary camp to vaccinate cattle in a move to keep them healthy. The group also said the free cattle vaccination camp will also serve as a center to spread awareness about the danger of the COVID-19…

Djibouti, April 1, 2020 (SSNA) — East African countries have established a regional command solely for the purpose of dealing with the Coronavirus pandemic, the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) has leaned. A document obtained by the SSNA reveals that nearly all East African countries with the exception of Eritrea signed up for the scheme….

Juba, March 25, 2020 (SSNA) — Sudan’s defense minister, Lt. General Jamal Omar, has died in Juba this morning, a senior South Sudanese government official told the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA). The official, who asked his name be kept anonymous because of the sensitivity of the issue reveals that the late Sudanese minister died…

Juba, March 10, 2020 (SSNA) — A commission set up by the United Nations to investigate alleged widespread corruption in South Sudan says in a new report that South Sudan’s leaders systematically use corrupt practices to steal the wealth of the young nation. The report came more than two weeks after South Sudanese rival parties…

Washington, January 2, 2020 (SSNA) — The Troika countries (the United Kingdom, Norway, and the United States) have issued a statement, saying South Sudanese leaders should implement the September 2018 revitalized peace agreement. In a statement obtained by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA), the 3-nation bloc calls on signatories to the September 2018 peace…

Washington, DC, December 16, 2019 (SSNA) — The United States has imposed sanctions on two Sourh Sudan senior government officials, a document published on the Treasury department’s website and seen by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) shows. The new sanctions targeted Defense Minister Kuol Manyang Juuk and Cabinet Affairs Minister Martin Elia Lomuro. The…

Washington, DC, December 10, 2019 (SSNA) — The United States has identified at least five people it believes directly involved in the abduction of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO) officials in Kenya in 2017, according to a statement published today by the US Treasury Department and seen by the South Sudan News Agency…

Juba, November 25, 2019 (SSNA) — The United States’ ambassador to South Sudan, Thomas Hushek, has been recalled by Washington for consultations over the failure of South Sudan’s rival parties to form a transitional government, the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) has learned. The announcement comes less than two weeks after South Sudan’s parties failed…

Juba, November 25, 2019 (SSNA) — The United Nations is urging donor countries to raise at least $10 million dollars to help people who have been displaced by the floods. The UN says the money will be used to help nearly one million people who have been affected by the disaster. Maban County is one…

Juba, November 21, 2019 (SSNA) — The Eritrean-based Ezra Group has invested $289 million dollars in a South Sudan’s power project based int eh capital, Juba. The nation’s first electricity grid and power distribution system was launched on November 21 in Juba. The South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) understands that the project was and still being…

New York, November 6, 2019 (SSNA) — The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has called on South Sudan’s parties to fully implement the September 2018 revitalized peace agreement, saying that the only for the young nation to have peace is to implement all provisions stipulated in the pact. The 15-member Council was briefed today by…

Djibouti/Juba, October 27, 2019 (SSNA) — The East African regional representatives and international special enjoys to South Sudan have called on South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and the SPLM/A-IO leader Dr. Riek Machar to have another face-to-face meeting before the November 12 dateline. The call came one week after a UN Security Council delegation met…

Juba, October 25, 2019 (SSNA) — Heavy flooding in South Sudan has caused extensive damages and uprooted nearly a half of million people from their homes, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says on Friday. In a statement seen by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA), OCHA explained that floods affected…

Juba, October 21, 2019 (SSNA) — The government of South Sudan needs to be isolated and treated as illegitimate by the international until it meets the needs of the South Sudanese, l former coordinator of the UN experts monitoring sanctions on South Sudan Klem Ryan says. “They need to be treated as illegitimate through increased…