South Sudan Withdraws Troops From DRC
South Sudanese soldiers. Photo: File Juba, December 9, 2023 (SSNA) — South Sudanese troops who were sent to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in April this year have returned…
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South Sudan’s Kiir takes over EAC chair as Somalia joins the bloc
Photo: File. Arusha/Juba, November 24, 2023 (SSNA) — The President of the Republic of South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit has been elevated to the chairperson of the East African Community…
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European banks invest over $761m in brutal campaign against civilians in South Sudan
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…
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Political Parties Council, Constitutional Review Commission, and Elections Commission Reconstituted as Elections Loom
Photo: File Juba, November 3, 2023 (SSNA) — President Salva Kiir has reconstituted the National Constitutional Review Commission (NCRC), National Elections Commission (NEC), and Political Parties Council (PPC), according to…
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Evangelical Group Offers Farming Opportunities for Families in Unity State
Photo: samaritanspurse.org Bentiu, November 3, 2023 (SSNA) — A nondenominational evangelical Christian organization, Samaritan’s Purse, is helping South Sudan’s Unity State struggling families grow their own food. The agency helps…
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South Sudan, Ethiopia to Promote “People-to-People” Relations
President Salva Kiir (right); Ethiopian Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen (left). Photo: Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC)/File Juba, November 1, 2023 (SSNA) — South Sudan and Ethiopia say they are committed to…
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UN Honors Chinese Peacekeepers in South Sudan
Chinese peacekeepers receive UN peace medals in Wau, South Sudan. Photo: UNMISS Juba, October 30, 2023 (SSNA) — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has awarded peace medals…
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South Sudan Admits Censoring Media
Information Minister and government spoke person Michael Makuey Lueth. Photo: AFP/Getty Images Juba, October 6, 2023 (SSNA) — A recent United Nations Commission on Human Rights report has accused the…
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South Sudanese Refugees Dying of Hunger in Ethiopia
Photo: Doctors Without Borders Addis Ababa, September 30, 2023 (SSNA) — South Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia are dying of severe hunger and malnutrition every day due to shortages of food,…
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President Kiir Departs for New York to attend UN General Assembly
Photo: File Juba, September 17, 2023 (SSNA) — The President of South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit has traveled to the United States to attend the 78th session of the United…
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Troika says lack of peace progress in South Sudan is concerning
President Kiir and First VP Dr. Machar meeting with Troika countries and EU ambassadors in 2021. Photo: File Washington, DC, June 30, 2023 (SSNA) — Troika countries (the United States,…
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South Sudan MPs Condemn Fighting in Upper Nile State ‘s Longechuk County
South Sudan Parliament building. Photo: Isaac Billy Press statement Date June 29, 2023 Subject: Condemnation of the Fighting that erupted in Longechuk County, Upper Nile State on June 24, 2023…
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Remembering the Special Life of Chuol Tut Kuannyang Jock Meen
Tut Kuannyang Jock Meen. Photo: Family of Tut Kuannyang Jock Meen Monday, June 19, 2023 June 19, 2023 (SSNA) — It has been 365 days, 52 weeks, and 12 months,…
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UN Security Council extends arms embargo on South Sudan
UNSC in a session on South Sudan. Photo: UN/Xinhua New York/Juba, May 30, 2023 (SSNA) — The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has extended an arms embargo and other targeted…
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SPLM-IO in the United States says Kiir violates peace over the sacking of defense minister
Photo: SSNA/File Washington, DC, March 7, 2023 (SSNA) — The leadership of Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO) in the United States has accused President Salva Kiir of what it…
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Pope calls on South Sudanese to reject “venom of hatred”, urges hope
Pope blesses South Sudanese President Kiir ahead of his departure. Photo: Vatican Media Juba, February 5, 2023 (SSNA) — Pope Francis called on the people of South Sudan to reject…
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