South Sudan’s leaders ordered their forces to stop fighting
Machar (right), Kiir (left). Photo: AFP Juba, June 29, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Dr. Riek Machar have ordered all their troops to observe…
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US urges its citizens not to travel to South Sudan
US’s State Department Spokeswoman, Heather Nauert. Photo: US Embassy in Syria/Getty Images/File Juba, June 28, 2018 (SSNA) — The United States has quietly declared South Sudan as a dangerous place…
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Kiir, Machar agree to continue talks in Khartoum
Kiir (right), Machar (left). Photo: File Khartoum, June 26, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s viral leader Salva kiir and Riek Machar have agreed to continue negotiating on peace in the…
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Former Ugandan spy accuses Museveni of working against peace in South Sudan
Museveni (right), Kiir (left). Photo: eagle.co.ug/Getty Images/File Kampala/Juba, June 22, 2018 (SSNA) — The President of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is encouraging South Sudanese President Salva Kiir not to accept…
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South Sudan’s rebel leader arrives in Ethiopia
SPLM/A-IO’s leader, Dr. Riek Machar. Photo: AP Addis Ababa, June 20, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese rebel leader Dr. Riek Machar has arrived in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa for…
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SPLM-IO accuses government of acting like “a mafia corporation”
Soldiers of the SPLA-IO. Photo: File Addis Ababa/Juba. June 16, 2016 (SSNA) — A senior Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO) official has accused South Sudan’s government of acting like…
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South Sudan’s rebels welcome US call to seize assets of corrupt leaders
Mabior Garang de Mabior (left). Photo: Getty Images/File Addis Ababa/Juba, June 15, 2018 (SSNA) — The leadership of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-In Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) has accepted the United States…
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South Sudan denies investing illicit money in Uganda and Kenya
South Sudanese currency. Photo: delasalle.org.au Nairobi/Juba, June 14, 2018 (SSNA) — A South Sudanese government official has denied recent accusations by the United States that South Sudan’s government officials buy…
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South Sudan’s rebel leader to arrive in Ethiopia next week
Dr. Riek Machar. Photo: AP Addis Ababa, June 13, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese rebel leader Dr. Riek Machar will meet face-to-face with Salva Kiir on June 20 in Ethiopian…
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US calls on East African region to block South Sudan illicit money
US’s Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Sigal Mandelker. Photo: c-span.org/Getty Images Kampala/Juba, June 11, 2018 (SSNA) — The United States has called on East African governments to stop…
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South Sudan’s Machar to visit Kenya after Khartoum meeting
Machar (right), Odinga (left). Photo: File Pretoria/Addis Ababa, June 8, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese rebel leader Dr. Riek Machar is expected to travel to Kenya after his meeting with…
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South Sudan’s atrocities are hidden from public, expert says
Government soldiers patrol in undisclosed location. Photo: medium.com/Getty Images Juba, June 6, 2018 (SSNA) — A senior Africa researcher for Human Rights Watch (HRW) says the decision to keep some…
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Leaked document: Defense minister bought expensive buildings in Uganda
YLSSJMR says this new building is owned by Kuol Manyang Juuk. Photo: YLSSJMR Kampala/Juba, June 1, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s defense minister, Kuol Manyang Juuk, invests heavily in Ugandan…
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UN approves sanctions against South Sudan
Photo: UN New York, May 31, 2018 (SSNA) — The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday approved a resolution, imposing an arms embargo on South Sudan and sanctions against…
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People caught in the frontlines of fighting in South Sudan’s Leer and Mayendit counties
Displaced people in Leer County. Photo: MSF Juba, May 31, 2018 (SSNA) — Since the end of April, the conflict-ravaged counties of Leer and Mayendit, in South Sudan’s north, have…
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Exclusive: Kiir uses “deadly charm” to get any support
Salva Kiir. Photo: Reuters Addis Ababa, May 30, 2018 (SSNA) — In an exclusive interview on Wednesday, a senior Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO) official has accused South Sudanese…
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