Vatican scraps South Sudan visit
Pope Francis. Photo: Getty Images/File Juba, May 31, 2017 (SSNA) — Pope Francis’s scheduled visit to South Sudan has been canceled, the Vatican has said. The announcement comes after a…
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Nuer Community kicks off annual convention in the United States
A section of the attendees… Photo: File Council Bluffs, Iowa, May 27, 2017 (SSNA) — The Nuer Community Development Services in the United States (NCDS-USA) under the leadership of Chairwoman…
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US, UK downplay significance of Kiir’s ceasefire announcement
United States’ deputy Ambassador to the United Nations, Michele Sison. Photo: UN/Getty Images/File Juba/New York, May 24, 2017 (SSNA) — The United States and the United Kingdom said South Sudan’s…
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Ethiopia to lead the World Health Organization
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Photo: Ethiopian News gency (ENA)/File. Geneva/Addis Ababa, May 23, 2017 (SSNA) — The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has emerged as the winner to run the World…
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Exclusive: Former Ugandan intelligence officer accuses the West of failing South Sudan
Ugandan President Museveni. Photo: Getty Images/File Kampala, May 21, 2017 (SSNA) — A former Ugandan intelligence officer James Moises has accused Western countries of complicity in the going South Sudan’s…
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Millions of South Sudanese face “severe food insecurity”
“A woman carries a sack of food after a World Food Programme aid drop in South Sudan in February 2015.” Photo: Tony Karumba/AFP Juba, May 21, 2017 (SSNA) — The…
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Response to the libelous press release by the so-called Nuer Community in the United States
SPLM-IO Youth League’s Spokesman, Sirir Gabriel Yiei Ruot. Photo: File May 20, 2017 (SSNA) — After a thorough investigation from different sources, the article that is circulating on the timeline…
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UN accuses South Sudan of carrying out ethnic killings in Yei
Government soldiers… Photo: Reuters Geneva/Juba, May 19, 2017 (SSNA) — The United Nations has accused South Sudanese government troops of carrying out ethnic killings in Yei, saying at least 114…
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Rebel General blasts ousted army chief over recruitment of “blood-thirsty ethnic militias”
SPLA-IO Generals. Pagak/Juba, May 13, 2017 (SSNA) — A senior military official of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) has harshly criticized the recently sacked South Sudan national army…
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South Sudan army chief sacked
South Sudan’s Kiir. Photo: AFP Juba, May 9, 2017 (SSNA) — South Sudanese national army (SPLA) Chief of General Staff Paul Malong Awan has been fired and replaced with James…
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UN deploys troops to Upper Nile to ‘enable aid delivery’
“United Nations peacekeepers patrol in the camp for displaced people inside the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) compound in Malakal, Upper Nile State, which is currently held by…
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South Sudan troops remove civilians from Wau-based church
“Civilians seeking refuge in the UN compound in the city of Wau.” Photo: UN/Getty Images/File Juba, May 5, 2017 (SSNA) — South Sudanese government forces have removed at least 5,000 civilians…
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Heavy fighting erupts in South Sudan’s Upper Nile
Soldiers of the SPLA-IO 5th Division. Photo: File Pagak/Mathiang, May 3, 2017 (SSNA) — South Sudanese rival forces have renewed fighting in and around Guelguk and Mangok in Upper…
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South Sudan hikes registration and licensing fees for aid agencies
“A crisis response team landed in the swamplands of Jonglei state by helicopter in order to provide up to 54,000 people with emergency aid.” Photo: Ashley Hamer Juba, May 3,…
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South Sudan rebels accuse UN of colluding with government forces
SPLA-IO’s Spokesman, Brig. Gen. William Gatjiath Deng. Photo: File Pagak/Juba, May 1, 2017 (SSNA) — South Sudanese rebels have accused the United Nations Mission in South Sudan of coordinating…
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UN urges South Sudan warring factions to cease hostilities
Stéphane Dujarric. Photo: UN/Getty Images/File New York/Juba, April 30, 2017 (SSNA) — The United Nations has called on South Sudanese government and armed opposition forces to stop fighting along the…
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