US honors Irish nun for education work in South Sudan
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Photo: US Embassy in Nigeria Juba, March 8, 2019 (SSNA) — The United States Department of State has awarded the annual International Women of…
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Asian, middle east oil firms are complicit in South Sudan civil war, report says
Seen in this photo are Chinese oil workers in an oil filed in Paloch. Photo: AP Juba, March 6, 2019 (SSNA) — Oil companies operating in South Sudan have contributed…
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South Sudan to introduce new textbooks tomorrow
South Sudanese school children. Photo: File Juba, March 6, 2019 (SSNA) — The government of South Sudan will introduce new text books for new school curriculum tomorrow, a source at…
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UN to strengthen peace mission in South Sudan
UN Security Council in a past session. Photo: AFP Juba, March 4, 2019 (SSNA) — The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has proposed that the UN peacekeeping mission in South…
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Israel summons ex-General over weapons sale to South Sudan
Former IDF General Israel Ziv. Photo: Reuters Juba, March 4, 2019 (SSNA) — Israel’s Defense Ministry has summoned a retired Israeli Maj. General over an alleged weapons sale to the…
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Ethiopian Prime Minister, Eritrean President visit South Sudan
Ethiopian PM Dr. Abiy (right), South Sudanese President Salva Kiir (center), and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki. Photo: Fana Broadcasting Corporation Juba, March 4, 2019 (SSNA) — The Ethiopian Prime Minister…
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Cambridge University protests detainment of Peter Biar Ajak
Peter Biar Ajak. Photo: Aaron Spence Juba, March 3, 2019 (SSNA) — The University of Cambridge has protested against an arbitrary arrest of a doctoral student Peter Biar Ajak, the…
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Salva Kiir’s sneaky strategy to impede peace implementation
Salva Kiir. Photo: South Sudan Presidency/File By Duop Chak Wuol March 2, 2019 (SSNA) — Salva Kiir claims his government does not have the necessary financial means to finance the…
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South Sudan killed 7 people in February
South Sudanese president Salva kiir. Photo: Reuters March 1, 2019 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s government has executed at least seven people this month, the Amnesty International says. According to the…
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World Bank approves $105.4 million to improve South Sudan health system
The World Bank. Photo: Getty Images/ goobjoog.com Juba, February 28, 2019 (SSNA) — The Republic of South Sudan will receive $105.4 million US dollars to help strengthen its national healthcare…
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South Sudan’s peace deal is collapsing, Catholic church warns
Archbishop Paulino Lukudu Loro. Photo: AFP Juba, February 28, 2019 (SSNA) — The September 2018 peace agreement is breaking up and all parties to the agreement are either already fighting…
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It is very gratifying to see former child soldiers being integrated back into their communities
MSF’s Mental Health Activity Manager, Silvia Márquez, with young South Sudan former child soldiers in Yambio. Photo: MSF/Alex McBride Former child soldiers from the armed conflict in South Sudan are…
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NAS leader accuses government forces of provoking fighting in Yei River State
NAS leader Thomas Cirillo Swaka. photo: File Juba, February 26, 2019 (SSNA) — The leader of the National Salvation Front (NAS) Thomas Cirillo has accused the South Sudan People’s Defense…
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China donates anti-malaria drugs to South Sudan
Photo: Reuters Juba, February 26, 2019 (SSNA) — The Chinese government has donated anti-malaria drugs to South Sudan, enabling the war-wracked young nation to respond to tropical-related disease, China’s state-run…
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SPLM unification is not a priority, SPLM-IO says
Nathaniel Oyet Pierino (center). Photo: YouTube Juba, February 25, 2019 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s main opposition party, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO), says the recent announcement by the…
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Ugandan truck driver killed in Western Lake State
Photo: Paxton International Juba, February 21, 2019 (SSNA) — A Ugandan truck driver was shot dead by unknown gunmen dressed in South Sudanese military uniform, a source with South Sudan’s…
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