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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The Looming Collapse of Peace in South Sudan
South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir Mayardit. Photo: Reuters By Duop Chak Wuol September 20, 2023 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir, is currently in the United States waiting to…
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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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Remembering a true hero: Late Hon. John Luk Jok died in the month of June in 2020
Late John Luk Jok. Photo: ST/File By Peter Reat Gatkuoth “Heroes Never Die. They Lives on Forever in the hearts and minds of those who would follow them in their…
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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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South Sudan Shuns Uganda, Refuses to Attend Planned Security Meeting
Museveni (right), Kiir (left). Photo: Isaac Gideon/File Juba, January 30, 2023 (SSNA) — A planned security meeting between authorities of South Sudan’s Central Equatoria State and Uganda’s West Nile regional…
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WFP launches school feeding program
Photo: WFP Juba, January 25, 2023 (SSNA) — The World Food Programme (WFP) has launched a school feeding program in South Sudan, saying the program is needed as the young…
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Pope’s Advance Team Arrived in Juba
Photo: File/AFP Juba, January 24, 2023 (SSNA) – A technical advance team of Pope Francis tasked to assess the preparations for Pope’s visit set for early next month has arrived…
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Practice of abductions in South Sudan is “barbaric,” UN says
Photo: AP Juba, January 23, 2023 (SSNA) — The head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Nicholas Haysom says recent abductions in the Greater Pibor Administrative area…
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Kiir, Machar in talks to close gaps before Pope’s arrival in juba
President Kiir (right) and First VP Machar (left). Photo: Reuters Juba, January 23, 2023 (SSNA) — The South Sudanese Salva Kiir and First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar are in…
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