South Sudan

UN deploys more troops to Unity State, cites ‘deliberate’ killings

7 years ago

UNMISS peacekeepers. Photo: UN/File Juba, May 17, 2018 (SSNA) — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNM ISS) says it is sending more troops to Unity state to protect…

South Sudan’s Machar meets with IGAD delegation in South Africa

7 years ago

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SPLM/A-IO leader with IGAD’s delegation team. Photo: File Pretoria, May 15, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese rebel leader Dr. Riek Machar met with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) delegation…

Cracks emerge as Taban Deng Gai’s loyalists distance themselves from SPLM reunification

7 years ago

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Taban Deng Gai. Photo: AFP Juba, May 11, 2018 (SSNA) — In an exclusive interviewed on Friday, a senior government official who asked not to be named told the South Sudan News…

South Sudan says US is ‘obstacle’ to peace

7 years ago

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Salva Kiir. Photo: Reuters Juba, May 10, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s government has accused the United States of being “a real obstacle” to peace in the young nation, according…

S. Sudan’s Kiir removes bank governor

7 years ago

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Former BoSS Governor Dr. Othom Rago Ajak. Photo: The Juba Monitor/File Juba, May 10, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese president has fired the governor of the Bank of South Sudan…

US set to review South Sudan assistance, blasts Juba over “cynical repudiation of the peace process”

7 years ago

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The White House’s Press Secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Photo: Reuters Washington, DC/Juba, May 8, 2018 (SSNA) — The United States on Tuesday says it is ready and well-positioned to review…

UN warns South Sudan against holding elections

7 years ago

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UNSC in a past meeting. Photo: UN/Getty Images/File Juba, May 7, 2018 (SSNA) — A United Nations top official said recent call by South Sudan’s government to hold elections if…

Heavy fighting erupts in Pagak as rebels seize the main bridge

7 years ago

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A destroyed tank. Photo: File/Nyamilepedia Maiwut/Addis Ababa, May 5, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s government and rebel forces have clashed on Saturday morning after Juba-backed troops launched coordinated attacks on…

Lawyer for Terrain hotel attack victims raises questions over verdict delay

7 years ago

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“The Terrain Hotel compound was ransacked by South Sudanese troops, who went on to attack foreign aid workers…” Photo: AP Juba, May 4, 2018 (SSNA) — A South Sudanese lawyer…

Kiir appoints new army Chief

7 years ago

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New army chief of staff Gabriel Jok Riak. Photo: Supplied/File Juba, May 2, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has appointed Gabriel Jok Riak as the new army…

South Sudan’s rebels released aid workers, warn against unauthorized movements

7 years ago

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Col. Lam Paul Gabriel. Photo: File Juba, April 30, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s main rebel group, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-In Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) has released Humanitarian personnel and warned that…

Armed robbery forced MSF to vacate its medical facility in Mundri

7 years ago

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MSF-run clinic in Dorain, Jonglei, South Sudan. Photo: Caroline Scholtes/MSF Juba, April 30, 2018 (SSNA) — The Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) also known as Doctors Without Borders said it medical personnel…

Leaked document: East African leaders are playing ‘a dangerous game’ with South Sudanese lives

7 years ago

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Yoweri Museveni (right) and Uhuru Kenyatta. Photo: thelondoneveningpost.com/Getty Images/File Addis Ababa, April 28, 2018 — The Intergovernmental authority on development (IGAD) is not a credible body to bring about peace…

South Sudan embassy in DRC faces eviction over rent payment

7 years ago

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South Sudan’s Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan. Photo: Reuters Juba/Kinshasa, April 27, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been ordered by a landlord…

IGAD postpones South Sudan peace talks, cites “shuttle diplomacy”

7 years ago

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Photo: VOA Addis Ababa, April 26, 2018 (SSNA) — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has postponed South Sudan’s peace revitalization negotiations, saying there still “wide gaps” between parties to…

10 UN workers missing in Central Equatoria

7 years ago

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UN peacekeepers patrolling in an undisclosed location in South Sudan. Photo: UNMISS Juba, April 26, 2018 (SSNA) — The United Nations (UN) has announced the disappearance of humanitarian personnel in…

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