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UN accuses South Sudan of carrying out ethnic killings in Yei

8 years ago

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…

Rebel General blasts ousted army chief over recruitment of “blood-thirsty ethnic militias”

8 years ago

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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…

South Sudan army chief sacked

8 years ago

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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…

UN deploys troops to Upper Nile to ‘enable aid delivery’

8 years ago

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“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…

South Sudan troops remove civilians from Wau-based church

8 years ago

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“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…

Heavy fighting erupts in South Sudan’s Upper Nile

8 years ago

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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…

South Sudan hikes registration and licensing fees for aid agencies

8 years ago

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“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,…

South Sudan rebels accuse UN of colluding with government forces

8 years ago

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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…

UN urges South Sudan warring factions to cease hostilities

8 years ago

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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…

US, Russia clash over South Sudan arms embargo

8 years ago

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Russian President Putin (right), American President Trump (left). Photo: Getty Images/File Juba/New York, April 25, 2017 (SSNA) — The United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Tuesday…

South Sudan drops poisonous gas on rebel-held territories

8 years ago

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Photo: Jamii Radio Juba/Addis Ababa, April 15, 2017 (SSNA) — South Sudanese government has dropped containers of toxic gas on rebel-held areas in Bieh State, a senior rebel military source told…

UK declares South Sudan killings as ‘genocide’

8 years ago

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Priti Patel. Photo: Conservative Friends of Israel Juba/Kampala, April 12, 2017 (SSNA) — The United Kingdom has accused South Sudanese government of pursuing a “scorched-earth policy,” saying killings in South…

South Sudan troops carry out ‘ethnic killings’ in Wau

8 years ago

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Two SPLA soldiers stand guard in an undisclosed location. Photo: AFP Juba, April 10, 2017 (SSNA) — South Sudanese soldiers and government-sponsored militia groups have carried out what local residents…

“Border Control from Hell”: EU’s Migration Management Program Supports Brutal Militia in Sudan

8 years ago

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Photo: operationworld.org/File New report: Sudan using notorious militia to curb migration flows to Europe, EU risks being complicit in human rights abuses Washington, D.C., April 6, 2017 (SSNA) — A…

Enough Project’s Omer Ismail Tells US Congress to “keep up pressure on Sudan’s corrupt elite”

8 years ago

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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. Photo: Getty Images/File Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing today: Enough’s Omer Ismail Tells Congress: Keep Up Pressure on Sudan’s Corrupt Elite Washington, D.C., April 4,…

Rights activist to speak on famine in South Sudan

8 years ago

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John Prendergast. Photo: Getty Images Washington, DC, April 3, 2017 (SSNA) — American human rights activist and Founding Director of the US-based Enough Project John Prendergast will speak on famine in South…

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