Gendered violence in Juba
South Sudanese women in Juba. Photo: alarabiya.net/File By Professor Simon E. Kulusika February 6, 2017 (SSNA) — Before explaining the meaning of the title of this article, it may help…
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Egypt denies involvement in Upper Nile airstrikes
Egyptian foreign ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid. Photo: Al-Ahram/Getty Images/File Nairobi, February 4, 2017 (SSNA) — The Egyptian government has denied reports that it carried out deadly airstrikes on South…
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Egyptian Air Force bombs South Sudanese rebels in Upper Nile
“This file photo shows two Dassault Rafale fighter jets operated by the Egyptian Air Force.” Photo: Getty Images/File Pagak/Juba, February 3, 2017 (SSNA) — The military command of the Sudan People’s…
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MSF calls for humanitarian access for civilian population in Upper Nile
“An MSF team walking through the swamps between the villages of Padith and Pattaw to assess the needs of the villages in November 2016.” Photo: MSF February 3, 2017 (SSNA)…
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Uganda rejects external intervention in South Sudan
Ugandan Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Okello Oryem. Photo: PBS/Redpepper/File Juba, February 2, 2017 (SSNA) — Ugandan Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Okello Oryem said Kampala would reject…
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UNMISS reiterates commitment to support South Sudan’s peace process
South Sudanese IDPs in Wau. Photo: UNMISS Juba/New York, February 2, 2017 (SSNA) — The new head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), David Shearer, today reiterated that the Mission…
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UN chief calls for a peaceful solution in South Sudan
“UN Secretary-General António Guterres (3rd right, front row) poses for a group photo with African Union leaders at the opening of their Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.” Photo: Antonio Fiorente/UN…
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SSHURSA Condemns Minister Michael Makuei Lueth’s resistance to the Hybrid Court
Micheal Makuey Lueth. Photo: Eye Radio Press Release: for immediate release; 30 January 2017 SSHURSA Condemns Minister Michael Makuei Lueth’s resistance to the Hybrid Court and urges African Union, United…
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Military situation remains tense in Malakal, UN warns
SPLA soldiers guard Malakal airport. Photo: Reuters Juba/New York, January 2017 (SSNA) – A heavy fighting between government and rebel forces broke out in South Sudan’s upper Nile, prompting the…
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MSF closes project in Melut after three years
MSF’s measles vaccination campaign. Photo: Kate Nolan/MSF Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) just closed the doors of its emergency health centre in Melut. The intervention in the north-east of…
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AFRICAN Centre for Transitional Justice calls on Kenya government to immediately release Civil rights Lawyer Dong Samuel Luak and Political activist Aggrey Idri without pre-conditions
Dong Saluel Luak (right), Aggrey Idri (center), and James Gatdet Dak who was deported to Juba in November last year. Photo: Sirir Gabriel Yiei Ruot/File ACT-J calls on Kenya government…
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UN says South Sudan peace can only be achieved within the framework of the 2015 Agreement
AU in a past session. Photo: Pan-African Parliament/File Addis Ababa, January 29, 2017 (SSNA) — The African Union (AU), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and the United Nations (UN)…
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UN calls for ceasefire as fighting intensifies in Upper Nile
Photo: Justin Lynch Juba/New York, January 27, 2017 (SSNA) — The United Nations on Friday called on South Sudan’s warring factions to immediately stop fighting and work toward implementing the…
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Kiir, UNMISS Chief meet in Juba; discuss peace efforts
UNMISS Head David Shearer. Photo: UN/File Juba/New York, January 26, 2017 (SSNA) — The newly appointed head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan and Special Representative of the…
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New Report Exposes Massive Corruption in South Sudan’s Army
SPLA Chief of General Staff Paul MalongAwan. Photo: KT Radio (Rwanda) “Weapons of Mass Corruption” Washington, DC, January 26, 2017 (SSNA) — A new report, “Weapons of Mass Corruption: How…
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South Sudan tops list of most corrupt countries
South Sudanese Pound. Juba, January 25, 2017 (SSNA) – The Republic of South Sudan has been named in a Transparency International’s annual report as one of the world’s most corrupt nations. The report…
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