MSF opens a new health center in Yei
Locals at the new health center. Photo: MSF Yei/Juba, December 12, 2016 (SSNA) — Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has opened a new health clinic in Yei town to improve access…
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UN to hold “special session” on South Sudan
Flags at the UNHRC building in Geneva. Photo: File Juba/Geneva, December 9, 2016 (SSNA) – The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will hold a special meeting next Wednesday to…
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US Congress Passes “Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act”
United States Congress. Photo: The Washington Post “A Groundbreaking Achievement”: Congress Passes “Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act” Enough Project applauds historic, bipartisan effort to combat corruption, protect journalists, whistleblowers, and human…
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New Zealand to head UN mission in South Sudan
UN Security Council in a past session. Photo: UN/Getty Images/File New York/Juba, December 7, 2016 (SSNA) — The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has picked member of New Zealand parliament…
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South Sudan Deports American Journalist
South Sudan’s security forces in Juba. Photo: Jubaweb/File Juba, December 6, 2016 (SSNA) — An American freelance journalist working for the US-based Associated Press (AP) has been forced to leave…
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More Chinese peacekeepers arrive in South Sudan
Chinese troops. Photo: Youtube/Getty Images/File Juba, December 5, 2016 (SSNA) — China has resumed the deployment of its 700-peacekeeping infantry battalion to South Sudan, dispatching 120 of them to the…
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South Sudan tops list of 2017 humanitarian needs
“Thousands of internally displaced people gather at Emmanuel Church Compound in Yei, South Sudan.” Photo: Rocco Nuri/UN Geneva/Juba, December 5, 2016 (SSNA) — The United Nations Office for the Coordination…
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US alarms over escalation of violence in South Sudan
US State Department Spokesman Mark Toner. Photo: Youtube/Getty Images/File Washington, DC/Juba, December 5, 2016 (SSNA) — The United States says it is worries and alarmed over the escalation of violence…
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South Sudan Football Chief suspended
Chabur Goc Alei. Photo: Eyeradio Juba, December 3, 2016 (SSNA) — The board of directors of South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) has suspended its football head, Chabur Goc Alei, over…
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South Sudan accuses Ethiopia and Sudan of complicity in Machar isolation
South Sudan FVP Gai. Photo: Radio Tamazuj/File Addis Ababa/Khartoum, December 2, 2016 (SSNA) — South Sudanese First Vice president Taban Deng Gai says governments of Ethiopia and Sudan agree with…
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UN warns of imminent “ethnic cleansing” campaign in South Sudan
Photo: UN/Getty Images Juba, December 1, 2016 (SSNA) — A United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) has warned Thursday that a campaign of ethnic cleansing is underway in South…
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A humanitarian house robbed in Mundri
“As South Sudan marks the first anniversary of its independence on July 9, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are struggling to save lives in one of the most complicated and…
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Missing British pilot turns up in South Sudan
“This file photo taken on October 10, 2016 shows Pilot Pedro Langdon flying his Travel Air 4000 biplane during a photocall for the launch of the Vintage Air Rally in…
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East African Parliament tells Kenya to “loosen its stand” on South Sudan
EALA Speaker Daniel Kidega. Photo: East African Legislative Assembly. Kampala/Nairobi, November 23, 2016 (SSNA) — The Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) Daniel Kidega tells Kenyan President Uhuru…
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Japanese troops land in South Sudan
Photo: thetower.org Juba, November 21, 2016 (SSNA) — Japanese peacekeepers from Japan Self-Defense Forces have arrived in South Sudan today (Monday), making Tokyo one of UN troop-contributing countries in war-torn…
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Fuel shortage hits South Sudan’s capital
Photo credit: Getty Images Juba, November 10, 2016 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s capital, Juba, has been hit by fuel shortage, forcing some businesses to close their operations, business owners and…
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