Plane crashes in South Sudan’s Jonglei State, 10 people dead
Photo: Al Jazeera Juba, March 2, 2021 (SSNA) — A plane carrying 8 passengers and two pilots crashed after it took off from Pieri local airport bounded for the capital,…
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Fighting rages in South Sudan despite peace deal, UN says
Photo: UN Juba, February 19, 2021 (SSNA) — Fighting has been ongoing in South Sudan even after the formation of a transitional government in February last year, the United Nations…
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South Sudan urges European Union to support lifting sanctions
Salva Kiir. Photo: VOA Juba, February 11, 2021 (SSNA) — The government of South Sudan has asked the European Union to help in its bid to lift arms embargoes imposed…
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Unexploded mines pose threat to South Sudan, UN warns
Photo: File Juba, January 22, 2021 (SSNA) — The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) who spent years in South Sudan removing unexploded mines and ammunition warned that the young…
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Health ministry launches cholera vaccination in Pibor
Photo: The United Nations Mission in South Sudan Pibor, January 21, 2021 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s health ministry has launched cholera vaccination in the Greater Pibor Administrative area after initial…
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Months of flooding displaced nearly 1 million people in South Sudan: report
Photo: AFP/Getty Images Juba, January 2, 2021 (SSNA) — A new report by the Associated Press (AP has found that close to 1 million South Sudanese have been displaced by…
Read More President Kiir appoints six deputy governors
Salva Kiir. Photo: VOA Juba, December 30, 2020 (SSNA) — President Salva Kiir has appointed six deputy governors of Unity, Eastern Equatoria, Lakes, Western Equatoria, Western Bar el Ghazal, and…
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Egypt to hold industrial products exhibition in Juba next year
Chairman of the Egyptian Chemical Industries Export Council Khaled Abul Makarem. Photo: Getty Images/File Juba, December 27, 2020 (SSNA) — Egypt is set to hold an exhibition of Egyptian products…
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South Sudan’s Rival Forces Clash in Central Equatoria State
SSPDF’s soldiers on a tank. Photo: File/Getty Images Juba, December 27, 2020 (SSNA) — The Sudan People’s Liberation army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) and South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) have clashed…
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Pope Francis, Archbishop Welby call on South Sudanese leaders to implement peace
Pope Francis (right) and Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury (left). Photo: catholicregister.org Juba, December 27, 2020 (SSNA) — Pope Francis and Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury have called…
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Former South Sudan’s ambassador dies of Covid-19
Late Ambassador Telar Ring Deng (left), seen here with President Kiir (right) in August 2018 after he ended his self-imposed exile. Photo: File Juba, December 27, 2020 (SSNA) — A…
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Eastern Jikany Peace Initiative Council’s Response to Dinka Padang Rejection of Upper Nile Peace Conference
Eastern Jikany Peace Initiative Council (EPIC) Office of the Executive Committee Joint Press Release Date 26th December 2020 To: Padang Community Leadership Upper Nile State, Republic of South Sudan Subject:…
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University of Juba to face budget cuts next year
University of Juba. Photo: File Juba, December 25, 2020 (SSNA) — The University of Juba is set to face budget cuts for fiscal year2021-2022, a Professor at the department of…
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Aid agencies say conflict, floods, and Covid-19 push South Sudanese into “extreme hunger”
Photo: UN/File Juba, December 25, 2020 (SSNA) — The World Food Programme (WFP), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have a released s joint statement, saying…
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South Sudan on the brink of famine, UN warns
Photo: Reuters/File Juba/Pibor, December 25, 2020 (SSNA) — At least 105,000 South Sudanese are at risk of starvation, the United Nations warned. The warning comes days after hunger experts visited…
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Pope Francis to visit South Sudan
Pope Francis. Photo: Reuters/Vatican News Juba, December 25, 2020 (SSNA) — Pope Francis says he will visit South Sudan as soon as possible. On Thursday, the Pope delivered his 2020…
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