South Sudan: A Hijacked State
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CTSAMVM conducts a community engagement workshop in Leer
Leer, South Sudan. Thursday Jan 10th, 2019(SSNN) — The CTSAMVM Monitors in Leer conducted a one-day workshop in Leer on 8th January 2019 In attendance were SPLA IO Battalion Commanders from Brigade 4, Religious Leaders, Youth, Women groups, Elders and members from the local community as well as Col James, the SPLA IO Spokesperson of Unity State Sector II. In his […]
Continue reading »CTSAMVM witnesses a trust and confidence building workshop in Wau
Thursday January 10, 2019(SSNN) — On 10th of January 2019, CTSAMVM Monitors in Wau State participated in a trust and confidence-building meeting held in Wau town, organized by the Wau State Authorities. According to CTSAMM, the administration of Wau State was joined by SSPDF and a many civilians turned out to welcome SPLM/A-IO delegetion led by Maj. Gen. Abdulla Ujang. “Residents […]
Continue reading »Meet Ms. Aluel Manyok Barach: A proud feminist and social activist whose work is shaping lives of women and youth in South Sudan
Opinion, By Ms. Amer Mayen Dhieu, Brisbane, Australia, Wednesday, January 10, 2019 (SSNN) — Meet Ms. Aluel Manyok Barach, a fierce feminist whose work for gender equality, women empowerment and peaceful coexistence between men and women, tribes and political parties shine bright like snow. I first came across Ms. Aluel Manyok, popularly known as Aluel Naomi, via her social media updates […]
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FINAL REPORT OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON SOUTH SUDAN
Accelerating Development Investments in Famine Response and Prevention
SOUTH SUDAN 2017 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT
CANADA: RESPONDING TO CONFLICT, HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND MAN MADE HUMANITARIAN CATASTROPHE IN SOUTH SUDAN
On the Progress of Implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS)
Press Release December 27, 2018(SSNN) — In reference to the above, the SPLM/SPLA (IO) would like to inform members, the people of South Sudan and the public at large, regarding the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) and the progress of its implementation, as we are approaching four (4) months since […]
Continue reading »Quality education for all: supporting girls’ education in South Sudan
Thurs, Dec 27th, 2018(SSNN) — Santino Deng Lou is an Education Supervisor from Aweil Town West Payam, in South Sudan. He has been working with the Girl Education South Sudan (GESS) project for some time and has seen first hand the critical role that this project has played in improving the status of young women and girls in the community. South Sudan […]
Continue reading »South Sudan remains in his heart but Maker proud to be a Boomer
Dec 6, 2018(SSNN) —- Thon Maker says his heart will always be in South Sudan but he is proud to play for Australia at the Olympics and World Cup. Maker, an athletic 216-centimetre-tall forward/centre for the Milwaukee Bucks, has described how there were attempts to coax him to play international basketball for Team USA and Canada. The 21-year-old rebuffed the […]
Continue reading »Is Africa ’s Horrible Civil Wars Caused by the Authoritarian Leadership Style?
Opinion, By Lam Padiet(Yien Tot), Perth, Central Metropolitan Region, Western Australia Dec 27th, 2018(Perth) — Most of the horrible civil wars which broke out in the Africans’ continent were caused by the authoritarian leadership style. Too many presidents in Africa have been using the directive leadership style in order to maintain their presidencies in the continent. They had completely distanced […]
Continue reading »THE VISION, MISSION, AND PLACE OF THE YOUTH IN SOUTH SUDAN
Subject: Reflection on the duties and responsibilities of our young generations Dear South Sudanese young generations, By Dr. Jembi Jembi, Sunday Dec 24, 2018(SSNN) — In the spirit of this time “the Advent, 2018”, and in the spirit of your solidarity as young men and women, and regarding the subject of this article, and with the desire in your hearts, and […]
Continue reading »South Sudan Bishop: The war has brought us shame and pain
The Vatican City, Dec 24, 2018(SSNN) — President of the Sudan Catholic Bishops Conference has expressed cautious optimism that the country’s latest peace agreement could signal the start of stability in South Sudan. Paul Samasumo – Vatican City Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio and President of the Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference for Sudan […]
Continue reading »PDM calls for alternative NADAFA Government of the people
The incident comes only four (4) days after the 5th anniversary of 15th December 2013 atrocities and massacre of thousands of innocent civilians by President Salva Kiir’s regime and tribal Dinka Mathiang Anyor militia, based out of Luri Training Centre in Juba. The physical assault perpetrated on international members of CTSAMVM by President Salva Kiir’s National Security agents ranged from […]
Continue reading »The new U.S policy toward Africa
Remarks by National Security Advisor Ambassador John R. Bolton on the The Trump Administration’s New Africa Strategy By Dr Lako Jada Kwajok, December 19, 2018(SSNN) — Ambassador John Bolton, the U.S National Security Advisor, delivered a speech on the 13th of December 2018 at the Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C outlining the Trump administration’s new Africa Strategy. He pointed out the fact […]
Continue reading »The United States Sanctions Three Individuals for Threatening Peace in South Sudan
The United States is sending a message that the behavior of these persons is unacceptable and contrary to the ongoing and significant U.S. efforts to assist the people of South Sudan and establish a lasting peaceful resolution to the current conflict WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, December 18, 2018 Today, the United States imposed sanctions on three individuals for their […]
Continue reading »South Sudan marks 5 years of vicious civil war
The world’s youngest nation is home to the largest refugee crisis in Africa. By Morgan Winsor, Dec 15, 2018(Nyamiledia) — The world’s youngest nation on Saturday marked five years of vicious war in an ongoing conflict that is affecting millions of people, many of them children. South Sudan is home to the largest refugee crisis in Africa and the third largest […]
Continue reading »Remarks by National Security Advisor Ambassador John R. Bolton on the The Trump Administration’s New Africa Strategy
As delivered on December 13, 2018 Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C. Dec 13, 2018(Washington, DC) —- Well, Kim, thanks very much, and thanks to you and Kay for inviting me here. I’m delighted again to be here at the Heritage, an institution that really has contributed so much to the public policy debate for many decades now in the United States. […]
Continue reading »South Sudan urged to end death penalty as evidence shows children among dead
Rise in state-sanctioned executions condemned by Amnesty International as ‘outdated and inhuman’ By Karen McVeigh Dec 7th, 2018(SSNN) — Children are among those being executed in South Sudan, in an “extremely disturbing” escalation of the state’s use of the death penalty, according to Amnesty International. This year, seven people, including one child, were hanged, the highest number since the county gained […]
Continue reading »Importance of Federalism for Peace Process and Nation-Building in South Sudan
Leaders Conversation on Federalism in South Sudan 3-4 December, 2018. Juba, Republic of South Sudan. By Hon. Oyet Nathaniel Pierino, H.E. Taban Deng Gai,First Vice President of the Republic of South Sudan; Amb. Prof. Bisswaro Joram, African Union Respresentative to South Sudan, Amb.Dr. Ismail Wais, IGAD Special Envoy for South Sudan, and the Mediator of the R-ARCSS; 4.Hon. Timothy Tot Chol, […]
Continue reading »NCAC completes deliberations to incorporate Revitalised Agreement into South Sudan’s transitional Constitution
Nov 28th, 2018(SSNN) — The reconstituted National Constitution and Amendment Committee (NCAC) has on Wednesday completed its deliberations on the incorporation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) into the Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan (TCRSS) 2011 (as amended). The Committee has been sitting in the South […]
Continue reading »African Champions League: Coton Sport suffer surprise defeat in Burkina Faso
Nov 29, 2018(SSNN) — ASF Bobo Dioulasso of Burkina Faso caused the biggest upset in Tuesday’s African Champions League preliminary round first leg matches, beating Coton Sport of Cameroon 3-1. Coton, the 2008 runners-up, took a 32nd-minute lead, but the home side, ASFB, levelled within three minutes through Sami Hien. Second-half goals from Michel Batiebo and Armand Sanou made it […]
Continue reading »These are the countries with the largest refugee populations
November 28th, 2018(SSNN) — The Central American migrants who have arrived in Mexican towns along the southern border in recent weeks are part of a worldwide movement of people—from Africa to Asia to South America—who are crossing borders to escape violence and poverty in search of shelter and asylum. Amid the developments on the U.S.-Mexico border, we take a look at some of […]
Continue reading »South Sudanese Australians and Andrew Gaze condemn ‘prejudicial’ axing of basketball event
Organisers of Summer Slam tournament say coverage about ‘African gangs’ made it too difficult to find a venue, By Luke Henriques-Gomes, Wed, Nov 28th, 2018, For 15 years, the Summer Slam basketball tournament has attracted some of the most talented young athletes from across Australia. As a junior, South Sudanese Australian NBA player Thon Maker came from Perth to play. So […]
Continue reading »Healing trauma in South Sudan through mental health programmes
Trauma caused by years of conflict remain largely untreated with lack of mental care in South Sudan. By Joi Lee & Viktorija Mickute Nov 26, 2018(Nyamilepedia) —- “We define trauma as a wound. It is when something shocking or abnormal happens in your life, and it overwhelms you and you don’t know how to respond,” says Thor Riek, a 32-year-old South Sudanese. […]
Continue reading »Resisting Violence: Growing a Culture of Nonviolent Action in South Sudan
By: Moses John; Philip Wilmot; Nicholas Zaremba, Nov 26, 2018(SSNN) — Since the outbreak of civil war in December 2013, South Sudan has endured one of the worst humanitarian crises in modern times. Still, amid the constant threat of war-related violence and economic hardship, South Sudanese activists are managing to launch and sustain nonviolent movements to address the social, political, […]
Continue reading »OPEN LETTER ON EXCLUSION OF CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS OUTSIDE JUBA IN THE PEACE AGREEMENT
Civil Society Peace and Humanitarian Development Consortium (Civil Society Consortium) 25 November 2018 Dear Amb. Njoroge and Amb. Wais, Nov 26, 2018(SSNN) — Your Excellencies, on behalf of the Civil Society Consortium operating in the Opposition controlled areas and on behalf of our members and colleagues in diaspora, members and colleagues in the internally displaced persons and refugee camps; we […]
Continue reading »In South Sudan, a new approach in ending child soldiers’ use
JUBA, South Sudan, Nov 25th, 2018 (SSNN) — After coming face to face with “unpredictable” gun-waving children almost 25 years ago, the former commander of the failed U.N. peacekeeping mission during the Rwandan genocide dedicated his life to eliminating the use of children as weapons of war. In an interview with The Associated Press in civil war-torn South Sudan, Romeo […]
Continue reading »South Africa to invest $1bn in South Sudan’s oil sector
Nov 23rd, 2018(SSNN) — South Africa will invest 1 billion dollars in South Sudan’s oil sector, including in the construction of a refinery capable of producing 60,000 barrels of oil per day. Jeff Radebe, the South African Minister of Energy and his South Sudanese counterpart Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, said on Friday. South Sudan’s oil industry is dominated by Asian firms […]
Continue reading »Facebook under fire for posts on auction of child bride
Facebook has come under fire after posts discussing the sale of a child bride were made and shared on its site. By Bianca Britton, CNN Nov 23, 2018(SSNN) — An auction was discussed on the social media platform for a girl aged 16 or 17 in South Sudan that sought payment for her hand in marriage. Facebook said the post […]
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