Feb 23, 2021(SSNN) — A fistfight broke-out at Juba International Airport on Monday afternoon as the Tigrayans forces, who served in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan(UNMISS), refused to board a scheduled plane to return to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Speaking to media after the fistfight, the UN spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, explained that the argument began in the airport on […]
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Feb 23, 2021(SSNN) — Sudan’s Central Bank n Sunday announced that it has floated its currency to help stabilize its economy. The dollar has been trading between 350-400 pounds in the black market while its official exchange rate was 55 pounds. The Central bank put the exchange rate at 375 pounds per dollar and will fluctuate according to supply and […]
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By Dr. Lam Akol, Feb 23, 2021(SSNN) — The International Crisis Group (ICG) issued its Africa Repot No.300 on 10 February 2021. The report attempts to address the current crisis South Sudan is wallowing in and offers possible ways out of the political cul-de-sac it is inexorably heading towards with attendant insecurity. The basic premises of the paper are that […]
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Military experts recommend the brain-based technology called Invincible Defense Technology (IDT) which incorporates practices of non-religious Transcendental Meditation® (TM®) to quell violence and bring about peace in the Horn of Africa Country, Jan 30, 2021(SSNN) — While the ongoing Tigray conflict continues to be fueled by high ethnic tensions, there is available an ideal method to calm tensions, […]
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By Dr. Mehenou Amouzou, Jan 4, 2021(SSNN) — It is nearing impossibility to discuss and debate the true economic, political and social development of Africa as a whole on the basis the entire Africa the continent is divided and fragmented into several smaller states. Upon creation this division gave false hope and enabled some countries to see themselves as superior […]
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For Immediate Press Release, 29 December 2020(SSNN) —- This serves to inform the general public that there was no election conducted by Leek Community Association in Juba at Star Hotel as Mr. Lam Tungwar claimed, for what happened was a hollow sham to assume power illicitly since he contested nobody but himself. What we all know as a Leek community […]
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By Devin Watkins Dec 24, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — Pope Francis signs an ecumenical Christmas message to the political leaders of South Sudan, and urges them to make greater strides along the path of peace and service to the nation. Pope Francis has sent Christmas greetings to the political leaders of South Sudan once again this year. As with last year’s message, the […]
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Dec 23, 2020(SSNN) — Three United Nations organizations are calling for immediate humanitarian access to parts of South Sudan’s Jonglei State and Pibor Administrative Area, where people have run out of food and are facing terrible levels of hunger. This call came following a new report of Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) on Friday which put South Sudan on heightened […]
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By Agenagn Kebede, Asst. Prof, Woldia University, Woldia, Ethiopia. Dec 22, 2020(SSNN) — Even though you get a hoax from Tigray Media House, Digital Weyane and Tedros Adhanome, The Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF) was the utmost terrorist in description. It was heathen. It did not give a value for religion, morality and culture which are bedrock for progressive and […]
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Prosecute Killings, Prioritize Security Sector Reforms For Immediate Release Nairobi, Dec 21, 2020(SSNN) – Sudanese authorities used excessive force, including lethal force, against protesters on October 15, 2020, leading to the deaths of seven protesters, including a 16-year old boy, as well as a security official, Human Rights Watch said today. About 25 people were injured, most from bullet wounds. The protests […]
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Dec 8, 2020(SSNN) — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has met and held discussions with the United States (US) and United Kingdom (UK) Special Envoys to Uganda about the situation in South Sudan. The US Ambassador to Uganda, H.E Natalie E. Brown was accompanied by the US Special Envoy for South Sudan H.E Stuart Symington IV to the meeting while the […]
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Opinion: By Ran Kuoth Chak, Dec 8, 2020(SSNN) — Of all the aspiring candidates in the SPLM/A-IO leadership, who would replace the chairman Dr. Riek Machar Teny(PhD) in any eventuality, the one and only self-proclaimed leader that can never ascend to that position is none other than Hon. Duer Tut Duer. In a few words, Duer has proven that he […]
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Dec 4, 2020(SSNN) — Sudan’s opposition leaders on Wednesday gave the Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdock a go-ahead to continue serving in his office until the end of the transition period. In an extraordinary meeting in Khartoum, members of the opposition coalition said Hamdok should continue to be prime minister during the next 39 months of the transitional period. Hamdok is […]
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KHARTOUM, Sudan. Dec 4, 2020(SSNN) — Representatives of the governments of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan agreed this week on a regional roadmap which will outline the next steps toward medium to long-term solutions for seven million forcibly displaced persons originating from and hosted by the two countries, and other States hosting displaced populations from both countries. The […]
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Dec 3, 2020(SSNN) — The Center for Disease Control has warned American citizens to avoid travelling to Tanzania as the country has been categorized at COVID-19 level 4. CDC urged travellers to consult with a doctor if their travel can not be avoided. “Travellers should avoid all travel to Tanzania. If you must travel, talk to your doctor ahead of […]
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Date: December 3rd, 2020 Hon. Musa Francis Ecweru State Minister in-charge of Refugees Government of Uganda Office of the Prime Minister – Kampala Tel: 256772420509 Email: mfecweru@yahoo.co.uk Dear Hon. State Minister, Dec 3, 2020(SSNN) — The Global Refugee Leaders Forum brings together various refugee leaders around the world to address challenges faced by refugees in the field of Peace, Human […]
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GOOD MORNING! 1. It is my pleasure to welcome all of you to the SPLM/SPLA (10) 6th National Conference. I must thank all of you, especially those who travelled long distances from states and counties despite the many challenges including lack of transport, bad roads, insecurity, poor weather and floods that have affected our country to attend this historic Conference. […]
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By Sibel Morrow Dec 2, 2020(SSNN) — Crude oil prices were down on Wednesday over the double whammy of an increase in US oil inventories and continuing uncertainty about OPEC+ meeting as investors await a decision from OPEC+ regarding their production policy for 2021. International benchmark Brent crude was trading at $47.15 per barrel at 0648 GMT for a 0.56% […]
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Dec 1, 2020(SSNN) — Thousands of people who have been displaced by violence and floods in Warrap State hardly get enough food or shelter. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that at least 377,300 people have been displaced by floods and violence in Warrap since July. Most of the displaced people are living on aid […]
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Edith M. Lederer Tanzania, The Associated Press December 1, 2020(SSNN) — UN experts say South Sudan’s latest peace effort has stalled, with the coalition government formed in February failing to meet deadlines and President Salva Kiir locking opposition leader and now First Vice-President Riek Machar “out of the government’s decision-making process.” The panel of experts said it was told by […]
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Nov 29, 2020(SSNN) — In a political turmoil over the electoral process and foreign interference, the Republic of Somalia has recalled its ambassador to Kenya and orders the Kenyan ambassador in Mogadishu to leave the country with immediate effect for further consultations. “The Federal Government of Somalia notes the Kenyan government’s attempt to infringe upon the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political […]
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Nov 29, 2020(SSNN) — The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) must maintain the arms embargo on South Sudan, Amnesty International said today, after confirming shocking cases of extreme violence by government forces and an increase in attacks on civilians, including war crimes, across the country in 2020. New research by Amnesty International has documented a series of extrajudicial executions, forced displacement, torture, […]
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Nov 29, 2020(SSNN) — Latest reports from the Ethiopia capital of Addis Ababa alleged that the Ethiopian government has given South Sudan diplomats 72 hours to leave the country. The controversial decision, which was delivered in writing to South Sudan embassy came less than 24 hours after the Egyptian President H.E. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi visited the South Sudanese capital, Juba […]
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Nov 28, 2020(SSNN) — His Excellency Abdel Fattah Al- Sisi, President of Arab Republic of Egypt was today morning received upon arrival at Juba International Airport by His Excellency Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic of South Sudan. “His Excellency Salva Kiir Mayardit welcomed his Egyptian Counterpart, His Excellency Abdel Fattah Al- Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of […]
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Nov 26, 2020(SSNN) — Sudan’s former Prime Minister, Sadiq al-Mahdi also known as Sadiq as-Siddiq, who ruled the country from 1966 to 1967 and again from 1986 to 1989, has succumbed to coronavirus infection at the age of 84 years. According to a brief statement shared by the family, Sadiq al-Mahdi died on Thursday, three weeks after being admitted to […]
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THE ARGUMENT The leaders of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front are seeking to manipulate the international community into backing a power-sharing deal that grants it impunity for past crimes and gives it far more future influence over the country than it deserves. BY HAILEMARIAM DESALEGN, Nov 24, 2020(SSNN) — Most Ethiopia analysts or so-called experts on the Horn of Africa […]
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Nov 22, 2020(SSNN) — The Ethiopian Prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali has given the Tigrayan regional forces, also known as the Tigray People Liberation Front, less than 72 hours to surrender before the Ethiopian military begins an offensive on the regional capital of Mekelle. “We urge you to surrender peacefully within 72 hours, recognizing that you are at the point […]
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Nov 20, 2020(SSNN) — Addressing Church leaders and eminent personalities from the Global Churches, who held a meeting and prayers at the presidential palace today, November 20th, President Salva Kiir outlined his three main reasons for refusing to appoint the SPLM/A-IO gubernatorial candidate, Lt. Gen. Johnson Olony Thabo. “H.E. President Salva Kiir Mayardit, in his Office this Friday morning, […]
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Nov 21, 2020(SSNN) —The Ethiopian peace idol, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, has turned down efforts by the African Union to mediate the crisis in Tigray region that has already displaced hundreds of thousands of people. Responding to a proprosal by the South African President and the Chairman of the African Union, President Cyril Ramaphosa, who formed a three-member team composing […]
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FRANCESCA MOLD, Nov 21, 2020(SSNN) — When South Sudan won independence almost a decade ago, it inherited an infrastructure devastated by civil war. Government buildings, power and water supplies as well as roads were destroyed. The country’s climate hasn’t helped the process of rebuilding in the wake of a peace deal. Heavy floods often leave roads impassable during the long […]
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Nov 21, 2020(SSNN) — South Sudan Opposition Movements Alliance would like to inform its supporters at large, regional and international community as well as the media houses that several SSOMA-Leadership Council meetings were held on the 31st October, 7th and the 14th of November 2020 whereby the leaders resolved to call for reunification of SSOMA and express readiness to engage […]
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Nov 16, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — The National Dialogue endorsed the establishment of the 32 states as well as adoption of a two-tiered federal structure of governance. “The South Sudan National Dialogue Conference resolves to adopt a two-tiered federal structure of governance consisting of federal and state levels of government, and to adopt a mixed federal system,” said Abraham Awolich, a member […]
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Nov 14, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — Following the Governor’s visit to the Bilinyang Payam of Juba County and his accompanying delegation, the state government has ordered the illegal land occupants in Bilinyang Garbo area to immediately vacate the area in question within 24-hours. The governor warns the local residents to follow the rightful procedures of owning a land as enshrined in the […]
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