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BREAKING NEWS: UK Prime Minister Admitted To Hospital 10 Days After Testing Positive To COVID-19

Breaking News, Newsbeat, World
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacts during a press conference at Downing Street on the government's coronavirus action plan in London, Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Johnson is announcing plans for combating the spread of the new COVID-19 coronavirus in UK.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)

London, U.K, April 5, 2020(SSNN) — Latest reports from London confirmed that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been rushed to London hospital this Sunday evening over “persistent symptoms” of COVID-19 that include fever. According to his family, this is a “precautionary step” that was advised by his doctor. “On the advice of his doctor, the prime minister has tonight been […]

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Gaguang-Nuer Community Forms White Army Peace Task Force

News, Newsbeat, Press Releases
South Sudanese white army from the Nuer Community of Upper Nile State forms a Peace Force(Photo credit: supplied)

April 2, 2020(SSNN) — Following a series of revenge and targeted killing among the neighboring Nuer sub-tribes in Sobat of Upper Nile State, local communities, chiefs, elders and local administrations held a conference on March 5 and 6 in Maker Payam of Thorow County; Referenced to the conference, the Gaguang-Nuer community white army re-organized and established a new leadership for […]

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President’s Daughter, Defense Ministry, and Governor Linked to Mining Sector Corruption in South Sudan

Corruption, Newsbeat, Press Releases
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit (Photo: Supplied)

President Kiir’s Associates Tied to 32 Mining Companies; High-Level Corruption in Minerals Sector Risks Fueling Armed Conflict, Report Warns, Press Release, By The Sentry April 2, 2020 (Washington, DC) – At a time when South Sudan’s government most needs to generate resources for urgent public health-related challenges including the Covid-19 pandemic, one of its promising revenue streams is beset by mismanagement and […]

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Ministry of Tomorrow recognized by Vogue Ukraine for social and sustainability excellence

Newsbeat

By Julian Prolman, April 2, 2020 (Hollywood, California) —Vogue Magazine Ukraine edition recognizes eco fashion house Ministry of Tomorrow for social and sustainability excellence. “each stage of production is exemplary” Tetiana  Solovey “This is a big win for our tailors in Nairobi. Against all odds, they have shown that given a chance with training and access to basic tools, luxury craftsmanship […]

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Opinion: What do we know about Riek Macher’s interest in Ruweng Administrative Area?

Opinions, Santino Aniek
Opposition leader, Dr. Riek Machar Teny (Photo:Supplied)

By Santino Aniek, April 2, 2020(SSNN) — The wondering of Riek’s interest in Ruweng Administrative Area is the enquiry of the moment, and all the moments that have led up to now, and the ones that are sure to follow. Accordingly, many South Sudanese worldwide are asking this enquiry with wondering and contortions of disgust, why Riek as a leader […]

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Trump orders Pentagon to boost drug interdiction efforts

Newsbeat
According to researchers from Harvard University legalizing drugs would boost US budgets by $100 Billion.....

Washington (AFP) – President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he was directing the Pentagon to join drug interdiction efforts in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean, saying traffickers were trying to take advantage of the coronavirus pandemic. Trump together with Pentagon leaders said they were doubling the number of ships and aircraft committed to tracking and seizing drugs coming up to the […]

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Donald Trump says Canadians on two stranded cruise ships will be heading home

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U.S. President Donald Trump....

By The Associated Press Wed., April 1, 2020, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA.—U.S. President Donald Trump says there are plans to remove nearly 250 Canadians from two cruise ships and get them back to Canada. The U.S. Coast Guard has directed all cruise ships to remain at sea where they may be sequestered “indefinitely” during the coronavirus pandemic, but Trump said Canada is coming […]

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South Sudan’s Collective Cause Betrayed: An Objective Outlook into the Ministerial Portfolios

Newsbeat, Opinions

Who are they – The Two Men Who Failed South Sudan By Matai Muon, Mar 31, 2020(SSNN)— “Only in Africa will thieves be regrouping to loot again and the youths whose future is being stolen will be celebrating it…” Prof. Soyinka, Nobel Prize Laurate. Riek Machar In the early 80’s, Machar started off a journey of politico-military expedition. He would […]

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ANALYSIS:- The New “States Deadlock” and The Future of The SPLM/A-IO

Analyses, News, Newsbeat
Dr. Riek Machar Teny, First Vice President and the Chairman of the SPLM/A-IO during an IGAD summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Photo Credit: Nyamilepedia.)

By Deng Elijah, May 30, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — Looking at the overall political landscape and how the main armed opposition, the Sudan People Liberation Movement in Opposition(SPLM-IO), has handled negotiations and foreign relations from the onset in December 2013 or from the days of establishment of the SPLM/A-IO in April 2014, it won’t be surprising if the SPLM-IO compromises one or […]

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South Sudan News: Minister of HIGHER Education “OBTAIN” Goes Viral on Social Media

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Denay Jok Chagor(L), South Sudan Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology (Photo credit: supplied)

March 29, 2020(SSNN) — Over the last twenty four hours, a significant number of South Sudanese intellectuals, have created memes, jokes, #DenayChallenge and other hashtags over what they call “a poorly constructed letter” from the office of the Minister of Higher Education, Science & Technology, Hon. Denay Jok Chagor. The letter, which is believed to have been authored and signed […]

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South Sudan News: “Oppositions Want States Divided 50/50, Government Is Saying No” ~ Michael Makuei Lueth

News, Newsbeat, Nyamilepedia, South Sudan
Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Hon. Michael Makuei Lueth speaking to the media during an event (Photo credit: supplied)

March 29, 2020(SSNN) — Explaining the government account to media, South Sudan Minister of Information, who also doubles as the government spokesman, Hon. Michael Makuei Lueth, said the parties reached a deadlock on allocation of states because the oppositions want the states to be divided 50/50. “What is hampering the appointment is the dispute over the allocation of states. The […]

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Open  Letter to the New Minister  of Interior Hon Paul Mayom  AKech

Letters, Newsbeat, Opinions
Hon. Paul Mayom Akech, South Sudan Minister of Interior of the RTGNU(Photo credit: SSNN)

cc Deputy minister of Interior Hon Mabior  Garang  BY Emmanuel Malual Honourable Minister  March 29, 2020(SSNN) — Your appointment   as the minister of interior has come at a significant juncture   in the history of the South Sudan hence the decisions and actions you in your protfiolio   hence forth will determine not only a political post but peace […]

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PRESS RELEASE: Position of Dr. Lam Akol On The Deadlock Over the Allocation of States to Parties to the Agreement

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Dr. Lam Akol meeting Salva Kiir in Addis Ababa, months after fleeing Juba, South Sudan(Photo credit: file)

To: Lt Gen (Rtd) Augustino S. K. Njoroge, Interim Chair of RJMEC By: Dr Lam Akol, Chairman of NDM. Dear Sir,     March 28, 2020(SSNN) — Reference to your invitation dated 26/3/2020 for the Parties to the Agreement to discuss the allocation of the States as a result of the deadlock between the two main principals, please, find below […]

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South Sudan News: Another “Number of States” Deadlock Puts Formation of The Unity Government At Risk

East Africa, News, Newsbeat, South Sudan
South Sudan First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar and President Salva Kiir look away from the camera during the signing of security arrangement in Khartoum, Sudan (Photo credit: SSNN)

March 28, 2020(SSNN) — At a time the world is locked down and worried by a global pandemic, South Sudanese have a bigger issue to worry about, and that is the formation of a unity government that would permanently silent the guns and ends a civil war that has killed over 400, 000 people in less than 7 years. According […]

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BREAKING :- South Sudan Doctors and Nurses Strike Amid Fear of Coronavirus Outbreak

Newsbeat
Patients at the Cambodian Level II Hospital at UNMISS Tong Ping Base in Juba (Photo credit: SSNN)

March 28, 2020(SSNN) — Latest reports from South Sudan’s main hospital, the Juba Teaching Hospital, confirmed that doctors and nurses are striking leaving patients  without medical attention. Speaking to patients as doctors and nurses are nowhere to be seen, they believe that the doctors and nurses are striking due to lack of protective kits that would protect them from the […]

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BREAKING NEWS: South Sudan First Vice President Riek Machar Under House Arrest

News, Newsbeat, South Sudan
Main opposition leader, Dr. Riek Machar Teny and his deputy Henry

March 28, 2020(SSNN) — A confidential report extended to South Sudan News Now details how the First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, is under house arrest in the country’s capital, Juba. The official, who identified himself as a senior official in the recently reestablished presidency – that comprises of His Excellency the President of the Republic, Gen. Salva Kiir […]

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PRESS RELEASE: MAJOR CHANGES INTRODUCED BY ITGNU INTO THE CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT BILL (CAB), 2020 INCORPORATING THE AGREEMENT

Newsbeat
Members of the The National Constitutional Amendment Committee (NCAC) posting for a picture in Juba, South Sudan(Photo: file)

H.E. DR. RIEK MACHAR TENY (PhD) FIRST VICE PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN AND CHAIRMAN AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF SPLM/SPLA DEAR EXECELLENCY, March 28, 2020(SSNN) — I am writing with grave concerns over the changes introduced by ITGoNU (a party to the Agreement) into the Constitution Amendment Bill (2020). The NCAC pursuant to Article 1.18 has incorporated the Agreement into […]

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OPINION: THE WORLD POWERS CAN UNDERMINE THIS CATASTROPHE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC AT THEIR OWN RISKS 

Newsbeat
A team of medical experts transferring COVID-19 patient in unknown African city(Photo credit: unknown)

By Yom Deng, Manhattan, New York, U.S.,   March 27, 2020(Nyamilepedia) – I acknowledge the rising cases of the catastrophe Coronavirus Pandemic in the USA.  It first started in China and spread rapidly to the rest of the world. In the recent week and half, the Virus took its toll and has especially become much worse in New York, Connecticut, […]

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OPINION: Criticism Without a Way Forward is a Wasting of Information.

Newsbeat, Opinions
Hon. Angelina Teny after taking oath of office as the new defense minister in the capital, Juba(Photo credit: supplied)

By Chang Bithow, Gambella, Ethiopia March 27, 2020(SSNN) — After the formation of the South Sudan new cabinet of the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGONU) on March 12, 2020, the appointment of Madam Angelina Teny as ministry of defense and veteran affair has been heavy criticized by SPLM-IO supporters and has become the central debate on the social […]

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BREAKING: South Sudan Minister of Health’s “Kolorona Biruth” Goes Viral on Social Media

Health, News, Newsbeat
South Sudan Minister of Health, Elizabeth Acuei Yol, speaking to SSBC about Corona Virus(Photo credit: SSBC)

March 25, 2020(SSNN) — A newly appointed Minister of Health, Hon. Elizabeth Acuei Yol Kuol, has gone viral on social media, especially on Facebook and Twitter, for what she calls “Kolorona Biruth” instead of Coronavirus or COVID-19 also known as the “Chinese virus”. As she speaks, the newly appointed minister, shows very little confidence and inexperience in her new role […]

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BREAKING: Lt Gen Jamal El Deen Omar, the Sudanese minister of defense, dies in South Sudan Capital, Juba

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Sudan's Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Jamal el Deen Omar, dies of Heart Attack in South Sudan Capital, Juba(Photo credit: unknown)

March 25, 2020(SSNN) — Sudanese Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Jamal El Deen Omar, died this morning in South Sudan’s capital, Juba. According to latest reports from Juba, Lt. Gen. Jamal died of heart attack on Wednesday morning, March 25, 2020. The Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Jamal,traveled to Juba as part of a transitional government delegation to participate in […]

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South Sudan Chief Justice Among the Suspected Cases of Coronavirus

Health, Newsbeat, South Sudan
Chief Justice Chan Reec Madut speaking at a gathering. Chan has refused to be tested from coronavirus despite all attempt to get him and his family tested(Photo credit: SSNN)

March 20, 2020(SSNN) — Latest reports from family members and aids of South Sudan Chief Justice, Chan Reech Madut, revealed that the Chief Justice could be among the first cases of Coronavirus in the world’s youngest nation. Speaking to South Sudan News Now correspondents, who reached out to family members in attempt to investigate earlier reports that the Chief Justice […]

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UN chief urges immediate global cease-fire to fight COVID-19

Health, Newsbeat, Op-Eds, UN, UNHCR, World
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses his statement, during the opening of the High-Level Segment of the 43rd session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020 (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

By EDITH M. LEDERER UNITED NATIONS(SSNN) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Monday for an immediate cease-fire in conflicts around the world to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. The U.N. chief said: “It is time to put armed conflict on lock-down and focus together on the true fight of our lives.” Guterres said the world faces “a common enemy — COVID-19” […]

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Indian expats told to leave UAE ahead of Coronavirus economic crisis – Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai

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Crowds gather for a speech by Indian prime minister Narendra Modi in Dubai earlier this year. Victor Besa / The National

March 23, 2020(SSNN) — Radha Stirling, who has assisted more than 12,000 individuals over the past 12 years operating organisation “Detained in Dubai”, warned Indians to leave the United Arab Emirates in a statement issued today: “The coronavirus crisis is likely to hurt businesses even more severely than the crash of 2009 and the consequences for expats will potentially be […]

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