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OPINION: Angelina Tenyā€™s appointment as Defence Minister is good and bad for South Sudan

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

By Dak Buoth, March 20, 2020(SSNN) ā€” The appointment of madam Angelina Jany Teny as South Sudan Defence and Veteransā€™ Affairs Minister had caused legitimate discomforts and comforts among the members, supporters and sympathizers of the Sudan Peopleā€™s Liberation Movement- in -Opposition (SPLM-IO) led by the First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar. The former is the first wife to the […]

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OPINION: Will the revitalized government of national unity deliver the promise of the 2018 agreement?Ā 

Opinions

By Nhial Gatkuoth Chung, Accra- Ghana. March 20, 2020(SSNN) ā€” The formation of the revitalized transitional government of national unity on 12th March 2020 is another positive step toward realization of permanent tranquility in South Sudan though it was partly celebrated due to the fact that the betrayal attitudes of the South Sudanese leaders still visible in their day today […]

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Nuer International Conference Postponed Due to Coronavirus Pandemics

Newsbeat

March 20, 2020(SSNN) ā€” With deepest sympathy, we regret to inform the Nuer Community worldwide that the Nuer International Conference that was organized to be held in multiple locations including Calgary, Canada and Melbourne, Australia has been postponed for this year due to the outbreak of coronavirus that necessitated lockdown and state of emergencies in over 140 countries around the […]

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OPINION: WHO SHOULD GOVERN LAKES STATE?

Opinions

By John Jur Chol. March 20, 2020(SSNN) ā€” In the first place I would like to take this rare opportunity to comment the president of the Republic for compromising over the number of states and reverting the country into ten States and for timely formation of the Revitalized transitional government of national unity. Over the last few days, a lot […]

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Expats in Dubai should prepare for consequences of Coronavirus prevention measures

Newsbeat

By Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai The repercussions for expats in the UAE from the countryā€™s lockdown to prevent the spread of Coronavirus are expected to be severe and could impact their lives for years to come. ā€œFrom direct loss of employment due to government restrictions and indefinite closures of businesses, to the inevitability of bounced cheques resulting […]

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PETITION LETTER TO THE REVITALIZED TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF PRESIDENT SAVA KIIR MAYARDIT

Newsbeat
South Sudan's new cabinet ministers taking oath of office in the capital, Juba, on Monday, March 16, 2020(Photo credit: SSNN)

Press Release by the Greater Pigi Community in Diaspora. March 20, 2020(SSNN) — Fellow innocents Citizen of Upper Nile State and the Jonglei State of ROSS. The people of Greater Pigi County in Diaspora are overwhelmed by the productive and profound decision made last February 2019 to reverse 32 States back to the 10 States for the price of peace […]

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Melissa McBurnie case exposes anti female bias in UAE – Princess Haya, Latifa cases reveal discriminatory system from the top

Newsbeat
Sexual harassment victim, but she was the one who was charged with a cybercrime ..

Mar 05, 2020(SSNN) ā€” American sexual harassment victim arrested in Dubai for cybercrime shows Dubaiā€™s terrible treatment of women. UAE, a country where rape victims are jailed, and princesses like Princess Haya and Latifa must flee. Millions of women around the world are made to feel almost as nervous opening their smartphones as they would feel turning down a blind […]

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Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) welcomes ā‚¬17 million contribution from Germany to combat the impact of the Desert Locust upsurge in East Africa

Newsbeat

Funds will assist farmers and protect rural livelihoods affected by the worsening outbreak ROME, Italy, February 28, 2020(SSNN) — FAO Director-General QU Dongyu has welcomed a ā‚¬17 million contribution from Germany to provide assistance to those directly affected by the Desert Locust upsurge in East Africa. Germany’s Permanent Representative to FAO, Ulrich Seidenberger, made the announcement at FAO headquarters in […]

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Secretary Pompeoā€™s Meeting with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy

East Africa, Newsbeat, World
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, during their discussion in Addis Ababa(Photo credit: profile/SSNN)

WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, February 18, 2020(SSNN) -ā€”- According to the United States spokesperson, Morgan Ortagus, the Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Feb 18, 2020. Secretary Pompeo reiterated the United Statesā€™ support for Ethiopiaā€™s historic political and economic reforms and discussed opportunities for increased partnership. […]

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Fears grow as locusts swarm towards South Sudan

East Africa, Newsbeat
A locust plague is devastating crops in East and Horn of Africa(Photo credit: Citizen)

The current locust outbreak is expected to continue until June 2020 due to anticipated ongoing favourable conditions for locust reproduction JUBA, South Sudan, February 18, 2020(SSNN) -ā€”- The food supplies of some of the most vulnerable children and families in South Sudan are under threat as massive swarms of desert locusts head towards the countryā€™s border with Kenya and Uganda, […]

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Nuer Community Association in The Netherlands and Belgium Rejects 10 States PLUS 3 Administrative Areas

Newsbeat, Press Releases

Press statement By The Nuer Community Association in The BENELUX ( Netherlands and Belgium), Feb 19, 2020(SSNN) ā€” In the light of the recent political developments in South Sudan including the decision of President Salva Kiir Mayardit to return the country to 10 states from the controversial 32 states which have had been a stumbling block for achieving peace in […]

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United States Announces $8 Million to Locust Control Operations in East Africa

Breaking News, East Africa, Newsbeat, Press Releases, World

By helping to reduce the size of the swarms, this aid is expected to have a positive impact on affected communities throughout the Horn of Africa WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, February 20, 2020(SSNN) -ā€”- In response to the outbreak of desert locusts in East Africa, the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will be […]

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Switzerland helps East African communities fight locust swarms

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In this photo taken Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020, two Samburu men who work for a county disaster team identifying the location of the locusts, are surrounded by a swarm of desert locusts filling the air, near the village of Sissia, in Samburu county, Kenya. The most serious outbreak of desert locusts in 25 years is spreading across East Africa and posing an unprecedented threat to food security in some of the world's most vulnerable countries, authorities say, with unusual climate conditions partly to blame. (AP Photo/Patrick Ngugi)

The locust infestation is threatening to destroy the progress achieved in recent years and could cause new waves of population displacement BERN, Switzerland, February 18, 2020(SSNN) — East Africa has been hit by a massive infestation of desert locusts. The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) is donating CHF 1 million […]

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RJMEC INTERIM CHAIR ADDRESSES IGAD COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, OFFERS ONE VOICE MESSAGE

East Africa, Newsbeat, RJMEC
RJMEC Interim Chairperson H.E Ambassador Lt. Gen. Augostino Njoroge (Centre). With him are Chief of Staff Amb. Berhanu Kebede (right) and Deputy Chief of Staff (Strategy), Dr. Thomson Fontaine.(Photo credit: RJMEC/SSNN)

Feb 12, 2020(SSNN) ā€” The 70thĀ Exrtra-Ordinary Session of the IGAD Council of Ministers met in Addis Ababa, on Saturday, 8thĀ February 2020. In his update to the Council members, Ambassador Lt. General Augostino Njoroge began by giving the latest information on the unification of forces. He said: ā€œCTSAMVM reports that considerable progress has been made in moving personnel to the designated […]

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Sudan Opens Door for ICC Prosecutions Ex-President Bashir May Finally Face Trial for Alleged Darfur Crimes

East Africa, Newsbeat, Sudan
Sudan's president Omar al-Bashir looks on during The India-Africa Summit in New Delhi on January 2, 2014 (Photo by: Prakash Singh, AFP)

For Immediate Release, By Human Rights Watch Khartoum, Sudan, February 12, 2020(SSNN) ā€“ Sudanā€™sĀ leaders say that they will cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC), which could mean that former president Omar al-Bashir will finally face justice for grave international crimes in Darfur, Human Rights Watch said today. Transferring the five Sudanese under ICC arrest warrants to the court would […]

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In Depth Evaluation of the Pre-Transitional Period, Security Arrangement and Number of States

Newsbeat

By Deng Elijah, Jan 08, 2020(SSNN) ā€”It has been seventeen (17) months, one and a half years, since the Parties to the Peace Agreement signed the Revitalized Agreement of the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) on September 12, 2018 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Within the last seventeen(17) months the permanent ceasefire has hold; hundreds […]

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BREAKING NEWS: KOBE BRYANT DIES IN HELICOPTER CRASH, Everyone On Board Dead

Basketball, News, Newsbeat, Sports
Former sensational NBA player, Kobe Bryant(Photo credit: WXYZ)

Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash in Calabash, outside Los Angeles, California, this Sunday morning … TMZ, ESPN, CBR, Variety and other major media outlets have confirmed. Kobe was traveling with at least 3 other people in his private helicopter when it went down. A fire broke out. Emergency personnel responded, but nobody on board survived. 5 people are […]

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Human Rights body calls on Kiir- Machar to take bold decision on the number of statesĀ 

Newsbeat, Press Releases
the Sudan Deputy Transitional Military Counsel, Gen. Mohamed Hmadan (Photo credit: SSNN)

Jan 27, 2020 (SSNN) ā€”Ā  A South Sudanese human rights organization, the Center for Peace and Advocacy (CPA), which is based in the capital, Juba, calls on the two main parties leaders, Dr. Riek Machar Teny of the SPLM/A(IO) and President Salva Kiir of the SPLM/SSPDF to take bold decisions to compromise on the number and boundaries of states. “The […]

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Moses Ruai laat Is Conducting Liech Community Meetings Without My Knowledge

Dak Buoth, Opinions
MOSES RUAI LAAT (middle) with other Liech Youth holding hands after a meeting in Nairobi on 22nd January 2020 (Photo credit: supplied)

Opinion, By Dak Buoth Jan 26, 2020(SSNN) ā€” The Liech community Association in Kenya formerly known as Unity State community Association was established as nonprofit and political organization ahead of the Southern Sudan Referendum that brought our independent to fruition on 9th July, 2011. Whether at home or in the diaspora Liech community is often made up of following original […]

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National Constitutional Amendment Committee Presents Amended Constitution to Minister Wanawila, “100 Days Extension” Incorporated

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

January 16, 2020(SSNN) ā€” The National Constitutional Amendment Committee (NCAC) has today, Thursday 16thĀ January, 2020,Ā presented the Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan, 2011 (Amendment) (No.6) Bill, 2020 to the Minister for Justice & Constitutional Affairs of the former Transitional Government of National Unity of the Republic of South Sudan, H.E. Hon. Paulino Wanawila. The Bill incorporates the one […]

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South Sudanese Welcome Sanctions of FVP Taban Deng Gai For Deadly Human Rights Abuses And Abuse of Power

News, Newsbeat, USA, World
South Sudan's sanctioned First Vice President, Gen. Taban Deng Gai, answering difficult question(Photo credit: supplied)

January 10, 2020(SSNN) ā€” Reacting to the news of sanctions, travel ban and property monitoring on the First Vice President, Gen. Taban Deng Gai, who has been sanctioned by the United States of America for his involvement on deadly human rights violations, blocking the implementation of peace and for undermining reconciliation efforts in the country, many South Sudanese on social […]

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Aspiring South Sudanese-Canadian teenager gunned down in the capital, Ottawa, three others sustained Critical injuries!

Breaking News, Diaspora, News, Newsbeat, Sports
Late Manyok Akol playing number 46 for the Bell Warriors in Ottawa, Canada....

January 9, 2020(SSNN) ā€” An eighteen year old aspiring rapper and Bell Warriors footballer was gunned down in a rare shooting on Gilmour Street, Ottawa, Canada on Wednesday morning, Canadian news agencies and Capital Hill Parliament police confirmed. According to neighbors the shooting occurred at 7:30am on Wednesday, January 8th, 2020 in an apartment rented out through Airbnb on Gilmour […]

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US Stands In Solidarity With The People of South Sudan but Not The Government of Salva Kiir

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President Salva Kiir Mayardit, and US Ambassador to South Sudan, Ambassador Thomas J. Hushek

December 28, 2019(SSNN) ā€” The United States Ambassador to South Sudan, Thomas Hushek, has came forwards to make records straights that the United States of American stands in solidarity with the people of South Sudan. Amb. Hushek emphasizes that Americans-South Sudanese relationship stand solids, however, the America does approves the war shenanigans of Salva Kiir administration. ā€œThe US stands in […]

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Opinion: The reduction of the states will restore lost unity and cooperation in Twic Mayardit Community

Opinions
A herd of cattle in South Sudan's grasslands at the beginning of the rainy season(Photo source: unknown)

By Deng Akok Muoradid, December 17, 2019(SSNN) ā€” Twic Bol Nyuol nicknamed Twic Mangardit is a peaceful Community known for its hospitality, peacefulness, togetherness, cooperation and hardwork. This community was part of Gogrial County in 1980S before it was given its own county called”Twic County” with its headquarters in Turalei Town. Following the creation of ten states, Twic County was […]

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The dirty politics of South Sudan puts its oar in St. Teresa’s affairsĀ 

Opinions, Religion
Arrival of Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops to St Peter and Paul Cathedral of the Diocese of Torit During the consecration of H.L Bishop Dr Stephen Amuyu Bishop of Torit Diocese(Photo credit: supplied)

Opinion, By Zechariah Makuach Maror, December 17, 2019(Nyamilepedia) ā€” South Sudan is a country where people are politically acquainted with their descendant’s clan and tribal asserts which becomes a powerful culture that overcomes laws that govern all institutions. Recently there had been alleged circulating document on social media that the head of the overall Catholic Church around the world had […]

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