Nov 21st, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit in a presidential degree read out the South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC) – has dismissed Hon. Elijah Liech Bany as Governor of Latjor State and appointed General Gathoth Gatkuoth as his successor. General Gathoth Gatkuoth Hothnyang served as Minister of Labour, Public Service and Human Resource Development before he was […]
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Nov 20th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s incumbent transitional government has disbursed an additional US $ 40 million in an effort to expedite the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS). “The Government of South Sudan has paid 40 million USD to the National Pre-transitional Committee (NPTC) to complete the pending […]
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Nov 20th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Dawn Newspaper has been concerned about the week-long detention of its Editor in Chief, Emmanuel Monychol Akop who has been kidnapped and detained by South Sudan’s National Security agents in the past few weeks in Juba. This is not the first time the Editor-in-Chief of The Dawn Newspaper, Emmanuel Monychol Akop has been arrested by the […]
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Nov 20th, 2019 (SSNN)-The US senators in a letter addressed to the United States Secretary of State-U.S. Department of State, the Honorable Michael R. Pompeo- have urged the Trump administration to appoint a high-level Special Envoy for South Sudan. “Dear Secretary Pompeo, on November 7, 2019, South Sudan’s rival parties led by President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar agreed to […]
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COMMUNIQUE, Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 894th meeting held on 14 November 2019, on the situation in the Republic of South Sudan, Nov 20th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Peace and Security Council, Recalling its previous communiqués and press statements on the situation in South Sudan, including Communique PSC/AHG/COMM(DCXXVI adopted at its […]
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Nov 20th, 2019 (SSNN)-The US Ambassador to South Sudan, Ambassador Thomas J. Hushek has said that, there’s a need for the country’s leaders to meet on a regular basis as part of trust and confidence-building. “They need to start meeting regularly. There have been a couple good face-to-face meetings, but all the leaders need to be meeting regularly. They […]
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Nov 19th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union at its 894th meeting held last week, welcomed efforts made by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and called for lasting and sustainable peace in South Sudan. “Acting under Article 7 of its Protocol, the Peace and Security Council: Welcomes the Communique emanating from the meeting […]
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Opinion, By: Peter Ayul Necding Nov 17th, 2019 (SSNN)-It is not a secret that South Sudan politics is full of paradoxes. In this context, it might not be an exaggeration to say that U.S policies in South Sudan could be counted among those paradoxes. As a matter of fact, it is very hard to find any substantial logic behind […]
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Nov 17th, 2019 (SSNN)-The World Health Organization (WHO), in a joint effort with the Ministry of Health, is slated to conduct mass vaccination exercises against cholera on Monday, targeting about 1,44,044 people in Renk county. “The oral cholera vaccination provides protection to the vulnerable populations during the period when access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene are inadequate in […]
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Nov 17th, 2019 (SSNN)-Two regional commercial airlines (Kenya and Ethiopia) are threatening to halt flights to South Sudan over frequent harassment by airport employees at Juba International Airport (JIA), said Minister of Information and Broadcasting Michael Makuei Lueth on Friday after a cabinet meeting. Speaking to the press on Friday, the senior government official said the two airlines had threatened […]
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Nov 17th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit has approved a Facility Agreement for USD 400 million loan finance facility from the African Export-Import Bank. In an official document signed by the Minister in office of the President, the Presidency directed the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning to immediately sign the proposed finance documents. “His Excellency the President […]
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Nov 17th, 2019 (SSNN) — In its bimonthly bulletin report released on Friday, the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect urges the international community and the region to exert sustained diplomatic pressure on South Sudan’s government and all opposition groups to implement all critical pending components of the peace agreement. The global R2P’s watchdog highlighted that despite the signing […]
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Nov 16th, 2019 (SSNN)-Kenya’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers are hunting down a South Sudanese refugee who has been accused of biting off his wife’s ear during a domestic row between him and his wife, said a family member who spoke on condition of anonymity on Saturday. James Loturo, 41, is believed to have fled from the Kalobeyei Integrated […]
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Nov 15th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, has expressed grave concern over the continuing devastating floods that have destroyed homes and left millions of people severely malnourished and called on donor countries to allocate financial assistance to alleviate dire humanitarian needs. In a press statement issued on Friday, the aid agency said […]
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Nov 15th, 2019 (SSNN)-The head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the UN Special Representative, David Shearer, urges the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to immediately release prominent opposition leader Dr. Riek Machar from his current status and long-term confinement. Shearer made the remarks on Thursday during a briefing to the African Union Peace and […]
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Nov 15th, 2019 (SSNN) —The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, David Shearer, during a press conference on Thursday before the African Union Peace and Security Council on the situation in South Sudan, urged South Sudanese leaders to put an immediate end to the conflict that has claimed more than 400,000 lives and forced million from their homes. “The […]
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The Sentry and Enough Project Statement: Nov 15th, 2019 (SSNN)-The latest postponement in South Sudan of the formation of a government of national unity for another 100 days, along with the lack of implementation of key aspects of the peace accord, demonstrates the inadequacy of current efforts to promote peace in the country. Ad hoc emergency diplomacy and vague threats […]
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Nov 14th, 2019 (SSNN)-In support of the cantonment process in South Sudan, the Nigerian government has pledged $300,000 in humanitarian assistance to government and opposition forces that are expected to be unified upon completing their training. According to the Nigerian official, humanitarian aid will go a long way towards providing food, water shelters and medicines to the unified forces […]
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Opinion, By: John Jur Chol Dhuol Nov 14th, 2019 (SSNN)- ”In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it,”-Barack Obama. First of all, education is the process of transferring knowledge from one generation to another. If this is what is known as education, definitely what we are doing in the Republic of South Sudan is little […]
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Opinion, By Gatwech Deng Wal Melbourne, Australia Nov 14th, 2019 (SSNN)-Salva Kiir Mayardit’s government is despotic; it has no checks, balances, laws and proper institutions in place. In truth, it is not good at anything else but killing, employing cruel treatment and causing a tremendous amount of suffering to innocent South Sudanese. Given that Salva Kiir Mayardit’s government is […]
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Nov 14th, (SSNN)-The South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) in Jubek state on Tuesday arrested criminal gangs in connection with stolen vehicles and media equipment robbed in various locations in the capital Juba. Speaking to reporters at Jubek State’s Police General Headquarters, the Police Spokesperson Maj. Gen. Daniel Justin Buolo confirmed that the patrol police had arrested a number […]
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Nov 14th, 2019 (SSNN)-The US government has issued a strong-worded statement, expressing its “deep disappointment” with the recent extension of the 100-day pre-transitional period, by South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit and opposition leader Dr. Riek Machar Teny, during a Tripartite Summit organized by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) under the auspices of Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. “The […]
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Nov 13th, 2019 (SSNN)-The former member of the Independent Boundaries Commission (IBC) representing the SPLM Former Political Detainees (FDs), and a Political Leader from Abyei, Hon. Nyenagwek Kuol Mareng has defected and Joined the SPLM/SPLA (IO). Hon. Nyenagwek was welcomed on Wednesday by South Sudan’s main armed opposition group, SPLM-IO in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. “The leadership of the […]
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Nov 13th, 2019 (SSNN)-The rights group, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reminds the people of South Sudan, especially leaders, of their obligations to uphold press freedom, emphasizing that freedom of the press is an important pillar of democracy because it plays a pivotal role in keeping all citizens informed of public affairs and and most importantly monitoring actions of the […]
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Nov 12th, 2019 (SSNN)-The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the extension of the pre-transitional period and urged all parties concerned to make use of the extended pre-transitional period to resolve other critical tasks pending implementation. In a press statement issued on Tuesday, “the Secretary-General of the United Nations welcomes the decision of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development […]
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Nov 12th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Nigerian self-proclaimed Prophet, Temitope Balogune Joshua widely referred to as T.B. Joshua has prophesied about South Sudan, claiming to have seen the transition of the war-torn country from the conflict to peace and prosperity. While praying at the State House on Tuesday, the influential Nigerian TV evangelist and philanthropist, T.B. Joshua sent a message of […]
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Nov 11th, 2019 (SSNN)-The announced forthcoming visit of Nigerian self-proclaimed Prophet Temitope Balogune Joshua popularly known as T.B Joshua, has evoked mixed reactions among the South Sudanese citizens on social media. On Monday, the South Sudanese government announced that the renowned Nigerian pastor, T.B. Joshua would visit South Sudan and organize prayers at the State House with South Sudan leaders. […]
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COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE 69TH EXTRA-ORDINARY SESSION OF IGAD COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ON THE SITUATION IN SOUTH SUDAN 10th November 2019 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Nov 11th, 2019 (SSNN)-The IGAD Council of Ministers held its 69th Extra-Ordinary Session on the 10th November 2019 in Addis Ababa, the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, under the chairmanship of H.E. Gedu Andargachew, Minister […]
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Nov 11th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Michael Makuei Lueth in an unprecedented statement has announced that plans are underway to end the accommodation of all opposition members currently being accommodated in paid hotels in Juba, saying the government is no longer responsible for them and their continuation in the bush. “They [opposition officials] are only […]
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Nov 11th, 2019 (SSNN)-The members of the TROIKA (The United Kingdom, the United States and Norway) at the 69th extraordinary session of the IGAD Council of Minister’s meeting have issued a joint statement, expressing their disappointment over the 100-Days Extension of the pre-transitional period by South Sudan’s leaders. In a statement, the Troika representatives welcomed the third round […]
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By Deng Elijah. September 11, 2019(SSNN) — The tripartite summit, as it’s being archived today, is just the tip of an iceberg and as the saying goes “the evil lies in the details”, the real evil or the truth about this particular extension of the pre-transitional period and what could be achieved in one hundred days lies in the bearer […]
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Nov 10th, 2019 (SSNN)-The head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State, Pope Francis has announced his intention to visit war-ravaged South Sudan in a bid to push for the full implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement signed in September last year by South Sudan’s parties. Speaking to congregations on Sunday at St. Peter’s Square, […]
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Nov 10th, 2019 (SSNN)-The global leading information and analysis provider on food insecurity, The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS-NET) has warned that “an estimated 4.5 million people are likely to face Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse acute food insecurity during the October 2019 to January 2020 harvesting period in the presence of planned humanitarian food assistance.” In […]
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