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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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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July 15, 2020 (SSNN) – Ethiopia began filling the reservoir of its giant Nile dam without signing an agreement on water flows; a step Egypt has warned will threaten regional security. The announcement was made by Ethiopian Water, Irrigation and Energy Minister Seleshi Bekele, according to a report on the state-owned Ethiopian Broadcasting Corp.’s Facebook page. The move came two […]
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June 30, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan government has not paid its African Union membership (AU) fees as claimed by senior government officials in separate statements to the media last week, a South Sudan diplomat in Addis Ababa has said. Last week, the African Union sanctioned South Sudan for failure to pay membership fees for over three years which the […]
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June 25, 2020 (SSNN) – The African Union’s Executive Council will hold an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the dispute between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a diplomatic source told Ahram Online on Thursday. The source said that AU Executive Council members and representatives of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan will attend the video […]
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June 13, 2020 (SSNN) — Ethiopia’s deputy army chief on Friday said his country will strongly defend itself and will not negotiate its sovereignty over the disputed $4.6 billion Nile dam that has caused tensions with Egypt, The New York Times reports. “Egyptians and the rest of the world know too well how we conduct war whenever it comes,” Gen. […]
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June 12, 2020(SSNN) — Latest news across the region and middle east indicate that the world’s youngest nation, South Sudan, could be a host to a regional war over the Ethiopian’s Grant Renaissance Dam that is currently under construction. Within the last five years, Egypt has signed multi-billion dollar deals with the world’s youngest nation, South Sudan, ranging from land […]
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May 21, 2020(SSNN) — Latest reports from South Sudan’s Pibor Administrative Area and corresponding reports from the national capital, Juba, revealed that youth from neighboring Murle tribe are seen crossing the Ethiopian highland allegedly to launch attacks on Akobo of Lou-nuer, South Sudan. A report from an Ethiopian journalist, Zoya Mengiste, confirmed that thousands of heavily armed Murle youth were […]
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May 17, 2020 (SSNN) – Sudan rejected Ethiopia’s proposal to sign an initial agreement on how to fill the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and now wants to resume U.S.-led negotiations on the project. According to a statement on Tuesday, Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok sent a letter to his Ethiopian counterpart Abiy Ahmed disapproving of an Addis Ababa […]
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January 29, 2020 (SSNN)—Authorities from neighboring countries, South Sudan and Ethiopia have laid the foundation for the construction of the Pagak-Paloch tarmac road, a new project aimed at linking the two neighboring countries through oil-rich Paloch, Maiwut and the Gambella region. Baruach Uluch Akolaton, State Minister of Information & Communications for Maiwut state has confirmed the launch of […]
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January 3rd, 2020 (SSNN)—The Provisional Military and Politcal Council (PMPC), a splinter faction led by Major General James Ochan Puot, has urged the Ethiopian government to beef up its border security and not allow the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-IO forces to use its territory as a launching pad for a military offensive against PMPC forces and the civilian population. In […]
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December 19, 2019 (SSNN)- The Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS), United States institute of Peace (USIP), Addis Ababa University (AAU) together with Oxfam held an expert meeting on South Sudan in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, from 16th to 18th 2019. Under the theme. ‘The Future of South Sudan Peace Process- What Happens after the 100 Days?’ […]
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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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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 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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Oct 10th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Awut Deng Acuil and her Ethiopian counterpart, Gedu Andargachew on Wednesday discussed progress of the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. Foreign Minister, Gedu stressed on the need for speedy implementation of the peace accord and urged the Parties to do their […]
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