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 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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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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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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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 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 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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Nov 9th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s main armed opposition group, The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-IO (SPLM/A-IO) has welcomed the outcome of the Entebbe Tripartite Summit, notably the 100-Days-Extension of the Pre-transitional Period, due to commencing from November 12, 2019 until February 2020. On the Communique of the Tripartite Summit – Entebbe, Uganda “In reference to the above, the SPLM/SPLA (IO) […]
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Nov 9th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Liech community in Kenya has welcomed and commended the extension of the Pre-transitional Period by 100 days by South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit and Chairman and Commander-in-Chief Dr. Riek Machar Teny on November 7th, in Entebbe, Uganda. “The Liech community Association in Kenya hereby express her special commendation to South Sudan President GEN. […]
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Nov 9th, (SSNN)-The rights advocacy group, Amnesty International has called on the African Union (AU) and South Sudan’s government to reach consensus on the proposed Memorandum of Understanding and to expedite the establishment of the Hybrid Court for South Sudan, a judicial body set out in the R-ARCSS to prosecute perpetrators of heinous crimes and bring justice to […]
Continue reading »Nov 8th, 2019 (SSNN)-The global advocacy group, Refugees International (IR) has welcomed the extension of the 100-day pre-transitional period, which is expected to begin on November 12, until February 2020 and urged the parties to commit themselves to the full implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement. Daniel P. Sullivan, Senior Advocate for Human Rights, Refugees International states that the recent […]
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Nov 8th, 2019 (SSNN)-The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has stressed the importance of alleviating the suffering of millions of people still struggling for their lives in South Sudan and refugee camps in East African countries. “Following the decision to extend the pre-transitional period by 100 days, peace and stability remain more than ever the prerequisites to alleviate the suffering of […]
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Nov 7th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Troika countries (Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States) on Thursday welcomed the commitment of the South Sudanese leaders and were impressed by the recent face-to-face meeting held in Entebbe on 7 November 2019 under the auspices of Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. “We welcome the fact that President Kiir and Dr. Riek Machar will […]
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Nov 7th, 2019 (SSNN) –South Sudan’s main armed opposition leader and First-vice President Designate Dr. Riek Machar Teny left on Thursday for Uganda’s capital, Kampala to attend third round of a face-to-face meeting between him and President Salva Kiir Mayardit, said the SPLM (IO) Director for Information and Public Relations, Puok Both Baluang. “The SPLM/SPLA (IO) would like to inform […]
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Nov 7th, 2019 (SSNN)- South Sudan’s government on Tuesday accused the United Nations of meddling in its internal affairs after the United Nations had issued travel advisory and warned its staff members not to move without carrying their identity cards while at work. In response to the UN advisory warning on the security situation in South Sudan, the Ministry of […]
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Nov 6th, 2019-(SSNN)-As the November deadline looms, amid growing international pressure on South Sudan’s incumbent government and the opposition parties to form a Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity by next week, the rights group – Refugees International’s Senior Advocate for Human Rights Daniel Sullivan has issued the following statement: “In just one week, South Sudan will face a deadline […]
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Nov 5, 2019(SSNN) – While water levels are continuing to rise, UNICEF in South Sudan launched a flash appeal asking for US$10 million to respond to the most immediate needs of children affected by the floods. Over 900,000 people in South Sudan, including 490,000 children, are in need of urgent assistance. Almost one-fifth of the country, which is the size […]
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Xinhua, JUBA, South Sudan; Nov 5, 2019 (SSNN) — South Sudanese and nationals of some other east African countries working in Chinese power firm, PowerChina, on the Juba power distribution project, have benefited from technical skills transfer from their Chinese counterparts. Wang Cun, executive director of PowerChina branch in South Sudan, revealed that the project supported by the African Development […]
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Loreto Sister Orla Treacy, the recipient of a 2019 “Woman of Courage” Award, talks about her work in a remote area in South Sudan where she runs a boarding school for girls offering them protection, education, and the hope that one day, they too, will be included in the building of their country. By Linda Bordoni, Vatican Nov 5, 2019(SSNN) […]
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Nov 5th, 2019 (SSNN)-The 3rd round of face-to-face meetings between President Salva Kiir Mayardit and Chairman and Commander in Chief of the SPLM/A-IO, Dr. Riek Machar Teny has been postponed until Thursday, November 7/ 2019, said the SPLM (IO) Director for Information and Public Relations, Puok Both Baluang in a statement released on Tuesday. “On the 3rd Face-To-Face Meeting Between […]
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An SSPDF soldier and his colleagues photographed while shooting an RPG-7 anti-tank grenade launcher in trenches in Lelo on October 16, 2016 (Photo:AFP). Nov 5th, 2019 (SSNN)-The U.S. government urges its citizens to be very vigilant about their safety when traveling to South Sudan, and also announces that they should be enrolled in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) – […]
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Nov 4th, (SSNN)-The International Crisis Group (ICG) warned in a new report released on Monday that South Sudan is about to slide into another crisis as R-ARCSS parties strongly disagreed on the formation of a transitional government of national unity scheduled for 12 November. In a statement obtained by South Sudan News Now, the statement explained that South Asian stands […]
Continue reading »Nov 4th, 2019-(SSNN)-South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit has instructed senior military commanders to undertake the process of transforming the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) into a World-class professional army. President Kiir made the remark on Monday at the conclusion of the 7th command council conference, which was held at the SSPDF’s Defense General Headquarters in the capital Juba. […]
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Nov 4th, 2019 (SSNN)-A South Sudanese refugee, mother of four, who lives in a refugee camp in Kenya, has left her children destitute with no water or food to eat for three days, according to a neighbor interviewed by our East African reporter. Michael Lonya, a 5-year-old boy and his younger siblings, are said to have spent three days on […]
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Nov 3nd, 2019 (SSNN)-The Ethiopian Government is seeking to buy oil from neighboring South Sudan to reduce the cost of exporting oil from the Middle East and Arab countries at exorbitant prices, said Ethiopia’s Minister of Mines and Petroleum Koang Tutlam in a statement in the capital, Juba. “You can imagine bringing from the Middle East when you can tap […]
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