July 7, 2020 (SSNN) – We write to you in our capacity as Unity State youths to pledge our unequivocal solidarity with all the communities of Unity State; they are continuing to endure all manner of risk and suffering in the United Nations’ camps in and outside the country. It has been exactly 7 years since you became the Unity […]
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July 7, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan’s main armed opposition group, SPLA-IO, has debunked claims by senior government officials that General Johnson Olony owns a different opposition faction and as such he should not be appointed as governor of Upper Nile state. The SPLM-IO had last week nominated Olony for governor of Upper Nile state which has been allocated to […]
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July 7, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan information minister Michael Makuei Lueth has said the country – for the fifth time – will not conduct independence celebrations in both the country’s capital Juba and the state capitals. Makuei, in an interview with South Sudan News Now, said the country was lacking money that is needed to conduct an independence celebration […]
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July 6, 2020 (SSNN) – The Egyptian minister for military production, General Mohamed El-Assar, passed away at 74 on Monday following a lengthy battle with the deadly COVID-19 battle, the Egyptian presidency announced. “Egypt has lost one of its unique military icons… a fighter who gave his life to serve his homeland and a wise man who took part in […]
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July 6, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan’s former army general Maj. Gen. Stephen Buay Rolnyang and former commander of Special Forces in Unity state, General Matthew Puljang Top, have reconciled after years of differences, according to a statement. The differences between Buay and Puljang came to light in May 2018 when General Buay was arrested by forces loyal to Puljang […]
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July 6, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit and his first deputy, Dr. Riek Machar Teny will meet this week to discuss the deadlock over the SPLM-IO nominee for Upper Nile state governor, a spokesman for Machar said. Last week, Machar nominated SPLA-IO general, Johnson Olony Thambo, for the governorship of Upper Nile state which was allocated […]
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July 6, 2020 (SSNN) – Members of the Ugandan People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) have kidnapped – inside South Sudan territory – two South Sudan army soldiers after claiming that they had crossed into Ugandan territory, residents in Nimule have said. “Yesterday night, fifteen soldiers from Uganda crossed to South Sudan territory and they kidnapped two soldiers. They were telling us […]
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July 4, 2020 (SSNN) – The East African Community is struggling to pay its members of parliament as South Sudan becomes incapable to pay its membership arrears, regional MPs have said. “EALA members have not been paid their sitting allowances since March. We demand that the secretariat pays all staff including MPs. EAC partner states need to honor their remittance […]
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July 4, 2020 (SSNN) – A South Sudan diplomat has confirmed reports that the government in Juba has not paid the membership fees that it owes to the continental body, the African Union (AU). In an interview, James Pitia Morgan, South Soudan Ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative of South Sudan to the African Union said the government has not […]
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July 3, 2020 (SSNN) – Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin, the chairperson of the National Democratic Movement and Secretary-General of South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA), has been on loggerheads with other members of the Alliance over how to share power within the opposition consortium. In an interview with South Sudan News Now on Friday, he explained what went wrong in the […]
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July 3, 2020 (SSNN) – The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the UN mission to South Sudan, David Shearer, has said that 57 UN personnel have tested positive for COVID-19. Shearer said the peacekeepers could have contracted the virus due to what he described as “continuous close interactions with the South Sudanese population.” “Forty-five of […]
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July 3, 2020 (SSNN) – The leader of the National Democratic Movement (NDM) and Secretary-General of South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA), Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin, has said that the government of President Salva Kiir Mayardit is controlling the opposition consortium which is a signatory to the peace agreement. Akol made the remarks during an exclusive interview with South Sudan News […]
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July 3, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir Mayardit, has reportedly asked the main armed opposition leader and First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar to disarm the Lou-Nuer, according to a senior government official. The request by Kiir comes a few days after the South Sudan army launched disarmament in Tonj South County of Warrap state, after fears […]
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July 3, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit has given an ultimatum to the South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA) to either nominate a governor by Saturday afternoon, or he choose someone of his choice, according to a senior government official has said. A deal between Kiir and Dr. Riek Machar Teny last week ended the four-month-old dispute […]
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July 2, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit has accepted the appointment of General Johnson Olony as the governor of the oil-rich Upper Nile state, several opposition officials have said. The abrupt change of mind from the South Sudanese head of state comes a few days after refusing to appoint the former rebel general who has been […]
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July 2, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan’s minister for presidential affairs, Nhial Deng Nhial, has been invited to Cairo by the Egyptian foreign minister, Sameh Shoukry, according to a statement by the presidency this afternoon. The invitation was delivered by the Egyptian ambassador to South Sudan, Mohamed Mansur Kadah, who met the country’s minister for presidential affairs, at the statehouse […]
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July 1, 2020 (SSNN) – A United States passport belonging to South Sudan’s minister of higher education, Denay Jock Chagor, has surfaced exposing his hidden date of birth, making him an unlikely potential for Jonglei state governorship. Last week, Chagor claimed in an interview that his South Sudan national documents – where his birthdate is written as January 1, 1986 […]
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July 1, 2020 (SSNN) – Women are crucial contributors to their societies. They are the ones who cross-ethnic and religious borders and who see to the healthy development of their children. They are the ones to advocate for education, employment, and new opportunities for young people. Women had made enormous contributions to the liberation struggle. Their immense contributions to the […]
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July 1, 2020 (SSNN) – The Secretary-General of South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA) and leader of the National Democratic Movement (NDM), Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin has demanded an explanation why President Salva Kiir Mayardit has not appointed his candidate for Jonglei state governor. This comes days after the President appointed eight out of the ten state governors which saw candidates […]
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July 1, 2020 (SSNN) – A fierce fighting has erupted in South Sudan’s Greater Tonj area between the South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF) which is conducting forceful disarmament, and armed civilians there who have refused to surrender their guns, a senior state government official has said. Last week, the SSPDF’s intelligence chief announced that the army was preparing to […]
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July 1, 2020 (SSNN) – The newly appointed governors have been sworn in today at the state-house J1 in a ceremony administered by the chief justice Chan Reec Madut, a senior government official has told South Sudan News Now. Kiir on Monday appointed eight of the ten state governors and snubbed the appointment those for Upper Nile and Jonglei state. […]
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July 1, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan President, Salva Kiir Mayardit, has demanded an administrative area for Apadang community of Upper Nile state, a senior opposition official who attended yesterday’s meeting between Kiir and First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar said. The latest demand by the South Sudanese leader comes after he refused to appoint SPLM-IO nominee, General Johnson Olony, […]
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July 1, 2020 (SSNN) – UN Refugee Agency, the UNHCR, has welcomed what it said is a ‘generous contribution’ from the government of Japan saying the latest pledge by the Asian country would benefit hundreds of thousands across South Sudan. Japan, which donated around $17 million since 2016, last week pledged another $1 million for South Sudan’s displaced population through […]
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June 30, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan activists have said that they are disappointed by President Salva Kiir Mayardit but were happy with First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny over the representation of women in state governments. Yesterday, Kiir appointed eight state governors including six for himself and two – out of three – for SPLM-IO. Kiir did not […]
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June 30, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan’s prominent opposition leader Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin who is also the chairperson of the National Democratic Movement (NDM) has mocked Denay Jok Chagor for claiming that his age was written wrongly in his national documents. Yesterday, Chagor was quoted by a section of the media as saying that his age was written wrongly […]
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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 30, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan’s First Vice President and leader of the country’s main armed opposition group, SPLM-IO, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, is on his way to J1 to meet President Salva Kiir Mayardit on the issue of Upper Nile state governor, a senior opposition official has said. The expected meeting between Kiir and Machar which is set […]
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June 29, 2020 (SSNN) – The main armed opposition group, SPLM-IO, led by First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny has said General Johnson Olony, the group’s nominee for Upper Nile state governor, was not appointed on Monday due tribal mindset and objection by the Apadang community. This comes after information minister Michael Makuei Lueth said the appointment was not […]
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June 29, 2020 (SSNN) – The Bentiu community in Kenya is urging all its members to rally behind Governor Joseph Nguen Manytuil Wijang, who has been reappointed into the gubernatorial position on Monday by President Salva Kiir. Kiir on Monday evening issued two republican decrees appointing governors for eight South Sudanese states including Unity, and three Greater Administrative Areas, but […]
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June 29, 2020 (SSNN) – A senior government official in South Sudan’s Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA) has accused the national army in Juba of transporting weapons and ammunition to Dinka youth in Bor to attack the GPAA. Peter Lebelek, the secretary-general of the defunct Boma State, said some senior army generals in Juba have been spotted transporting arms and […]
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June 29, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan government said on Monday that Upper Nile state governor who is nominated by the SPLM-IO was not appointed because he was not in Juba where all his colleagues are. On Monday evening, President Salva Kiir Mayardit issued a number of republican decrees appointed governors for only eight states and for three chief administrators, […]
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June 29, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir Mayardit has this evening, appointed eight state governors, leaving two opposition-allocated states without governors, according to decrees read out on the state-owned South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation. Kiir in the decree appointed governors for Lakes, unity, Warrap, Western Bahr el Ghazal, Western Equatoria, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Central Equatoria and Eastern […]
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June 29, 2020 (SSNN) – Agel Ring Machar, the former press secretary for ex-first vice president, and now vice-president, Taban Deng Gai, has expressed his disagreement with the ongoing disarmament campaign in Greater Tonj of Warrap state. This comes after the South Sudan army’s intelligence chief; Lt. Gen. Ring Tueny Mabor said a disarmament campaign has kicked off in Tonj […]
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