May 11, 2020 (SSNN) – A South Sudan army commander announced on Monday that he was defecting from the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) to join former army chief General Paul Malong Awan who leads the South Sudan United Front/Army (SSUF/A) Speaking to South Sudan News Now (SSNN) from northern Unity state on Tuesday morning, Maj. Gen. Monyjur Miakol […]
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May 11, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir Mayardit, who is also the Commander-in-Chief of the South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF) has relieved General Gabriel Jok Riak as the country’s army chief. In an order read out on the state-owned South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC), Kiir appointed General Johnson Juma Okot as the new army chief effective […]
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May 10, 2020 (SSNN) – A traditional chief in South Sudan’s Warrap state has claimed that the South Sudan army loyal to President Salva Kiir Mayardit was forcefully recruiting youth into its file raising concerns over the government’s commitment to the revitalized peace agreement. Speaking to Nyamilepedia from Tonj South county this morning, the traditional chief said they have been […]
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May 10, 2020(SSNN) — The leadership of Greater-Bor communities of South Sudan rubbishes a call for Administrative Area that would curve another Administrative Area, comprising of Bor, Twic East and Duk Counties, from the current Jonglei State. The Chairpersons of the Greater Bor counties condemn the anonymous group in the strongest terms possible calling them as “lost souls” who do […]
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May 10, 2020 (SSNN) — South Sudan’s national ministry of health on Sunday reported that 36 more people – most of whom are South Sudanese – tested positive for the novel coronavirus. This brings the overall number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 156. Speaking to reports on Sunday evening in Juba, Dr. Richard Lako, the Director General for Planning and […]
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May 9, 2020 (SSNN) — South Sudan President, H.E. Salva Kiir Mayatdit, has exhausted all his patience allowing his first deputy and SPLM-IO chairman, Dr. Riek Machar, make important decisions, a close aide to Kiir said Saturday. This comes a day after a plan by president Kiir to divide states between the parties to the revitalized peace agreement was rejected […]
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May 9, 2020(SSNN) — South Sudan’s First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, meets a High Level Delegation from the Federal Republic of Ethiopia in South Sudan’s capital, Juba. According to Machar’s term long-term spokesman, James Gatdet Dak, the Ethiopian delegation was led by the Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Gedu Andergachew. “A high level delegation from the Federal […]
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May 9, 2020 (SSNN) — South Sudan’s First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, has hinted at accepting a plan by president Salva Kiir to divide the states, calls for compromises and reiterates his commitment to the revitalized peace agreement. On Thursday the Minister in the office of President Salva Kiir, Hon. Mayiik Ayii Deng, said that the parties had […]
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May 08, 2020(SSNN) — South Sudan’s new minister of Finance and Planning, Hon. Salvatore Garang Mabiordit, orders for at least 4 million SSP to be paid for his “house service and emergency funds” every month; According to a leaked document extended to South Sudan News Now, the Minister orders the Undersecretary to put this request in their monthly bills and […]
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April 27, 2020(SSNN) — South Sudan’s former deputy minister of defense and veterans affairs, Lt. Gen. David Yauyau, who was supposed to be airlifted from his hometown of Pibor yesterday, April 26, 2020, was reportedly seen this morning, 27 April 2020, in Bor town, Jonglei State. According to earlier report from South Sudan’s Jonglei State capital, Lt. Gen. David Yauyau, […]
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South Sudan’s High-Level Taskforce, the body that oversees COVID-19 pandemic in the country, grants a “Special Permission” to unnamed charter plane to pick up the notorious general Lt. Gen. David Yau Yau from his hometown of Pibor to Juba
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April 19, 2020(SSNN) — South Sudan’s Deputy Minister of Interior and the former Chairman of the SPLM/A(IO) National Committee for Information and Public Relation, Hon. Mabior Garang de Mabior, downplays the recent defection of some of the heavyweight politicians, Hon. Dak Duop Bichok and others, from the SPLM-IO in Government to the SPLM-mainstream in Government. While politicians are rotating the […]
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April 17, 2020(SSNN) — South Sudan’s former TGONU Minister of Petroleum, Hon. Dak Duop Bichiok, and his group did not only defect from one faction of the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity but also violated the Coronavirus Task Force bylaws that are being overseen by his former boss, Dr. Riek Machar Teny. The political gathering, which welcomed interested members […]
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April 14, 2020(SSNN) — A young man who was later identified as Okello Ocii has been apprehended by the Ugandan police after trying to escape a scene that has gone viral within the last twenty four hours on social media. Okello, who was captured on a live video brutally beating up an old woman, identified as Anek Lucy, has been […]
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April 13, 2020 (SSNN) — A deadly attack on a village South East of the disputed region of Abyei on Monday has killed at least four people and also resulted in the abduction of two children, the chief administrator for Abyei at South Sudan presidency said. Kuol Alor Kuol said the attack occured during the early hours of Monday at […]
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April 12, 2020(SSNN) — South Sudan’s deputy Minister of Interior, Hon. Mabior Garang de Mabior, urges his fellow politicians not to politicize residency of the internally displaced persons(IDPs) at their current UN-based protection sites in pretext of fighting for their health and safety from the Coronavirus. Hon. Mabior warns that COVID-19 is a Global Pandemic that people should take more […]
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April 12, 2020(SSNN) — James Gatdet Dak, a former Spokesman to Dr. Riek Machar Teny, hints that he is still the “Official Spokesman” of the country’s First Vice President, a position that he has not held for more than 3 years. Publicly responding to anecdotal claims from private conversations with friends, Dak said he has not been removed as the […]
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London, U.K, April 5, 2020(SSNN) — Latest reports from London confirmed that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been rushed to London hospital this Sunday evening over “persistent symptoms” of COVID-19 that include fever. According to his family, this is a “precautionary step” that was advised by his doctor. “On the advice of his doctor, the prime minister has tonight been […]
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March 17th 2020 (SSNN) — Lieutenant General James Koang Chuol, one of the SPLA-IO’s top commanders, announced today during a press conference in Juba that he and three others had defected from the main armed opposition group led Dr. Riek Machar to join President Salva Kiir. “We are hereby announcing our resignation from the SPLA/M (10) with effect from 17/3/2020,” […]
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March 13th 2020 (SSNN) — A suspected coronavirus case has been reported in South Sudan’s capital Juba a day after neighboring Sudan, Ethiopia and Kenya reported their first cases of the deadly virus. According to an eye witness, an ambulance rushed to Hai Thawra near Juba University where the sick person was picked up. The government in Juba is yet […]
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March 12th 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan president Salva Kiir Mayardit has named ministers for the long-awaited revitalized unity government. This was announced during a decree read out on the state-owned South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation this evening. The ministerial appointees are: Martin Elia Lomuro – Minister of Cabinet Affairs Beatrice Khamis Wani – Minister of Foreign and International Cooperation Angelina […]
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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) -—- 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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February 17, 2020 (SSNN)—The Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today that the Kenyan Ambassador to South Sudan, Chris Mburu, had died of a heart attack. Ambassador Mburu is reported to have suddenly collapsed at his residence in Juba on Sunday the Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported this morning. In his condolence message, President Uhuru Kenyatta described the late […]
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February 15, 2020 (SSNN)—South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit has finally announced the country’s revert to 10 states, however with exception of three administrative areas namely Ruweng, Abyei Administrative Area and Boma. The government’s final position was officially announced this morning by the Office of the President following an emergency meeting held at the State House by senior government officials. […]
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February 11, 2020 (SSNN)— Sudan’s ruling council has announced it will hand ousted President Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court in The Hague. The former leader is wanted by the ICC for war crimes, crimes against humanity and committing genocide in Sudan’s war-torn region of Darfur. However, the Sudanese leader has repeatedly denied the allegations. Bashir was forced from office […]
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February 10, 2020 (SSNN)—South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Monday was named the top “spoiler of peace” in a new award that seeks to shame him and others into taking serious steps to end bloody conflict in the world’s youngest country. Kiir and rival leader Riek Machar are under growing pressure to form a coalition government this month, the significant […]
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February 10, 2020 (SSNN)—South Sudan’s government has requested all citizens to get ready for nationwide consultations on the number of states they would prefer, as the government and the opposition were unable to reach a compromise during a closed-door meeting held on Sunday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Addressing the media following the meeting, the Information Minister, Michael Makuei clarified that […]
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February 9th, 2020 (SSNN)—South Sudan’s Minister of Information, Communication and Broadcasting, Michael Makuei Lueth briefs the media on the outcome of the AU summit and the IGAD’s 70th Extraordinary Session of the IGAD Council of Ministers on the situation of South Sudan which discussed the status of the implementation of the peace agreement in South Sudan. Click on the video […]
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February 8, 2020 (SSNN)—To end the impasse over the number of states and their internal boundaries , the IGAD Council of Ministers has approved 23 states, one of the outstanding critical tasks, which has hindered the formation of the unity government. “IGAD Council of Ministers approved 23 states today in Addis Ababa. IGAD Heads of State and Government now in […]
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February 6th, 2020 (SSNN)—The US Senate has voted to acquit President Donald Trump of abuse of power and obstruction of congress — both charges levelled against him by the House of Representatives. Senators voted 52 to 48 to acquit on abuse of power and 53 to 47 on obstruction of Congress in the third ever presidential impeachment trial. In a […]
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January 26th, 2020 (SSNN)—The UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth Affairs, Jayathma Wickramanayake arrived in the capital , Juba on Sunday for a several-day visit to have meetings with young people, politicians and civil society organizations in order to hear the challenges facing youth and how to address them. Speaking upon arrival at Juba International Airport, Jayathma was impressed by […]
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January 11, 2020 (SSNN)— The Iranian government in a statement, has claimed responsibility for inadvertently shooting down a Ukrainian Boeing 737, which crashed last week and killed 176 passengers on board. The statement came after the Iranian government initially denied that the Boeing 737 had caught fire on its own, causing the plane to crash. Earlier today, the Iranian Foreign […]
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January 9, 2020(SSNN) — 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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