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Breaking: US sanctions First Vic President Taban Deng, freezes his financial assets

Breaking News, Civil War, South Sudan, UN, USA, World

January 8th, 2020 (SSNN)—The United States Government has imposed financial sanctions on South Sudan’s First Vice President Taban Deng Gai, accusing him of masterminding the murder of two opposition members who were kidnapped in Kenya by the South Sudan Internal Security Bureau and killed in South Sudan. The Treasury Department has identified Taban as an individual responsible for creating a […]

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Just in: World War 3 looms as US and Iran closer to military confrontation in the Middle East

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January 3rd, 2020 (SSNN)—World War III is looming on the horizon as military confrontation between the US and Iranian military forces is in the offing in the Middle East after the US President, Donald Trump had ordered the killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani. On Friday, Iranian military forces launched several fighter jets in response to the US airstrikes […]

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Breaking: Kiir pardons 30 inmates, including Peter Biar and Kerbino Wol in New Year Amnesty

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January 2nd, 2020 (SSNN)—South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit has issued a presidential pardon on New Year’s Eve, absolving about 30 defendants convicted of various criminal offenses in the South Sudanese capital, Juba. Last week, during a visit to detention centers in Juba, President Kiir gave an assurance and promised to release some of the accused as a sign of […]

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Machar sends Christmas Message, calls for peace, unity and reconciliation

Breaking News, Civil War, Newsbeat, Peace Building, Politics, South Sudan, Sudan, UNMISS

December 24th, 2019 (SSNN)—South Sudan’s main opposition leader, and the First Vic-President-Designate, Dr. Riek Machar Teny sends a Christmas Message to the people of South Sudan and wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. “I’m writing this Christmas and New Year Message just on my return from Juba to Khartoum. I have spent two full weeks in […]

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Latest: Kiir and Machar agree to form unity gov’t despite pending pre-transitional tasks

Breaking News, Newsbeat, South Sudan
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit meets Chairman of the SPLM-IO, Dr. Riek Machar Teny during a Consultative Meeting held in December 2019 (Photo credit: file)

  Dec 17th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit and the First-vice Designate, Dr. Riek Machar, have agreed during a consultative meeting, to format the long-awaited Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity despite unimplemented pre-transitional activities. “The President of the Republic, H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit and, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, who is the main opposition leader and a signatory […]

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Breaking: US sanctions Defense Minister Kuol and Martin Elia for obstructing peace efforts’ in S. Sudan

Breaking News, Civil War, South Sudan, USA, World

  Dec 16th, 2019 (SSNN)-The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed individual sanctions on two South Sudanese officials for their role in obstructing the implementation of the peace deal and reconciliation initiatives in South Sudan. “Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two individuals pursuant to […]

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Breaking: US sanctions five individuals responsible for killing of opposition officials

Breaking News, IGAD, Kenya, South Sudan, USA

  Dec 10th, 2019 (SSNN)-Today, on International Human Rights Day, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has taken decisive action, imposing strict sanctions on five identified individuals responsible for their role in the kidnapping and killing of South Sudan’s opposition members, Aggrey Idri and Dong Samuel Luak, prominent human rights activists who were kidnapped […]

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Breaking: S. Sudan’s Speaker Makana resigns amid impeach threats

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  Dec 9th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s Speaker of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly, Anthony Lino Makana has submitted his resignation to President Salva Kiir Mayardit to avert looming impeachment by the country’s members of Parliament. “Following the recent move by the MPs to impeach Rt. Hon. Anthony Lino Makana which the SPLM caucus has to consider in a meeting chaired […]

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Breaking: S. South announces to launch public event to response to The Sentry report on South Sudan

Breaking News, South Sudan, The Sentry

  Dec 2nd, 2019 (SSNN)-The office of the President has issued a statement announcing its plan to hold a public event for the official launch of South Sudan’s Response to The Sentry report on South Sudan, an investigation report that accuses South Sudan leaders and foreign companies of amassing illegal wealth and assets at the expense of the suffering population. […]

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Breaking: Sudan’s Prime Minister Hamdok elected as IGAD’s new Chair – IGAD Secretariat

Addis Ababa, Breaking News, IGAD, Kenya, Sudan

  Nov 29th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Intergovernmental Authority on Development IGAD during its 13th Ordinary Summit of Heads of States and Government held in Ethiopia- has elected the Republic of Sudan as its new chair, the regional bloc announced on Friday following the conclusion of the Summit. “The 13th Ordinary IGAD Summit of Heads of States and Government has concluded in […]

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Latest: ‘We’re re-evaluating our relationship with this unelected government’ – US

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President Salva Kiir Mayardit, and US Ambassador to South Sudan, Ambassador Thomas J. Hushek

  Nov 29th, 2019 (SSNN)-As the diplomatic rift between South Sudan and its former ally, the United States, continues, the Trump administration said it had made every effort to ensure that the implementation of the peace agreement progresses, unfortunately, remained disappointed by South Sudan’s leaders due to their lack of commitment. “We have engaged with all parties, (both signatory and […]

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Breaking: US and S. Sudan at diplomatic odds as US withdraws its Ambassador from South Sudan

Breaking News, South Sudan, USA

  Nov 25th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s government and the United States are at diplomatic odds, as the White House decided on Monday to recall its Ambassador to South Sudan, Thomas Hushek, for further consultations on the recent failure of South Sudanese rival leaders to form a unity government by November 12. “The Department of State has called back U.S. Ambassador […]

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Foreign airlines to halt flights to South Sudan over continued harassment

Addis Ababa, Breaking News, Ethiopia, News, Newsbeat, South Sudan

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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Latest: Kiir approves Facility Agreement Loan Worth $400 Million From Afreximbank

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South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit flanked by the national flags (Photo: Supplied)

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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Latest: US reiterates its disappointment over 100-days extension, vows to ‘re-evaluate’ its ties with South Sudan

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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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TB JOSHUA VISITS SOUTH SUDAN, LEADS PRESIDENT IN PRAYER FOR PEACE

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Nigerian Prophet, TB Joshua, being accorded a red carpet welcome in South Sudan by President Salva Kiir(Photo credit: SSNN)

Respected Nigerian Pastor TB Joshua was personally received by South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit during a visit to the East African nation in which he led the President and government officials in prayer for peace. Nov 12, 2019(SSNN) — In the morning of Tuesday 12th November 2019, the President and First Lady welcomed Joshua upon his arrival at Juba International […]

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Breaking: South Sudan’s leaders extend Pre-transitional Period by 100 days- full Communique

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Nov 7th, 2019 (SSNN)-Communique On The Occasion of The Tripartite Summit On The Revitalized Agreement On The Resolution Of The Conflict in The Republic Of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) Held In Uganda’s Entebbe On November 7th, 2019. At the invitation of H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda, H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic of South […]

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South Sudan warns UN to stop interfering in its internal affairs

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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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Latest: Kiir vows to form unity government by next week, regardless of Machar’s objection

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Nov 5th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit has reiterated his position on forming a unity government as previously agreed, regardless of the opposition leader’s objection to joining the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity. Kiir made the remarks while addressing the country’s lawmakers at the opening session of the second Transitional National Legislature held on Tuesday in the […]

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Dr. Lam Akol Calls For Extension of Pre-Transitional Period.

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Dr. Lam Akol meeting Salva Kiir in Addis Ababa, months after fleeing Juba, South Sudan(Photo credit: file)

Published: Oct 20, 2019, Juba, South Sudan. Speaking during today’s meeting with the members of the United Nations Security Council, Dr. Lam Akol strongly reiterates that South Sudanese cannot repeat the same mistakes they did in 2015-16 and return the country to war. “The English adage has it that “once bitten, twice shy”. The Sudanese put it more dramatically that […]

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Breaking: US Imposes Sanctions On South Sudan’s Preferred Business Partners

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Oct 11th, 2019 (SSNN)-For days, after The Sentry accused a Sudanese businessman, Ashraf Seed Ahmed Al-Cardinal widely known as Al-Cardinal, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed individual sanctions on Ashraf Seed Ahmed Al-Cardinal (Al-Cardinal) and Kur Ajing Ater (Ajing) for their role and involvement in corruption in South Sudan. In the past […]

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HRW Calls On AU, South Sudan To Work On Establishment Of Hybrid Court For South Sudan

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Members of South Sudan military intelligence in a parade somewhere in South Sudan(Photo credit: Unknown/SSNN)

Oct 9th, 2019 (SSNN) — The Rights group, Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a statement on Wednesday, calling on the African Union and South Sudan Government to work towards the formation of a Hybrid Court in South Sudan. “South Sudan ’s government and the African Union should urgently meet to clarify plans to set up a proposed hybrid court for […]

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Unity Government Formed Without SPLM-IO Won’t Be Recognized – Trump Administration

Breaking News, News, Newsbeat, USA, World

Oct 8, 2019(SSNN) — The United States government, one of the key guarantors of the Revitalized Peace Agreement, has urged South Sudan’s government and opposition parties to focus on resolving pending issues impeding the implementation of the peace deal. Speaking to the press on Monday, the US Ambassador to South Sudan, Thomas Hushek, stressed that the South Sudanese government and […]

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South Sudan: Rights group accuses South Sudan’s leaders of allowing war crimes to flourish with impunity

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Oct 7th, 2019 (SSNN)-Amnesty International, a human rights defender, has accused South Sudanese leaders of failing to prosecute and punish those responsible for serious war crimes and crimes against humanity – since the onset of the country’s civil war. In a new report released on Monday, the human rights group blamed government forces and the main armed opposition group, led […]

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South Sudan: SPLM/A(IO) Shames UN Special Envoy For Endorsing Formation of Transitional Government

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David Shearer, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan and Head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), briefs the Security Council(UN Photo/Loey Felipe)

Oct 7, 2019(SSNN) — South Sudan’s main armed Opposition, SPLM/A(IO), has responded to a recent statement issued by the UN Special Envoy to South Sudan, David Shearer, during a press conference in Juba. Disappointed, the SPLM(IO) said they will not be coerced to form another Transitional Government of National Unity that may caused more bloodshed as witnessed in 2016. “The […]

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South Sudan’s Parties Graduate First Batch of  1,000 Military Instructors

Breaking News, Newsbeat, South Sudan

Military Instructors Pose For A Group Picture During Their Graduation Ceremony (File/Supplied/SSNN) South Sudan’s Government has for the first time graduated a batch of military instructors. According to the Joint Defense Board (JBD), the 1,000 army trainers graduated at the Luri Military Training Center, will play an important role in training government forces and opposition armed groups before the formation […]

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“We will not form unity government by November” 12 – SPLM-IO official

Breaking News, IGAD, South Sudan

The main armed opposition group, SPLM/A-IO, will not be part of a Transitional Government of National Unity expected to be formed on Nov. 12 – if all critical outstanding tasks are not fully implemented, said an opposition official on Saturday. “We are not ready to form a government on November 12th if the rest of the security arrangements & The […]

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BREAKING NEWS: South Sudan CDF Gabriel Jok Riak Accused Of Manipulating GCM Verdict On General Buay Rolnyang

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General Gabriel Jok Riak Makol taking oath of office at the state house on May 4th, 2018(Photo credit: file)

A time-sensitive battle in South Sudan’s General Court Martial this morning, Thursday, October 3rd, 2019 yet again puts the leadership of the Chief of South Sudan People Defense Forces, Gen. Gabriel Jok Riak, in the spotlight. According to reports emerging from the Court, the CDF ordered the General Court Martial(GCM) to announce a verdict that has been kept under the […]

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South Sudan First Family Weds Itself

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Lual Marine Akook Wool Kiir, a nephew to president Kiir, and bride Mia Ayen Gregory Deng Kuar, president Kiir's daughter in-law(Photo credit: Unknown)

South Sudan’s family of President Kiir held a colorful wedding at the country’s presidential palace on Sunday evening, September 1st, 2019. The wedding, which brings together the family of Salva Kiir and his in-laws was between Lual Marine Akook, a nephew to president Kiir, and bride Mia Ayen Gregory, a niece to president’s wife Mary Ayen. The colorful wedding was […]

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BREAKING: A Case of Corruption Scandal In The Ministry of Finance

Breaking News, Corruption, Newsbeat, South Sudan

Sept 4, 2019(Juba) — Revealed in documents extended to South Sudan News Now, South Sudan Minister of Finance and Economic Planning released over 100 hundred thousand US Dollar in July to a phony company to clear “a car loan”. According to the transaction documents extended to South Sudan News Now, Mr. Garang Majak Bol Angok, the 1st Undersecretary of Finance […]

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