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BREAKING NEWS: South Sudan Security Arrangement Doctored To Accommodate “Unknown Gunmen” and “Ghost Soldiers”

February 9, 2019 Breaking News, Newsbeat, Peace Building

South Sudan Cheif of Defense forces Gen. Jok Riak, right, and SPLA-IO Deputy Chief of Staffs for Administration and Logistic Gen. James Koang Chuol, left, in Juba on Tuesday, 8th of January 2019 (Photo credit: supplied)

Feb 9, 2019(Nyamilepedia) — A confidential report extended to Nyamilepedia by credible insiders vividly reveals how the security arrangement of the recently signed Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan(R-ARCiSS) was fudged during the recent meeting at the Palm African Hotel in Juba. If verified to hold, the violation could set major stumbling blocks to implementation […]

BREAKING NEWS: Gen. Buay Rolnyang To Appear Before the General Court Martial, February 4, 2019

February 4, 2019 Breaking News, Newsbeat, South Sudan

Maj. Gen. Stephen Buay Rolnyang and other senior officials from Bul-Nuer conducting meeting in Mayom, Unity State(Photo credit: supplied)

Monday Feb 4th, 2019(SSNN) — Latest reports from South Sudan army headquarters confirmed that Maj. Gen. Stephen Buay Rolnyang will appear before the General Court Martial today in the capital, Juba. At the time of his arrest, May 31st, 2018, Maj Gen. Buay Rolnyang was charged with the following charges: Maj. Gen. Stephen Buoy Rolnyang left Wau location of previous […]

President Kiir Awards Medals and Blasts His Top Military Generals including the CDF Over Corruption

January 26, 2019 Breaking News, Newsbeat, South Sudan

President Salva Kiir posts with members of his senior command, the former SPLA Commanders, who fought for liberation. Besides awarding medals Kiir bashed seniors generals of his military for starving the soldiers and warned to retire them(Photo credit: SSNN)

Jan 25th, 2019(SSNN) — Barely three days after South Sudan News Now released an investigation report on corruption in military, South Sudan president and Command in Chief, Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit, expressed his dissatisfaction over how army resources are managed, and warned that he may fire the top generals any time soon. Speaking at a medal ceremony of the members of […]

BREAKING NEWS: South Sudan CDF Accused of Embezzling $ 8 millions USD in a New Case of Corruption That May Impede Peace Implementation

January 21, 2019 Breaking News, Corruption, Newsbeat, South Sudan

President Kiir and his minister of defense forces, Gen. Kuol Manyang Juuk, promotes Lt. Gen. Gabriel Jok Riak to rank of General before appointing him the new chief of staff despites international sanctions(Photo credit: supplied)

Sunday January 21th, 2019(SSNN) — “Corruption in Bilpam: sources from CDF office and SSPDF air force unit has now confirmed that the 8,000,000$ that was approved by the president for the maintenance and services of transport and gunship helicopters and the hunkers has been embezzled by the CDF.” a confidential document extended to SSNN reads in parts. Speaking to South […]

SPLA-IO Denies Crossing The Border Into Uganda

January 19, 2019 Breaking News, East Africa, Newsbeat

Col. Lam Paul Gabriel and delegation of SPLM/A(IO) meets members of CTSAMVM in SPLA-IO controlled area in Equatoria, South Sudan(Photo credit: Lam Paul/SSNN)

Saturday January 19th, 2019(SSNN) — Responding to reports by the Ugandan media, alleging that the SPLA-IO crossed into Ugandan territories, the SPLA-IO deputy spokesman, Col. Lam Paul Gabriel, rubbished the allegations as “false and baseless”. “The SPLA IO learned with dismay the accusation labeled against its forces by Uganda government on 15/01/2019 for crossing into Uganda and raising South Sudan […]

Northern Liech State Government Condemns Barbaric Attack By Armed Criminals from Tonj State

January 18, 2019 Breaking News, Newsbeat, South Sudan

Northern Liech State Governor, Hon. Nguen Manytuel, his Minister of Information, Lam Tungwar and soldiers holding a meeting in Northern Liech State in January, 2019(Photo credit: SSNN)

Friday January 18, 2019(SSNN) — South Sudan’s Northern Liech State government condemns recent attacks at the cattle camps at Loat of Bul East County by armed criminals and calls on the Government of Tonj State to apprehend and punish the criminals According to the State Minister of Information, Hon. Lam Tungwar, the attacks were launched at 5:30am and dozens of […]

Quality education for all: supporting girls’ education in South Sudan

December 28, 2018 Breaking News, Education, Op-Eds, South Sudan

Illustrative photo of South Sudanese school children in Juba, South Sudan.(Photo credit: Moshe Shai)

Thurs, Dec 27th, 2018(SSNN) — Santino Deng Lou is an Education Supervisor from Aweil Town West Payam, in South Sudan. He has been working with the Girl Education South Sudan (GESS) project for some time and has seen first hand the critical role that this project has played in improving the status of young women and girls in the community. South Sudan […]

African Champions League: Coton Sport suffer surprise defeat in Burkina Faso

November 29, 2018 AFCON, Breaking News, Newsbeat, Sports

Esperance of Tunisia celebrate after winning the 2018 African Champions LeagueEsperance of Tunisia celebrate after winning the 2018 African Champions League

Nov 29, 2018(SSNN) — ASF Bobo Dioulasso of Burkina Faso caused the biggest upset in Tuesday’s African Champions League preliminary round first leg matches, beating Coton Sport of Cameroon 3-1. Coton, the 2008 runners-up, took a 32nd-minute lead, but the home side, ASFB, levelled within three minutes through Sami Hien. Second-half goals from Michel Batiebo and Armand Sanou made it […]

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