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)-The World Health Organization (WHO), in a joint effort with the Ministry of Health, is slated to conduct mass vaccination exercises against cholera on Monday, targeting about 1,44,044 people in Renk county. “The oral cholera vaccination provides protection to the vulnerable populations during the period when access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene are inadequate in […]
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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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By Abraham Garang Bol, Nov 16, 2019(SSNN) — One of the daunting paralysis that is holding South Sudan hostage is the Bor Love For Power(BLFP) which is manifested in the idea of “Dinka born to rule”. The Dinka Bor, particularly the former Bor South county, is one of the root causes of the current conflict, simply because they want to […]
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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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The Sentry and Enough Project Statement: Nov 15th, 2019 (SSNN)-The latest postponement in South Sudan of the formation of a government of national unity for another 100 days, along with the lack of implementation of key aspects of the peace accord, demonstrates the inadequacy of current efforts to promote peace in the country. Ad hoc emergency diplomacy and vague threats […]
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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 13, 2019(SSNN) — A Nigerian prosperity gospel Prophet, popularly known as TB Joshua, abruptly departed South Sudan capital at almost midnight despite that he was suppose to stay in the country for two days. Prophet TB Joshua softly apologized this morning through his Facebook page after realizing that millions of South Sudanese in the capital would wake up expecting […]
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Opinion, By Gatwech Deng Wal Melbourne, Australia Nov 14th, 2019 (SSNN)-Salva Kiir Mayardit’s government is despotic; it has no checks, balances, laws and proper institutions in place. In truth, it is not good at anything else but killing, employing cruel treatment and causing a tremendous amount of suffering to innocent South Sudanese. Given that Salva Kiir Mayardit’s government is […]
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Nov 14th, (SSNN)-The South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) in Jubek state on Tuesday arrested criminal gangs in connection with stolen vehicles and media equipment robbed in various locations in the capital Juba. Speaking to reporters at Jubek State’s Police General Headquarters, the Police Spokesperson Maj. Gen. Daniel Justin Buolo confirmed that the patrol police had arrested a number […]
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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 13th, 2019 (SSNN)-The former member of the Independent Boundaries Commission (IBC) representing the SPLM Former Political Detainees (FDs), and a Political Leader from Abyei, Hon. Nyenagwek Kuol Mareng has defected and Joined the SPLM/SPLA (IO). Hon. Nyenagwek was welcomed on Wednesday by South Sudan’s main armed opposition group, SPLM-IO in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. “The leadership of the […]
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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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Nov 13th, 2019 (SSNN)-The rights group, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reminds the people of South Sudan, especially leaders, of their obligations to uphold press freedom, emphasizing that freedom of the press is an important pillar of democracy because it plays a pivotal role in keeping all citizens informed of public affairs and and most importantly monitoring actions of 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 12th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Nigerian self-proclaimed Prophet, Temitope Balogune Joshua widely referred to as T.B. Joshua has prophesied about South Sudan, claiming to have seen the transition of the war-torn country from the conflict to peace and prosperity. While praying at the State House on Tuesday, the influential Nigerian TV evangelist and philanthropist, T.B. Joshua sent a message of […]
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COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE 69TH EXTRA-ORDINARY SESSION OF IGAD COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ON THE SITUATION IN SOUTH SUDAN 10th November 2019 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Nov 11th, 2019 (SSNN)-The IGAD Council of Ministers held its 69th Extra-Ordinary Session on the 10th November 2019 in Addis Ababa, the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, under the chairmanship of H.E. Gedu Andargachew, Minister […]
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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 10th, 2019 (SSNN)-The head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State, Pope Francis has announced his intention to visit war-ravaged South Sudan in a bid to push for the full implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement signed in September last year by South Sudan’s parties. Speaking to congregations on Sunday at St. Peter’s Square, […]
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Nov 10th, 2019 (SSNN)-The global leading information and analysis provider on food insecurity, The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS-NET) has warned that “an estimated 4.5 million people are likely to face Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse acute food insecurity during the October 2019 to January 2020 harvesting period in the presence of planned humanitarian food assistance.” In […]
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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 10th 2019 (SSNN)-The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, has announced an allocation of up to US$15 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) in an effort to bolster humanitarian assistance to flood-affected communities currently being displaced by devastating floods across the country’s 27 counties. The UN office announced that, “The […]
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Nov 9th, 2019 (SSNN)-The South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA), a coalition group of signatory parties to the R-ARCSS, during the IGAD’s Ministerial Consultative Meeting with Leadership of Parties to the Revitalized Agreement – has accepted the extension of the pre-transitional period by 100 days as agreed by South Sudan’s government and the main armed opposition group, SPLM-IO at […]
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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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