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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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Kiir orders Foreign Affairs Ministry to reduce its overseas diplomats

Newsbeat, South Sudan
South Sudan's incumbent President, Gen. Salva Kiir Mayar, points at his opponents in a battle to consolidate power (Photo: file)

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir during a meeting with the country’s Heads of Mission Abroad, – has instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to reduce its diplomatic staff to a manageable size. According to state-run media, the Government of South Sudan admits that the number of its staff in foreign embassies is extremely huge compared to the […]

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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

Breaking News, Newsbeat, South Sudan
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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Salva Kiir and Akol Khor Empowering Changson Lew Chang to Cause Disaster in Gajaak Land

Newsbeat, Opinions
Gen. Ochan Puot and Bol Rom traveling to Juba to declare the new allegance to Salva Kiir(Photo credit: file)

Confidential Report; In the first five to six years, millions of civilians have been displaced and thousands others killed. Political will remains challenging for the leaders to converge and iron-out their differences to ease political tension between themselves. Recent developments revealed a classified information and a deadly deal between the current Director of the Internal Security and Hon. Changson Lew […]

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Opening Statement: By  Maj. Gen. Desta Abiche Ageno At The 15th CTSAMVM Technical Committee Meeting

CTSAMM, East Africa, IGAD, JMEC, Newsbeat
Maj. Gen. Desta Abiche Ageno, Chairman of CTSAMVM, speaking during a CTSAMM meeting in Juba, South Sudan(Photo credit: CTSAMM)

Palm Africa Hotel,  Juba  October 2, 2019  CTC Members, Dear Colleagues,  Representatives from our Partners and Board Members, Ladies and Gentlemen,  I warmly welcome you all to the 15th meeting of the CTSAMVM Technical Committee.  I would like to begin by welcoming CTSAMVM‘s new Deputy Chairperson, Major General Dafaalla Hamid Mohamed. Deputy Chairperson Dafaalla replaces our old friend and colleague […]

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RJMEC supports R-ARCSS dissemination training for South Sudan teachers

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South Sudanese teachers receivingcertificates after training in South Sudan(Photo credit: supplied)

The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation (RJMEC) in collaboration with Hold the Child Organization have convened a two-day workshop aimed at orientating primary and secondary school teachers on the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS). While officially opening the workshop in Juba on Thursday, RJMEC Deputy of Staff in charge of […]

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The glorious hour of Brexit

Newsbeat, Op-Eds, Opinions
The author, Isidoros Karderinis, is a novelist, poet and columnist(Photo credit: owner's profile/supplied)

By Isidoros Karderinis, Sept 28th, 2019(SSNN) —Three years ago, with the referendum of June 23, 2016, the British people decided with a percentage of almost 52% and with 71.8% participation the exit of Great Britain from the European Union. This great result was undoubtedly the first major, painful defeat for the under German-controlled European Union of banks and multinationals. However, […]

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South Sudan name 12 Australia-based players

Diaspora, Football, Newsbeat, Sports
South Sudan National Team posts for a picture before their game against Somalia(Photo credit: SSNN)

By Mark Gleeson Football Writer, South Africa, South Sudan have again turned to their sizeable Australian-based contingent in naming an expansive 32-man squad for next month’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. A total of 12 have been named for the matches as they look to boost their chances with more players from the refugee community. Two Australian under-23 internationals and […]

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Sudan’s Newly Appointed Minister Of Religious Affairs, Calls Upon non-Muslim communities to Return Home. 

Newsbeat, Sudan
Nasr-Eddin Mofarah, Sudan's newly appointed Minister of Religious Affairs(Source: supplied)

Sunday, Sept 8, 2019, As Sudan begins to embrace diversity and foster democracy, the newly appointed Minister of Religious Affairs, Nasr-Eddin Mofarah has called on non-Muslim communities, particularly Jews and Christians who had previously fled the country due to religious segregation, to return to the country and participate in nation-building. “Sudan is pluralistic in its thought, pluralistic in its culture, in its […]

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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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COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE IGAD COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ON THE CONSULTATION MEETING OF THE PARTIES TO THE R-ACRSS 

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IGAD Secretariate consultating on South Sudan Peace implementation in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia(Photo credit: SSNN)

21st August 2019 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ,   August 22, 2019(SSNN) — The IGAD Council of Ministers convened a consultation meeting of the Parties to the R-ARCSS on the 21st August 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the chairmanship of H.E. Gedu Andargachew, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Chairperson of the IGAD Council […]

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INVESTIGATIVE REPORT: Meet The South Sudan General Who Wants To Take Over Police Service By 2025

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Lt Gen. Acuil Tito Madut, former Inspector General of Police Services, Southern Sudan(Photo credit: Youtube)

August 22, 2019: — Due to lack of structures and accountability, South Sudanese generals and politicians are stockpiling not only wealth but also ranks to ensure that power revolves around them or their immediate blood line. Starting with president Kiir who recently promoted his wife, Mary Ayen, to rank off Brigadier General and his brother-in-law, Gregory Vasili Dimitry, who doubles as […]

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RJMEC Calls on Warring Parties To Expedite the Cantonment Process in Sites and Barracks

Newsbeat, South Sudan
IGAD leaders during a consultative meeting in Addis Ababa, August 21, 2019(Photo: file)

August 21, 2019(SSNN) — The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commision (RJMEC) has urged Parties to expediate the process of cantonment of troops arriving in verified Cantonment Sites and in Barracks. Speaking during the opening session of the consultative meeting of the Parties to the Agreement held in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, RJMEC Interim Chairperson Amb. Lt. General Augostino Njoroge […]

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“Vague Generalities Has Failed the People of South Sudan”, Kiir is a “Useful Idiot”

Newsbeat, South Sudan, World
Advisor on peacekeeping, mediation, international sanctions, & PoC. Former Coordinator of the Security Council Panel of Experts for South Sudan(Photo credit: Klem Ryan)

Sept 19th, 2019(SSNN) — Calling spade a spade, an advisor on peacekeeping, mediation, international sanctions and PoC, Klem Ryan has dropped a honest criticism that is usually spoken behind “closed-doors” on his twitter account and urges his critics to admit that South Sudan’s struggling president is an idiot, who is being protected by regional leaders for their selfish interests. Dr. […]

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Ballistics Expert Urges South Sudan Military Leaders To Take Disciplinary Action Against Angui. 

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South Sudanese soldiers staging a controversial gun demo in Juba, so far experts claims the demo was fake and the young colonel should be enlisted from the army(Photo: file)

August 17, 2019(SSNN) — A Kenyan Forensic Ballistics Expert and Chairman of the National Gun Owners Association (NGOA), Anthony Wahome, urges South Sudan’s military leadership to demote and expel a youngman, who was identified as colonel Angui, over a misleading demo that military experts believe was fake. Last month, an army colonel identified as Angui Karbino Kuanyin, posted a viral […]

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South Sudan First Vice President – Hopeless But Dangerous To a Lasting Peace!

Newsbeat, Politics, South Sudan

August 5, 2019(Juba) — A political feud that continued to rage on between a breakaway faction of the SPLM/A in opposition, which was initially led by the current First Vice President, Stephen Taban Deng Gai, coupled with the return of political stability featuring Dr. Riek Machar Teny, is slowly consuming its leaders. South Sudan’s incumbent First Vice President, who has […]

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RJMEC INTERIM CHAIR STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF CANTONMENT AND FUNDING

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RJMEC Chairperson, Ambassador Berhanu Kebede speaks during a plenary meeting in Juba, South Sudan(Photo credit: JMEC/ssnewsnow)

Thursday, August 1, 2019(Juba) — At the RJMEC monthly meeting, held in Juba on Thursday, 1 August 2019, Ambassador Lt. Gen. Njoroge, the Interim Chairperson of the Reconsituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC), updated the particpants on the progress of cantonment. He said: “CTSAMVM has reported that the majority of the designated sites and barracks have been verified. The […]

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CIVIL SOCIETY STATEMENT ON SARAH NYANATH’S ARTICLE ON SPLM/A-IO

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Civil Rights Activist, Sarah Nyanaath, calls for replacement of Riek Machar(Photo source: Gatley Tungwar)

Press Statement, For immediate release: 31 July 2019 Wednesday, July 31st, 2019(Juba) — The South Sudan Civil Society Consortium(SSCSC)  members have seen an article dated 28 July 2019, written by Sarah Nyanath in which she called for removal of Dr Riek Machar Teny from being the Chairman and Commander-In-Chief of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement and Army-In Opposition(SPLM/A-IO). Sarah Nyanath’s […]

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Sarah Nyanath and Others Call For Replacement of Riek Machar and Madam Angelina Teny

Breaking News, Newsbeat, South Sudan

July 30, 2019 A South Sudanese civil rights activist and a member of the SPLM/A in Opposition Sarah Nyanath Yong calls for replacement of the SPLM/A Chairman and Commander-in-Chief, Dr. Riek Machar Teny. Over the past two weeks, Miss Yong has been rallying disgruntled intellectuals on social media behind her back to support her call for replacement of Dr. Riek […]

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Sudan’s Women Demand Power in New GovernmentSudan’s Women Demand Power in New Government

East Africa, Newsbeat, Sudan
FILE - Sudanese women protesters are seen at a rally in the capital Khartoum, April 23, 2019.

JUBA , SOUTH SUDAN, July 16, 2019(SSNN) – Activists are calling on Sudan’s military and opposition leaders to open the country’s political process to women when the sides begin to implement their recent power-sharing deal. For most of Sudan’s 63 years as an independent country, women were not allowed to get involved in politics due to cultural norms and other […]

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Al-Burhan meets the head of Umma Party

East Africa, Newsbeat, Sudan
The chairman of the Transitional Military Council (TMC), Lt .Gen Abdel Fatah AL Burhan Abdel Rahman meets the Head of Umma Party Mubarak AL Fadil on Tuesday in his office(Photo credit: supplied).

Transitional Military Council (TMC) Chairman Lt (Gen) Abdel Fatah AL Burhan Abdel Rahman met Tuesday at his office in the Republican Palace with the Head of Umma Party Mubarak AL Fadil. Following the meeting AL Fadil told reporters that the meeting focused on political situation development and the importance of speeding up the signatory of the agreement reached between TMC […]

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Sudan, South Sudan to address oil flow constraints

Newsbeat, South Sudan, Sudan
The Head of Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC) Abdel Fattah al-Burhan during his recent visit to South Sudan on May 27th, 2019(Photo credit: supplied/SSNN)

July 16, 2019(SSNN) — South Sudan and Sudan have agreed to jointly address issues limiting the export of Juba’s oil through Khartoum ports, South Sudan’s local media reported citing petroleum minister as saying on Monday. Awow Daniel Chuang, South Sudan’s minister of petroleum and mining told state owned-radio South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SBBC) that the two countries agreed to set […]

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South Sudan’s Main Opposition leader, Dr. Riek Machar will not travel to Juba – according to an opposition official.

Breaking News, Newsbeat, South Sudan
South Sudan's First Vice-president designate, Dr. Riek Machar, is pictured during an interview with Reuters in Rome, Italy, April 12, 2019. (Photo credit: REUTERS)

July 14, 2019(SSNN) — The leadership of South Sudan’s main opposition group, SPLM-IO has categorically denied alleged reports that the Chairman of the SPLM(IO) Dr. Riek Machar is expected  to travel to Juba by the end of this month. Speaking to Nyamilepedia in an interview, Manassey Zindo, a member of the Political Bureau of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (IO) […]

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Full text: The Communique of the African Union High-Level Ad Hoc Committee for South Sudan (C5)

Newsbeat, Reports, South Sudan

July 10, 2019(SSNN) —The African Union High-Level Ad Hoc Committee for South Sudan (C5) comprising its Members namely, South Africa, as Chair, Algeria, Chad, Nigeria and Rwanda, convened its meeting in Niamey, Niger, on 6 July 2019, at the ministerial level, on the margins of the inaugural African Union-Regional Economic Communities Coordination Summit. The meeting was in follow up to […]

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Kenyan President and South Sudan’s Incumbent Hold Bilateral Talks To Boost Trade

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Kenyan president, Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta greets South Sudan's incumbent, Salva Kiir Mayardit(Photo credit: SSNN)

July 1st, 2019(SSNN) — Speaking at the State House in Nairobi, Kenya on Monday after the meeting,  President Uhuru Kenyatta announced that his Government had decided to set aside 10 acres of land located at the Inland Container Depot in Naivasha Industrial Complex. “To further ease the movement of goods consigned to South Sudan, the Kenyan Government has set aside […]

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South Sudan Suspends All Pre-Sales Oil Contracts and Confiscate Property of Former Minister Over Alleged Corruption Scandals

Breaking News, Newsbeat, South Sudan

June 29, 2019(SSNN) — While South Sudan’s former Minister of Petroleum, Amb. Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, who is accused of corruption and mismanagement of oil industry, get investigated, South Sudan government has suspended all pre-sales oil contracts. In accordance to a presidential decree issued by the president, the former minister of petroleum cannot leave the country. His bank accounts and assets […]

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ICRC Hands Over a Second Batch of Detainees Released by the SPLM/A-IO

Newsbeat, Press Releases

Geneva, June 27th, 2019(SSNN) — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has facilitated the release of 15 persons detained in relation to the conflict in South Sudan. The operation marks the second release of prisoners supervised by the ICRC since the signing of the latest peace agreement – the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in […]

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Law firm to strengthen South Sudan’s oil sector by training gov’t officials on transparency and good

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June 23rd 2019 (SSNN) – The Pan-African Legal Group has intensified its efforts to launch a pilot training programme aimed at improving oil sector by training South Sudan’s government officials on transparency and responsible governance. NJ Ayuk, the Chief Executive Officer of  Centurion Legal Group, emphasized the importance of promoting transparency and responsible governance in the Ministry of Petroleum, noting […]

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Ethiopia condemns coup attempt, says justice will prevail

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File: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaking to the press on Sunday

June 23rd 2019 (SSNN) – Following a coup attempt that killed, Dr. Ampacho Mikonen, President of the Amhara Regional Government and His Excellency Eazy Wassie, Adviser to the Regional Government Office in Amhara, the Office of Ethiopia’s Prime Minister issued a press statement, condemning the planned coup and vowing to hold the perpetrators to account. “In the early evening of […]

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