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President Salva Kiir addressing the nation in Juba, 15 May 2019: Speech of H.E President of the Republic on the occasion of the May 16th Celebration – 2019

Press Releases, Speeches
South Sudan fathers of nation

Dear Compatriots, Friday, May 17, 2019 (SSNN) — Today marks 36 years since the founding of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army/Movement. On this historic occasion, I want to congratulate the people of South Sudan in general and the men and women of the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) and the SPLM in particular. As we commemorate this important national day, […]

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Maj. Gen. Buay Rolnyang Court Martial Adjourns To Next Tuesday

Breaking News, Newsbeat
Maj. Gen. Buay Rolnyang when he was the commander of the Military Police before the war broke out in 2013(Photo credit: Nyamilepedia)

May 15, 2019(SSNN) — South Sudan’s General Court Martial, which is currently running trials of Maj. Gen. Stephen Buay Rolnyang, was again adjourned this morning as more none-material witnesses are expected to come from Mayom to testify. Among those who were expected to testify today include Brig. Kerbino Deng Thong, the officer who was ordered by Maj. Gen. Mathew Puljang […]

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Japan to extend SDF dispatch to U.N. mission in South Sudan

Japan, Newsbeat, Op-Eds, World
Japanese soldiers from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) are processed by an immigration offiecer as they withdraw from their mission in South Sudan's capital, Juba, on Monday. | REUTERS

May 14, 2019(Tokyo) —  The Japanese government plans to extend the dispatch of Self-Defense Forces members to the headquarters of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan until May 31 next year. The cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to approve the one-year extension later this month after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party endorsed the government plan last […]

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Gen. Satino Deng Wol Strongly Condemns Gen. Akol Kor Over Extrajudicial Killing of Aweil Sons

Breaking News, Newsbeat, South Sudan
L-R: Santino Deng Wol, 5th Division Head with Governor Malong and Police Commissioner Mading Duor during the independence anniversary in Aweil in 2013.(Phot credit: unknown/file)

Tuesday, May 14, 2019(SSNN) — South Sudan’s Deputy Chief of Defense Forces for Administration, Lt. Gen. Santino Deng Wol, condemns the Director General of South Sudan National Security Services, Lt. Gen. Akol Kor Kuch, over what is now confirmed to be an extrajudicial execution of Aweil sons and daughters who were arrested in May 2017 following Gen. Malong, the former […]

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Pope Francis Remembers South Sudan As May 12th Dateline Passes By

Breaking News, Newsbeat, Religion, Vatican
Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State, blessing South Sudan leaders recently in Vatican(Photo credit: Vatican/SSNN)

Monday, May 13, 2019(SSNN) — Speaking during an international meeting of religious nuns in the Vatican on Friday, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State, Pope Francis reiterates his closeness and wishes to visit South Sudan, one of the most fragile states in the world. Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pope in the history […]

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Civilians Hospitalized in South Sudan’s Leer County After Eating Contaminated Food Distributed Through WFP

Breaking News, Health, Newsbeat
An MSF doctor (centre) and an MSF community area supervisor (right) treat a woman who has fallen sick, at an outdoor support clinic in Leer County, South Sudan(Photo credit: MSF/SSNN)

Monday May 13, 2019(SSNN) — Reports emerging from South Sudan’s Leer County confirm that more than 50 people have been hospitalized or affected in Leer County of Unity State after eating contaminated food that was recently distributed through the World Food Program. Blaming both the government of Salva Kiir and the World Food Program, residents from Leer, who spoke to […]

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Solidarity Statement to the Red Card Movement Activists and the Youth of South Sudan

Campaigns, Opinions

Opinion, By Gattuor Kier, Monday 13, 2019(SSNN) — Compatriots, fellow students and youth of South Sudan, the waithood is over; everyone deserves equal and just rights. The faces who have been around for 15 years must leave. They massacred our aged parents, they raped our sisters and mothers, killed our youngsters and children would be the future of our great […]

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BREAKING NEWS: South Sudan Fears Its National Security Chief Trained and Financed His Own Private Militia

Breaking News, Civil War, Newsbeat, South Sudan
Members of South Sudan military intelligence in a parade somewhere in South Sudan(Photo credit: Unknown/SSNN)

May 11th, 2019(SSNN) — For the last two weeks, South Sudan capital has witnessed rising tension between the army and the national security amids warnings of youth uprising that may oust the first and only president of the world’s newest state, Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit, but according to the latest findings, President Kiir fears his Director General of National Security […]

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IGAD Secretariat Regrets Dr. Riek Machar Remains Under House Arrest

Breaking News, Newsbeat, South Sudan
South Sudan's First Vice President[2011], Chairman and Commander-In-Chief of the SPLM/A-IO speaks during a past event(Photo credit: supplied/SSNN)

May 11, 2019(SSNN) — South Sudan’s main opposition leader, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, the First Vice President Designate, may travel and reside in any country of his choices within the region but he remains under house arrest until further notice. During the recent 67th Extra-Ordinary Session of the The IGAD Council of Ministers, which was held in South Sudan capital […]

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South Sudan Minister of Health Submits Resignation Letter

Breaking News, Health, Newsbeat

Friday May 10th, 2019(SSNN) — South Sudan’s long serving Minister of Health, Dr. Riek Gai Kok, has allegedly submitted his “resignation letter” to the president, Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit. According to Press Secretariat of South Sudan’s President, who confirmed to have seen the alleged resignation letter, Dr. Riek Gai submitted his resignation letter citing the extrajudicial execution of his nephew, […]

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RJMEC, IGAD convene South Sudan Joint Security Mechanism Workshop in Juba

Breaking News, East Africa, IGAD, Newsbeat
IGAD heads of states and government during their 62nd extra ordinary session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia(Photo credit: supply)

Friday, May 10th, 2019(SSNN) — The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) and the office of the IGAD Special Envoy for South Sudan, have on Friday May 10, 2019 commenced a two-day workshop for the Joint Security Mechanisms in Juba. The convening of the workshop follows a recommendation made in Addis Ababa by the Parties to the Revitalized Agreement […]

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Opening Remarks of CTSAMVM Chairperson to RJMEC Workshop

CTSAMM, Press Releases, South Sudan

CTSAMVM PRESS RELEASE Friday May 10th, 2019(SSNN) — Your Excellency Ambassador Wais, Your Excellency Ambassador Lt Gen Augustino Njoroge, Chairpesons and Representatives of all mechanisms, Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank R-JMEC for organizing this crtical workshop. It is so important that all mechanisms sit together and discuss the way forward. I have the pleasure to brief you on the status […]

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Calls To Nullify Refugee Elections in Kyangwali Refugee Camp, Uganda

Elections, Press Releases, Uganda

Complaint against the parody of refugee election held in Kyangwali Refugee Camp of the Refugee Welfare Councils on April 17th, 2019.  We request you to nullify those elections and hold fresh ones. To; The Commissioner, Office of the Prime Minister, Department of Refugees, Sir Apollo Kaggwa Road, Kampala Uganda By Kulihoshi Musikami Pecos Executive Director, Dear Sir/ Madam, Friday, May […]

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BREAKING NEWS: South Sudan National Security Chief Under House Arrest in Juba

Breaking News, Newsbeat

May 9th, 2019(SSNN) — South Sudan’s most powerful head of National Security, Gen. Akol Kor, is under house arrest in the capital Juba as the army prepares to dismantle the National Security intelligence. Following the report of the UN Experts on South Sudan, the relationship between president Kiir and his most trusted man, the Chief of National Security, soared to […]

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Opening Remarks By The Chairperson of CTSAMVM At The 6th CTSAMVM Board Meeting

CTSAMM, Press Releases, South Sudan
The CTSAVM Logo

Opening Remarks, By Maj. Gen. Desta Abiche Ageno, Chairperson of CTSAMVM, Excellences, Ambassadors, General Officer, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, Good morning and welcome to the 6th CTSAMVM Board Meeting. Thursday, May 9th, 2019(SSNN) — Once again, I want to thank the Party representatives and Board members for their attendance at this very important meeting just before the beginning of […]

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COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE 67th EXTRA-ORDINARY SESSION OF IGAD COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ON THE SITUATION IN SOUTH SUDAN

Communiques, IGAD, Press Releases, Reports
IGAD Council of Ministers posting for a picture during their 67th meeting in Juba, South Sudan(Photo credit: SSNN)

Tuesday, May 7th, 2019(SSNN) — The IGAD Council of Ministers held its 67th Extra-Ordinary Session on 7th May 2019 in Juba, South Sudan, under the chairmanship of H.E. Gedu Andargachew, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to deliberate on the status of the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South […]

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SOUTH SUDAN PARTIES EXTEND THE PRE-TRANSITIONAL PERIOD BY SIX MONTHS AFTER 12 MAY 2019

Newsbeat, Press Releases, South Sudan
South Sudanese stakeholders meet over the Revitalized Peace Agreement in Addis Ababa(Photo: file)

May 3, 2019(SSNN) — The meeting of the leadership of the Parties to the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 2 to 3 May 2019. At the meeting, the Parties took stock of the status of the implementation of the R-ARCSS, identified progress made, […]

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Leadership of the Parties to the South Sudan Agreement Met in Addis Ababa

IGAD, Press Releases, South Sudan
Leaders of South Sudan political parties meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to discuss formation of the R-TGNU(Photo credit: IGAD/SSNN)

PRESS RELEASE, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 2, 2019(SSNN) — A meeting of the leadership of the parties to the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) was convened today in Addis Ababa. “The meeting is of great significance at this time of the South Sudan peace process as the Pre-Transitional period of […]

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MEETING OF THE PARTIES TO THE R-ARCSS HELD IN ADDIS

JMEC, Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE, May 2nd, 2019(SSNN) — The first day of a meeting of the Parties to the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) took place on Thursday 2 May 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Addressing the participants (READ FULL STATEMENT HERE), the Interim Chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission […]

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Sudan: Protestors and Transitional Military Council Avert “Tiananmen” Moment in Khartoum

Press Releases, Sudan
Lt-Gen Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan, the leader of Sudan's interim military council(Photo credit: supplied/SSNN)

PRESS RELEASE, The Enough Project, Washington, DC. May 2, 2019 (SSNN) – Today’s news from Khartoum indicate a lowering of the tension in the standoff between the Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the Coalition of Freedom and Change, a coalition of professional and civil society organizations and opposition parties, and the major force behind the popular uprising in Sudan. This […]

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ANALYSIS: Jok Madut Jok May Just Have No Reason To Die !

Abu Dhabi, Analyses, Newsbeat, Opinions, UAE
President Salva Kiir meeting Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi in during his recent visit to the UAE(Photo credit: supplied)

“I’ll fight this so-called agreement. I’ll not accept this, I’ll have to get myself killed in the process” By Deng Elijah, April 27th, 2019(SSNN) — For more than half a million South Sudanese, who perished in the last six years and those who miraculously survived a predetermined death under the Atropos Salva Kiir Mayardit, death was not a wishful thinking […]

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Sudan’s ruling military denies oil flow from South Sudan affected by Port Sudan protests

Newsbeat

April 27th 2019 (SSNN) – The ruling Sudanese Transitional Military Council (TMC) has denied reports that protests at coastal city of Port Sudan has affected the flow of South Sudan’s oil to the port. On Friday, local news outlets in Sudan reported that South Sudan’s oil flow has been affected by protests in Port Sudan with the protesters demanding its […]

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BREAKING: Head of Sudan’s military council rejects resignation of three members

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Lt-Gen Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan, the leader of Sudan's interim military council(Photo credit: supplied/SSNN)

April 25th 2019 (SSNN) – The head of Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC) Abdel Fatah al-Burhan rejected on Thursday the resignation of three of the council members, a senior military source from Khartoum said. On Wednesday, the council spokesman, al-Kabashi said in a statement that three members of Sudan’s Transitional Military Council have resigned. The resigning members includes Lieutenant General […]

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Sudan’s militia commander ‘hungry’ for more power – warns  Western diplomats and opposition figures 

Newsbeat
File: Gen. Mohamed Hmadan (Hemeti), Commander of the Rapid Support Forces (SUNA).

April 24th 2019 (SSNN) – The commander of Sudan’s main paramilitary militia group, Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, who is popularly known as Hemeti is planning to be the country’s number one man according to Western diplomats and opposition figures in Sudan quoted by Reuters. Once a right-hand man for ousted leader Omar al-Bashir, Dagalo was a central figure during the […]

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Sudan’s military junta has 60-day ultimatum to handover power to civilians – AU

Newsbeat
Water Crisis on the Nile: Why Egypt Needs to Wake Up

April 24th 2019 (SSNN) – The African Union – meeting in the Egyptian capital Cairo – on Tuesday issued a 60-day ultimatum to Sudan’s ruling military junta, Transitional Military Council (TMC), to handover power to the people to form their own government. The Cairo meeting was called for by the Egyptian President, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi who took the African Union […]

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LEAVING BEHIND A MARK OF HONOR

Newsbeat, Press Releases, South Sudan

Press Release, By Payinjiar Association of Canada April 23, 2019(SSNN) — Human legends are scarce and high-quality. They live among men with humility, selflessness, courage, and brevity. Few know them well yet their work and selfless sacrifices are only brought to public decorum upon their death. This week, Nuer mourn two public figures, Gen. Peter Gatdet of SSUM and Gen. […]

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SPLM/A(IO) Calls on Sudan and Partners To Support South Sudan Peace Implementation

Breaking News, Newsbeat, South Sudan
South Sudan arch rivals, President Salva Kiir Mayardit and his former deputy, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, leader of the SPLM/A in Opposition gazing at each other's eyes during peace process in Khartoum in 2018(Photo credit: shared/unknown)

April 22, 2019(SSNN) —  Despite that former President Omar Hassan El Bashir has been overthrown and Sudan remains at crossroad, the world’s youngest nation, South Sudan, still looks up to Sudan and partners to make peace a reality. Responding to President Salva Kiir, who is being accused of being intransigence to form a unilateral Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity […]

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South Sudanese participating in post-Bashir protests in Khartoum wants reunification of Sudan

East Africa, Newsbeat, South Sudan, Sudan

April 22nd 2019 (SSNN) – Few South Sudanese participating in the ongoing Sudanese protest are calling for the reunification of the two countries almost eight years after then Southern Sudan obtained independence in a landslide referendum vote. This came almost two week after the Sudanese army ousted the country’s longest-serving leader, Omar Hassan Ahmed al-Bashir, following months of protests by […]

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Sudan’s military confirms al-Bashir being detained at Kober prison

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Sudan's president Omar al-Bashir looks on during The India-Africa Summit in New Delhi on January 2, 2014 (Photo by: Prakash Singh, AFP)

April 22nd (SSNN) – The head of the governing Sudanese Military Transitional Council (MTC) – Abdel Fattah Burhan – on Sunday confirmed that ex-president Omar Hassan Ahmed al-Bashir along with leading figures of his regime were all being detained at the notorious Kober prison in Khartoum. This came after a week-long reports by local and some international media outlets that […]

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