Oct 3, 2020(SSNN) — The office of President Salva Kiir has launched a new website to improve accessibility of presidency affairs, according to officials from the presidency. “The Office of the President has launched an official website for the Presidency on Friday the 2nd of October 2020, to make information regarding the activities of President Salva Kiir Mayardit easily accessible […]
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September 4, 2020(SSNN) — An intra-ethnic fighting in South Sudan’s Unity State between the Bul-Nuer of Mayom county has left at least 12 people dead and more than 20 people wounded. Speaking on behalf of the South Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SSLM/A), Samuel Chan Mut Turoah, confirmed the report saying that the search for more casualties was ongoing at the time […]
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June 30, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan’s prominent opposition leader Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin who is also the chairperson of the National Democratic Movement (NDM) has mocked Denay Jok Chagor for claiming that his age was written wrongly in his national documents. Yesterday, Chagor was quoted by a section of the media as saying that his age was written wrongly […]
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By Bor Gatwech Kuany, June 5, 2020(SSNN) — After signing the agreement in 2018, the President was invited by his Chinese counterpart for state visit a head of 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation where he managed to meet with Chinese political and business leaders. During that visit, the President and his team managed to sign bilateral […]
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April 12, 2020(SSNN) — James Gatdet Dak, a former Spokesman to Dr. Riek Machar Teny, hints that he is still the “Official Spokesman” of the country’s First Vice President, a position that he has not held for more than 3 years. Publicly responding to anecdotal claims from private conversations with friends, Dak said he has not been removed as the […]
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By James Gatdet Dak, April 4, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — A clarification on my job…First, I am doing fine… I want to publicly and briefly respond to the ongoing public social media topic of discussions about my lack of a ministerial position in the R-TGoNU. I have tried to ignore that for a very long time but because the topical postings have […]
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Opposition leader and the First Vice-president Dr. Riek Machar’s Repremarks during the swearing in Ceremony of the First Vice President and the Vice Presidents. Machar’s speech on February 22, 2020 during the swearing-in ceremony of the Presidency H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic of South Sudan; H.E. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, President of the Sudan Transitional Sovereign Council and […]
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Full communiqué: Rome Declaration on the peace process in South Sudan January 13th, 2020 (SSNN)— 1. We, the Government of the Republic of South Sudan and the South Sudan Opposition Movements Alliance (SSOMA), with representatives of SPLM/A-IO and NDM as witnesses and IGAD as observer, held the first official engagement under the auspices of the Community of Sant’Egidio in Rome, […]
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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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Opinion, By: Richmond Blake, approving bipartisan Senate resolution is a way to reaffirm U.S. support for peace deal. Nov 9th, 2019 (SSNN)- South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar on Thursday pulled back from the brink and agreed to delay the formation of a government of national unity by 100 days. A crucial element of the peace […]
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Opinion, By: Deng M. Kulang Nov 4th, 2019 (SSNN)-We humans are a social species, tribal by nature. We’re given to gathering and communing in familiar groups. “Belonging,” our capacity and need for empathy, compassion and communication, is in our DNA. We are the most evolved of all species on earth, the most intelligent and creative of God’s creatures. Our achievements […]
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Analysis; By Deng Elijah, Saturday, November 02, 2019(SSNN) — The recent statement by Dr. Riek Machar Teny, the designated First Vice President and the Chairman of the SPLM in Opposition, that “the SPLM/A(IO) do not want to be part of another shady deal”, which was based on a firsthand experience from 2015-16 peace agreement, has instigated unintended but expected uproars […]
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Oct 29th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Minister in the Office of the President, Mayiik Ayii Deng, issued a ministerial directive on Monday, canceling an illicit allocation of 18 crude oil shipments – an illegal multi-million dollar deal signed by the Minister of Finance and Planning, Salvatore Garang Mabiordit without authorization from the President’s office. In a letter entitled “Cancellation of the allocation […]
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Oct 10, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit and his accompanying delegation left on Thursday morning for the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to meet IGAD leaders. “The President of the Republic, H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit traveled to Addis Ababa this morning.” According to presidential media, PPU, South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit will hold meetings with IGAD heads of […]
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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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Wednesday, July 31, 2019(Torit): – South Sudan’s Lafon Community condemns an attack alleged to have occured on Saturday, July 27, at around 7:00 pm in Lafon County. According to details submitted to South Sudan News Now two young men, identified as Achake and Lilur, were shot in Pacidi Payam of lafon County. “Achake died on the spot while Lilur sustained […]
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Opinion, By Gatdier Peter, June 13, 2019(SSNN) — Here, the question is: to what extent does a politician become a “political beggar”? A politician becomes a beggar and (re)focuses on the “politics of begging” as soon as (s)he has lost a political executive-post and focuses to reinforce means, assumptions, and strategies for (re)appointment into the nearest political position. This is […]
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By Dr. Peter Adwok Nyaba, April 22, 2019(SSNN) — The SPLM in Opposition has declared its opposition to the 12 May, 2019 dateline for the formation of the revitalized transitional government of national unity (R-TGONU) citing many reasons, some of them hilarious. As a former member who is conversant with the inner workings of the SPLM -IO, I would say, […]
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Public Service Announcement, By Cpt. Mabior Garang de Mabior, April 19, 2019(SSNN) — As we continue to wage the struggle to bring about fundamental change in our country, we acknowledge that the current Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) is the least costly way we can restore peace and move our people into prosperity. […]
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By Amb. Reath Muoch Tang, April 16, 2019(SSNN) — The power of humility, dignity and respect for humanity that was spiritually bestowed on the South Sudanese leaders recently in the Vatican by the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State, Pope Francis, renewed hopes for peace and stability in the world’s youngest nation, South Sudan. […]
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April 8th 2019 (SSNN) – The trial for Gen. Buay Rolnyang, who has been behind bars since May last year, will resume tomorrow, Tuesday, several sources told South Sudan News Now from the capital, Juba. One source told South Sudan News Now on the condition of anonymity that last week, Gen. Thoi Chany, a deputy chief of defense forces for […]
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By Moses Nyara, March 30, 2019(SSNN) — Rights over land in South Sudan are never lost or abandoned so as to become res nullius. The idea that the land must belong to the government is not only a deliberate plan to extinguish seisin of the land in South Sudan but a threat to the existence of the South Sudan State. […]
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, February 25, 2019(SSNN) — The IGAD Special Envoy for South Sudan, Ambassador Dr. Ismail Wais, held an urgent meeting with Lt. Gen. Thomas Cirilo to discuss the timeframe and modalities for further engagements with him and his team. The meeting was attended by the Ambassador of Kenya to Ethiopia, representative of the Uganda Embassy to Ethiopia, […]
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By Gabriel Budjack Gerich, Melbourne, Australia Sat January 20th, 2019(SSNN) — The Minister of Information in the Northern Liech State Lam Tungwuar went viral on social media condemning the Government of Tonj and its people because of cattle rustling which occurred on 15th Jan 2019 in Mayom. He reported the causalities of 28 Bul of Mayom killed, 22 wounded and […]
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Opinion, By Lam Padiet(Yien Tot), Perth, Central Metropolitan Region, Western Australia Dec 27th, 2018(Perth) — Most of the horrible civil wars which broke out in the Africans’ continent were caused by the authoritarian leadership style. Too many presidents in Africa have been using the directive leadership style in order to maintain their presidencies in the continent. They had completely distanced […]
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Subject: Reflection on the duties and responsibilities of our young generations Dear South Sudanese young generations, By Dr. Jembi Jembi, Sunday Dec 24, 2018(SSNN) — In the spirit of this time “the Advent, 2018”, and in the spirit of your solidarity as young men and women, and regarding the subject of this article, and with the desire in your hearts, and […]
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The incident comes only four (4) days after the 5th anniversary of 15th December 2013 atrocities and massacre of thousands of innocent civilians by President Salva Kiir’s regime and tribal Dinka Mathiang Anyor militia, based out of Luri Training Centre in Juba. The physical assault perpetrated on international members of CTSAMVM by President Salva Kiir’s National Security agents ranged from […]
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As delivered on December 13, 2018 Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C. Dec 13, 2018(Washington, DC) —- Well, Kim, thanks very much, and thanks to you and Kay for inviting me here. I’m delighted again to be here at the Heritage, an institution that really has contributed so much to the public policy debate for many decades now in the United States. […]
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Leaders Conversation on Federalism in South Sudan 3-4 December, 2018. Juba, Republic of South Sudan. By Hon. Oyet Nathaniel Pierino, H.E. Taban Deng Gai,First Vice President of the Republic of South Sudan; Amb. Prof. Bisswaro Joram, African Union Respresentative to South Sudan, Amb.Dr. Ismail Wais, IGAD Special Envoy for South Sudan, and the Mediator of the R-ARCSS; 4.Hon. Timothy Tot Chol, […]
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