Rights groups urge South Sudan leaders to resolve pending issues, form unity gov’t on time 

  December 19, 2019 (SSNN)- The Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS), United States institute of Peace (USIP), Addis Ababa University (AAU) together with Oxfam held an expert meeting on South Sudan in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, from 16th to 18th 2019. Under the theme. ‘The Future of South Sudan Peace Process- What Happens after the 100 Days?’ […]

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US senators urge Trump Administration to appoint Special Envoy for South Sudan

Nov 20th, 2019 (SSNN)-The US senators in a letter addressed to the United States Secretary of State-U.S. Department of State, the Honorable Michael R. Pompeo- have urged the Trump administration to appoint a high-level Special Envoy for South Sudan. “Dear Secretary Pompeo, on November 7, 2019, South Sudan’s rival parties led by President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar agreed to […]

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UNMISS Chief calls on South Sudan’s leaders to give peace a chance

  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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Opinion: Kiir’s government is despotic, and forming a unity government would be a recipe for another massacre

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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Latest: US reiterates its disappointment over 100-days extension, vows to ‘re-evaluate’ its ties with South Sudan

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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Troika disappointed by recent extension of pre-transitional period, calls on the parties to implement outstanding tasks

President Yoweri Museveni, Prime Minister Abdalftah Alburhan of Sudan, President Salva Kiir, Dr. Riek Machar Teny and, His Excellency Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka, Kenya's Special Envoy on South Sudan posting for a picture after the Summit in Entebbe(Photo credit: State House/Uganda)

    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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SPLM-IO welcomes outcome of Entebbe Tripartite Summit, lauds peace guarantors for their efforts

  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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Liech Community in Kenya lauds Kiir and Machar for extending Pre-transitional Period by 100 days

    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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Global advocacy group welcomes 100-Days-Extension, calls for full implementation of R-ARCSS

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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