March 1, 2020 (SSNN)– A South Sudanese human rights organization based in Juba, the Center for Peace and Advocacy CPA’s National Coordinator, Ter Manyang Gatwech has raised concerns about the emerging differences between the two parties over the selection of key ministerial portfolios. The group urged President Kiir and opposition leader Dr. Riek Machar not to appoint individuals blacklisted by […]
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Dec 15th, 2019 (Kampala)– The Nuer Christian Youth for Peace and Development (NCYPD) held a three- day annual peace conference in Ugandan capital, Kampala. The conference began on December 11th to 13rd 2019 at Makerere Kikoni in Uganda under the theme “Kɛn ti gor kɛ i bi ruac kɛ Naath ɛ kan mi tekɛ luth Kuoth kɛnɛ mal kamni Naath” […]
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Dec 10th, 2019 (SSNN)-Chairman and Commander-In-Chief of the SPLM-IO Dr. Riek Machar and his accompanying delegation of have finally arrived in the South Sudanese capital, Juba to attend another round of face-to-face meeting between him and South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit. The main armed opposition leader, Machar was accompanied by senior Sudanese officials, including Deputy Chairperson of the […]
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Dec 10th, 2019 (SSNN)-The leadership of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) has convened a Consultative Meeting with its peace Mechanisms in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, with the aim of reviewing progress made in the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS). “The SPLM/SPLA (IO) Peace Mechanisms conducted a consultative […]
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Dec 9th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s main opposition group, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO) in a statement issued this morning, blamed the South Sudanese government for the 100-days extension of the Pre-transitional Period. Mabior Garang De Mabior, Chairman of the SPLM-IO National Committee for Information and Publicity said that the government should be blamed for its refusal and reluctance […]
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Dec 4th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Brussels-based International Crisis Group (ICG), one of the leading independent sources of conflict analysis, calls on the international community, particularly, the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC), to impose individual sanctions on South Sudan’s main opponents, President Salva Kiir Mayardit and opposition leader Dr. Riek Machar if they fail to come to a concrete […]
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Opinion, By Nhial Gatkuoth Chung Accra-Ghana Nov 30th, 2019 (SSNN)-The country’s main opposition (SPLM/A IO) leader Dr. Riek Machar has been in confinement for the last two years and half on the orders of the government of South Sudan with the connivance of the US in pretext that the war that erupted in 2013 following SPLM political power […]
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Nov 29th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit and his accompanying delegation left Juba on Friday to attend the 13th Ordinary Summit of IGAD Heads of State and Government currently being held in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. “The President of the Republic, H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit and his accompanying delegation left Juba for the Ethiopian Capital Addis […]
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Nov 27th, 2019 (SSNN)-The United Nations Panel of Experts has accused rival forces, the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) of making illicit profits from the country’s natural resources, by illegally harvesting teak trees and exporting them to Uganda for sale. “As the Panel previously reported, the leadership of both […]
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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 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 5th, 2019 (SSNN)-The 3rd round of face-to-face meetings between President Salva Kiir Mayardit and Chairman and Commander in Chief of the SPLM/A-IO, Dr. Riek Machar Teny has been postponed until Thursday, November 7/ 2019, said the SPLM (IO) Director for Information and Public Relations, Puok Both Baluang in a statement released on Tuesday. “On the 3rd Face-To-Face Meeting Between […]
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