Edith M. Lederer Tanzania, The Associated Press December 1, 2020(SSNN) — UN experts say South Sudan’s latest peace effort has stalled, with the coalition government formed in February failing to meet deadlines and President Salva Kiir locking opposition leader and now First Vice-President Riek Machar “out of the government’s decision-making process.” The panel of experts said it was told by […]
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Oct 26, 2020(SSNN) — South Sudan’s First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, met the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, David Shearer, earlier today at his residence in the capital, Juba. Speaking to media after the meeting, the Head of the UN Mission in South Sudan said the two leaders discussed the need for him and Machar to […]
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July 8, 2020 (SSNN) – The Apadang community of the country’s Upper Nile state has finally accepted the nomination of General Johnson Olony for the governorship of Upper Nile state, days after rejection from a section of the community. First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar last week nominated Olony for the governorship of the oil-rich northern state, but was not […]
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May 7, 2020 (SSNN) — Members of the incumbent Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) from across South Sudan’s Greater Equatoria states on Thursday met the country’s First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar, his office said. James Gatdet Dak, the Press Secretary at Machar’s office said in a statement that the delegation discussed range of issues including the the implementation of […]
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May 7, 2020 (SSNN) — Four South Sudan government soldiers have been killed after rebel forces said a joint attack on their bases by the army and SPLA-IO was repulsed on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon. Suba Samuel Manase NAS Spokesman accused the South Sudan People’s Defence Force (SSPDF) and the Sudan People’ s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA IO) of […]
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April 16, 2020 (SSNN) — Senior members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) led by First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny have declared their intention to abandon the movement and joined the SPLM-IG of President Salva Kiir. This comes after the defection of SPLA-IO deputy chief of staff General Koang Chuol Ranley in March to President […]
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April 13, 2020 (SSNN) — South Sudan government has suspended interstate movement as part of its efforts to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, the country’s first vice president Dr. Riek Machar announced. Machar who is also the deputy chairperson of the coronavirus taskforce said passenger planes, and vehicles are not allowed to travel to and from the states […]
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By Gabriel Matut Maliah April 2, 2020 (SSNN) — South Sudan government needs to lockdown the whole country to prevent and stop coronavirus spread. All the ten states plus the three administrative areas should be in total lockdown to fight the spread of the coronavirus especially the bordering states to our neighboring countries. It is not a joke as I […]
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March 7th 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan’s main armed opposition group SPLM-IO has denied – in a brief statement – reports of brawl among members at a hotel in the capital Juba. This comes after social media users reported that a fistfight erupted at a SPLM-IO meeting at Pyramid Continental Hotel. In a statement this morning, Kalany Mamun, a social […]
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Nov 29th, 2019 (SSNN)-As the diplomatic rift between South Sudan and its former ally, the United States, continues, the Trump administration said it had made every effort to ensure that the implementation of the peace agreement progresses, unfortunately, remained disappointed by South Sudan’s leaders due to their lack of commitment. “We have engaged with all parties, (both signatory and […]
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Nov 10th, 2019 (SSNN)-The head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State, Pope Francis has announced his intention to visit war-ravaged South Sudan in a bid to push for the full implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement signed in September last year by South Sudan’s parties. Speaking to congregations on Sunday at St. Peter’s Square, […]
Continue reading »Nov 7th, 2019 (SSNN)-Now that the world is against any unilateral formation of government on 12 November. The parties are again at risk of further extension without results; Any blanket extension without auditing and accountability by the National Pre-Transitional Committee (NPTC) and implementation mechanisms for the last 14 months is a blank cheque, joke and a waste of time. NPTC […]
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Oct 29th, 2019 (SSNN)-Phow State Government has congratulated the leadership of the SPLM-IO for its position in refusing to join the Transitional Government of National Unity scheduled for 12 November due to unimplemented outstanding tasks. “Phow State Government would like to thanks and appreciate H.E Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon, PhD Chairman and Commander in Chief of SPLM/SPLA-IO up on his […]
Continue reading »Oct 10th, 2019 (SSNN)- Refugees International Senior Advocate for Human Rights Daniel P. Sullivan delivered the following remarks during a Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission briefing on “The Peace Process In South Sudan” on October 9th 2019. Thank you to Chairman McGovern, Chairman Smith, and the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission for this timely briefing. In just five weeks we […]
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