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Egyptian President and South Sudan counterpart discussed bilateral ties and regional security

November 28, 2020 Africa, Breaking News, Egypt, News, Newsbeat, North Africa, South Sudan, World

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisis and his delegation meeting president Salva Kiir and his team at South Sudan State House, J1 on Saturday November 28, 2020(Photo credit: courtesy image)

Nov 28, 2020(SSNN) — His Excellency Abdel Fattah Al- Sisi, President of Arab Republic of Egypt was today morning received upon arrival at Juba International Airport by His Excellency Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic of South Sudan. “His Excellency Salva Kiir Mayardit welcomed his Egyptian Counterpart, His Excellency Abdel Fattah Al- Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of […]

Egyptian parliament directs army to intervene in Libyan conflict

July 20, 2020 AU, Breaking News, News, Newsbeat

Egyptian attack helicopter at an airbase (Photo credit: Egyptian media)

July 20, 2020 (SSNN) – Weeks into speculation that Egypt might intervene in Libya, Egypt’s Parliament has approved that troops be sent to its western neighbor in a bid to ward off Government of National Accord (GNA) fighters aiming to capture Sirte. The decision, which is based on a constitutional stipulation that military intervention be carried out externally to Egypt based […]

Ethiopia starts filling dam despite Egyptian opposition

July 15, 2020 East Africa, Ethiopia, News, Newsbeat

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – GERD (Photo credit: Unknown)

July 15, 2020 (SSNN) – Ethiopia began filling the reservoir of its giant Nile dam without signing an agreement on water flows; a step Egypt has warned will threaten regional security. The announcement was made by Ethiopian Water, Irrigation and Energy Minister Seleshi Bekele, according to a report on the state-owned Ethiopian Broadcasting Corp.’s Facebook page. The move came two […]

Egyptian minister for military production dies of COVID-19

July 6, 2020 Breaking News, COVID-19 South Sudan, Health, News, Newsbeat, South Sudan

Egypt's Minister or Military Production Mohamed El-Assar (Photo credit: Al-Ahram Online)

July 6, 2020 (SSNN) – The Egyptian minister for military production, General Mohamed El-Assar, passed away at 74 on Monday following a lengthy battle with the deadly COVID-19 battle, the Egyptian presidency announced. “Egypt has lost one of its unique military icons… a fighter who gave his life to serve his homeland and a wise man who took part in […]

AU to hold emergency meeting over Egyptian-Ethiopian dam dispute

June 25, 2020 Addis Ababa, East Africa, Ethiopia, IGAD, News, Newsbeat, Sudan

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Photo credit: Getty Images)

June 25, 2020 (SSNN) – The African Union’s Executive Council will hold an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the dispute between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a diplomatic source told Ahram Online on Thursday. The source said that AU Executive Council members and representatives of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan will attend the video […]

Evidence reveals Egyptian Army is closely monitoring South Sudan-Ethiopian Border

June 19, 2020 News, Newsbeat, World

Egyptian Army officers posting for a picture(Photo credit: Middleeast observers/SSNN)

June 19, 2020(SSNN) — Latest reports from South Sudan’s northern Upper Nile reveal that officers of the Egyptians army are in South Sudan, something the government in Juba has been denying. According to South Sudan News Now investigative journalists, who visited Paloch oil fields, near the Ethiopian borders, to verify earlier reports, there is an Egyptian platoon in Paloch pictured […]

How South Sudan ties to Egypt could spark a regional war

June 12, 2020 Addis Ababa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Newsbeat

Egyptian students and Air Force Academy graduates attend the graduation of 83 aviation and military science cadets at the Air Force Academy in Cairo, Egypt, July 20, 2016. (Photo credit: The Egyptian Presidency/SSNN)

June 12, 2020(SSNN) — Latest news across the region and middle east indicate that the world’s youngest nation, South Sudan, could be a host to a regional war over the Ethiopian’s Grant Renaissance Dam that is currently under construction. Within the last five years, Egypt has signed multi-billion dollar deals with the world’s youngest nation, South Sudan, ranging from land […]

Kiir to tour Juba tomorrow to dispel death rumours

May 25, 2020 COVID-19 South Sudan, Health, News, Newsbeat, South Sudan

May 25, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit will tour Juba tomorrow, Tuesday, to dispel rumours that he has been admitted to a Cairo hospital after he has allegedly be diagnosed with COVID-19, a presidency spokesman said. “The president is very healthy and doing his work normally. I want to assure the public that the president is […]

S. Sudanese students in Egypt plea for govt help amid COVID-19 lockdown

April 12, 2020 News, Newsbeat

April 12, 2020 (SSNN) — South Sudanese students studying on private admission in Egypt are pleading to their government back home to reconsider its decision which they said was favoring those on government scholarship and add them to the coronavirus funds provided by the government. Last month, the coronavirus taskforce allocated $3 million to South Sudanese students studying on government […]

S. Sudanese student hospitalized for coronavirus in Egypt

March 18, 2020 News, Newsbeat

March 18th 2020 (SSNN) – A South Sudanese student studying at Cairo University has been hospitalized after he was diagnosed with coronavirus, friends said. The unnamed student, one colleague said, was rushed to the hospital after showing unusual signs of respiratory issues including coughing and cold. “She became sick with fever and too much cough. So, we rushed her to […]

S. Sudan’s envoy to China ‘disappointed’ over health ministry’s handling of coronavirus

March 16, 2020 News, Newsbeat, World

South Sudanese officials and Chinese representatives after the commencement ceremony on April 16 (Photo credit: powerchina.cn)

March 16th 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan’s ambassador to China, Andruga Duku, has expressed disappointments over the handling of coronavirus screening at the Juba airport. Amb. Andruga Duku said he saw the ministry of health staffs screening arrivals at Juba airport were not wearing masks which is risky according to the World Health Organization (WHO). “I found those working at […]

Ethiopian army chief threatens to “retaliate” attack on dam

March 15, 2020 East Africa, News, Newsbeat

March 15th 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – Ethiopia’s chief of the national defense forces has warned that his army will defend and retaliate any possible attacks targeting a mega dam being built on the Blue Nile. Gen. Adem Mohammed made the remarks on Thursday as he led the country’s top military officers on a conducted tour of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam […]

S. Sudan suspends flights with Egypt, other coronavirus hotspots

March 13, 2020 News, Newsbeat

March 13th 2020 (SSNN) — South Sudan government has suspended direct flights to and from Egypt and Dubai to prevent the importation of the coronavirus into the country. The directive takes immediate effect and also restricts entry of travelers from all countries affected by the virus. Affected routes include Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria and Togo in Africa – as well as […]

Kiir meets Egyptian intelligence chief in Juba

March 11, 2020 News, Newsbeat, South Sudan

March 11th 2020 (SSNN) – Egypt’s intelligence chief Major General Abbas Kamel passed on a message from President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi to Salva Kiir, the president of South Sudan, in a meeting on Tuesday. El-Sisi congratulated Kiir on the peace agreement in South Sudan and expressed Egypt’s total support for the country and its quest for stability. Kamel and Kiir discussed […]