Details on Ethiopian-Tigrayans contingent fighting at Juba International Airport

Members of Tigrayan contigents who took blows at Juba International Airport following a fistfight that attempted to return them to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia(Photo credit: supplied)

Feb 23, 2021(SSNN) — A fistfight broke-out at Juba International Airport on Monday afternoon as the Tigrayans forces, who served in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan(UNMISS), refused to board a scheduled plane to return to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Speaking to media after the fistfight, the UN spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, explained that the argument began in the airport on […]

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Ethiopia: Invincible Defense Tech is an Effective Strategy to Combat Ethnic Tensions-Experts

Military experts recommend the brain-based technology called Invincible Defense Technology (IDT) which incorporates practices of non-religious Transcendental Meditation® (TM®) to quell violence and bring about peace in the Horn of Africa Country,     Jan 30, 2021(SSNN) — While the ongoing Tigray conflict continues to be fueled by high ethnic tensions, there is available an ideal method to calm tensions, […]

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Opinion | Shorthand about the evil deeds of TPLF and disapproval on the reluctance

Members of Tigray people liberation front(Photo credit: courtesy image)

By Agenagn Kebede, Asst. Prof, Woldia University, Woldia, Ethiopia. Dec 22, 2020(SSNN) — Even though you get a hoax from Tigray Media House, Digital Weyane and Tedros Adhanome, The Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF) was the utmost terrorist in description. It was heathen. It did not give a value for religion, morality and culture which are bedrock for progressive and […]

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Breaking: Ethiopian Ambassador exits Juba as Ethiopia expels S. Sudan officials

File: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaking to the press on Sunday

Nov 29, 2020(SSNN) — Latest reports from the Ethiopia capital of Addis Ababa alleged that the Ethiopian government has given South Sudan diplomats 72 hours to leave the country. The controversial decision, which was delivered in writing to South Sudan embassy came less than 24 hours after the Egyptian President H.E. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi visited the South Sudanese capital, Juba […]

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

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 […]

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Ethiopia’s Government and the TPLF Leadership Are Not Morally Equivalent

Former and current Primer Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn and Abiy Ahmed Ali holding Ethiopian flag(Photo credit: supplied)

THE ARGUMENT The leaders of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front are seeking to manipulate the international community into backing a power-sharing deal that grants it impunity for past crimes and gives it far more future influence over the country than it deserves. BY HAILEMARIAM DESALEGN, Nov 24, 2020(SSNN) — Most Ethiopia analysts or so-called experts on the Horn of Africa […]

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Ethiopian Prime Minister gives Tigrayan forces 72 hours to surrender

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali addressing the military in April 2019(Photo credit: courtesy image)

Nov 22, 2020(SSNN) — The Ethiopian Prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali has given the Tigrayan regional forces, also known as the Tigray People Liberation Front, less than 72 hours to surrender before the Ethiopian military begins an offensive on the regional capital of Mekelle. “We urge you to surrender peacefully within 72 hours, recognizing that you are at the point […]

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Ethiopia starts filling dam despite Egyptian opposition

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 […]

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AU to hold emergency meeting over Egyptian-Ethiopian dam dispute

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 […]

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South Sudan’s FVP Machar Meets Ethiopian Foreign Affairs Minister

South Sudan First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, meets with Ethiopian High Level Delegation led by Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Gedu Andergachew in Juba, South Sudan, May 9th, 2020(Photo credit: Presidential Press Unit)

May 9, 2020(SSNN) — South Sudan’s First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, meets a High Level Delegation from the Federal Republic of Ethiopia in South Sudan’s capital, Juba. According to Machar’s term long-term spokesman, James Gatdet Dak, the Ethiopian delegation was led by the Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Gedu Andergachew. “A high level delegation from the Federal […]

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Gov’t says Ethiopia agrees to continue hosting South Sudanese students amid coronavirus crisis 

March 31, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan government said on Monday that neighbouring Ethiopia has agreed to host South Sudanese students who – among other international students – were asked to leave the country over the crisis imposed by the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier this week, students in Ethiopia said they had been asked to leave the country by the Ethiopian […]

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

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 […]

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South Sudan, Ethiopia lay groundwork for construction of Pagak-Paloch road

    January 29, 2020 (SSNN)—Authorities from neighboring countries, South Sudan and Ethiopia have laid the foundation for the construction of the Pagak-Paloch tarmac road, a new project aimed at linking the two neighboring countries through oil-rich Paloch, Maiwut and the Gambella region. Baruach Uluch Akolaton, State Minister of Information & Communications for Maiwut state has confirmed the launch of […]

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IOM helps relocate hundreds of South Sudanese Refugees in Ethiopia

January 15th, 2020 (SSNN)—The International Organization for Migration, IOM, this week assisted 700 South Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia with onward transportation to the Gore-Shembola and Tsore refugee camps in Assosa situated in Benishangul Gumuz Regional State, some 800 kilometers from Pamdong reception centre in Gambella where they had been accommodated since July 2019. With severe food insecurity and renewed armed […]

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Ethiopia affirms its support for S. Sudan’s peace process

January 12th, 2020 (SSNN)—The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia reiterated on Saturday its commitment to step up its support for the implementation of the peace agreement in South Sudan. The remark came during a meeting held in Addis Ababa between Gedu Andargachew, Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs and James Morgan, South Sudan ambassador to […]

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PMPC urges Ethiopian gov’t not to allow opposition forces to use its territory as launching pad

January 3rd, 2020 (SSNN)—The Provisional Military and Politcal Council (PMPC), a splinter faction led by Major General James Ochan Puot, has urged the Ethiopian government to beef up its border security and not allow the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-IO forces to use its territory as a launching pad for a military offensive against PMPC forces and the civilian population. In […]

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President Kiir, opposition representatives mark New Year Eve in Juba, urge citizens to cherish peace 

January 1st, 2020 (SSNN)—South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit, representatives of the R-ARCSS signatory Parties and foreign dignitaries met on December 31, 2019 at the State House and held a year-end party officially hosted by the President’s office at the Presidential Palace in Juba. “Senior Government Officials, representatives of Opposition parties who are signatories to the Revitalized Agreement, diplomatic Corp, […]

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Ethiopia: IMF offers $2.9 billion financing package for Ethiopia’s economic reform

  December 23rd, 2019 (SSNN)-The International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board has approved a three-year $2.9 billion financing package to support Ethiopia’s economic reform program, the IMF said said in a statement. The agreement, supported by the Fund’s Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and Extended Fund Facility (EFF), “aims to support the authorities’ implementation of their ambitious reform agenda and catalyze concessional […]

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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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EU congratulates Sudan’s Prime Minister Hamdok on his appointment as IGAD Chair

  Nov 30th, 2019 (SSNN)-The European Union congratulates the Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on his recent appointment as IGAD Chairperson. On 29, 2019, during the 13th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the regional bloc, IGAD picked Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok as its new Chairman. “The Summit of the […]

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Full Text: Communiqué of the 13th Ordinary  Summit of IGAD Heads of State and Government 

  Nov 30th, 2019 (SSNN)-The 13th Ordinary Summit of the IGAD Heads of State and Government was held on 29 November 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the chairmanship of H.E. Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. The meeting was attended by H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda; H.E. […]

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Breaking: Sudan’s Prime Minister Hamdok elected as IGAD’s new Chair – IGAD Secretariat

  Nov 29th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Intergovernmental Authority on Development IGAD during its 13th Ordinary Summit of Heads of States and Government held in Ethiopia- has elected the Republic of Sudan as its new chair, the regional bloc announced on Friday following the conclusion of the Summit. “The 13th Ordinary IGAD Summit of Heads of States and Government has concluded in […]

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AU lauds IGAD for its tireless efforts, calls for inclusive peace in South Sudan

  Nov 19th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union at its 894th meeting held last week, welcomed efforts made by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and called for lasting and sustainable peace in South Sudan. “Acting under Article 7 of its Protocol, the Peace and Security Council: Welcomes the Communique emanating from the meeting […]

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Ethiopia seeks to buy oil from South Sudan in bid to cut import tariffs

Nov 3nd, 2019 (SSNN)-The Ethiopian Government is seeking to buy oil from neighboring South Sudan to reduce the cost of exporting oil from the Middle East and Arab countries at exorbitant prices, said Ethiopia’s Minister of Mines and Petroleum Koang Tutlam in a statement in the capital, Juba. “You can imagine bringing from the Middle East when you can tap […]

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UN, US congratulate Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abi Ahmed on winning ‘2019 Nobel Peace Prize’

Oct 12th, 2019 (SSNN)-The U.S. Agency for International Development on Friday congratulated the Prime Minister of The Federal Republic of Ethiopia, Dr. Abiy Ahmed, on being the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize winner. Mark Andrew Green, Director of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), affirmed his country’s commitment to helping the people of Ethiopia as they embark on taking steps […]

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South Sudan’s Foreign Minister, Ethiopian Diplomat Discuss Implementation Of R-ARCSS

Oct 10th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Awut Deng Acuil and her Ethiopian counterpart, Gedu Andargachew on Wednesday discussed progress of the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. Foreign Minister, Gedu stressed on the need for speedy implementation of the peace accord and urged the Parties to do their […]

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Leadership of the Parties to the South Sudan Agreement Met in Addis Ababa

Leaders of South Sudan political parties meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to discuss formation of the R-TGNU(Photo credit: IGAD/SSNN)

PRESS RELEASE, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 2, 2019(SSNN) — A meeting of the leadership of the parties to the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) was convened today in Addis Ababa. “The meeting is of great significance at this time of the South Sudan peace process as the Pre-Transitional period of […]

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