Nov 25th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Awut Deng Acuil has laid the foundation stone for the construction of South Sudan’s diplomatic office in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. “Today was a historical day for the Government of the Republic of South Sudan in Kenya. We were honoured to have the presence of Honourable Awut […]
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Nov 25th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Union of Journalist of South Sudan (UJOSS) has denounced repeated suppression of the press freedom in South Sudan, where journalists are targeted and incarcerated in the line of duty. In a statement, the Chairperson of UJOSS, Oliver Modi stated that the media advocacy organization, in the past three months, has documented more than 10 incidents […]
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Opinion, By Lul Gatkuoth Gatluak, an innocent refugee and a press secretary of Dr. Riek Machar who was extruded from his residence by Kenyan security unwillingly and deported to South Sudan in November 2016. Nov 25th, 2019 (SSNN)-This piece is the review of “My Painful Story” an autobiographical memoir written by James Gatdet Dak, a long time press […]
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Nov 24, 2019 (SSNN) – The IGAD Centre of Excellence for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (ICEPCVE) held a three-day training in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi from 18 to 20 November 2019 with support from Danish Government. The training aims to strengthen communication, planning and methods to achieve the organizational strategic objectives of the organization working on preventing […]
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Nov 24th, 2019 (SSNN)-The SPLM IO in Government led by General Gathoth Gatkuoth Hothnyang has formally rejoined the ruling SPLM Party under the leadership of President Salva Kiir Mayardit, the Presidency announced on Saturday. The reunification of the parties came on Saturday following a meeting held at the State House in Juba between President Kiir and former rebel commander, […]
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Nov 23rd, 2019 (SSNN)-The office of the SPLM-IO National Committee for Information and Public Relations has flatly apologized to Major General Wang Chany Thian for a typographical error that made his names appear in a press statement issued on Friday. “The National Committee for Information and Public Relations of the SPLM / SPLA (IO) would like to issue […]
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Nov 23rd, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudanese students studying for government-sponsored scholarships at various universities in Zimbabwe have been expelled and thrown into the cold as higher education institutions demand about $ 2 million in fee arrears. According to a source familiar with the case, the students are left to roam around at the South Sudanese Embassy in Harare without food […]
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Nov 23rd, 2019 (SSNN)-The main armed opposition group, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO), has strongly criticized the AU Ambassador to South Sudan, Prof. Jorom Mukama Biswaro, for his recent remarks in which he referred to opposition officials in a statement – blaming them for choosing to stay in expensive hotels and at the same time laying […]
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Statement, By the African Union Ad Hoc High-Level Committee for South Sudan (C5) Nov 23rd, 2019 (SSNN)-1. The African Union (AU) Ad Hoc High Level Committee for South Sudan (C5), comprising the Republics of South Africa (Chair), Algeria, Chad, Nigeria and Rwanda, at Ministerial level, underlines its continued support for the peace process in South Sudan. The C5 has […]
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Nov 23rd, 2019 (SSNN)-Members of the United Nations Security Council on Friday issued a statement on South Sudan, threatening tougher measures against those whose actions undermine peace and stability in South Sudan. “The members of the Security Council stressed that actions which threaten the peace, security, or stability of South Sudan may be subject to sanctions under resolutions 2206 […]
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Members of the UN Security Council’s statement on South Sudan, Members of the UN Security Council vote in support of South Sudan’s resolution (Photo:UN) Nov 23rd, 2019 (SSNN)-The members of the Security Council took note of the agreement by parties to the “Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan” (the Agreement) to extend […]
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Nov 22nd, 2019 (SSNN)-The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has urged citizens to maintain positive expectations and wait patiently for the Parties to the R-ARCSS to complete unimplemented pre-transitional tasks during this 100-days extended pre-transitional period. Speaking to the press in the capital Juba, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, David Shearer acknowledged that the […]
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Nov 21st, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit presided over the opening ceremony of a power plant, which was officially launched on Thursday in the South Sudanese capital Juba, the presidency said in a statement. “The President of the Republic, H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit on Thursday, inaugurated the long-awaited power plant distribution in the national Capital, Juba.” According […]
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Nov 21st, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit in a presidential degree read out the South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC) – has dismissed Hon. Elijah Liech Bany as Governor of Latjor State and appointed General Gathoth Gatkuoth as his successor. General Gathoth Gatkuoth Hothnyang served as Minister of Labour, Public Service and Human Resource Development before he was […]
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Nov 20th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s incumbent transitional government has disbursed an additional US $ 40 million in an effort to expedite the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS). “The Government of South Sudan has paid 40 million USD to the National Pre-transitional Committee (NPTC) to complete the pending […]
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Nov 20th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Dawn Newspaper has been concerned about the week-long detention of its Editor in Chief, Emmanuel Monychol Akop who has been kidnapped and detained by South Sudan’s National Security agents in the past few weeks in Juba. This is not the first time the Editor-in-Chief of The Dawn Newspaper, Emmanuel Monychol Akop has been arrested by the […]
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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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COMMUNIQUE, Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 894th meeting held on 14 November 2019, on the situation in the Republic of South Sudan, Nov 20th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Peace and Security Council, Recalling its previous communiqués and press statements on the situation in South Sudan, including Communique PSC/AHG/COMM(DCXXVI adopted at its […]
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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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Opinion, By: Peter Ayul Necding Nov 17th, 2019 (SSNN)-It is not a secret that South Sudan politics is full of paradoxes. In this context, it might not be an exaggeration to say that U.S policies in South Sudan could be counted among those paradoxes. As a matter of fact, it is very hard to find any substantial logic behind […]
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Nov 17th, 2019 (SSNN)-The World Health Organization (WHO), in a joint effort with the Ministry of Health, is slated to conduct mass vaccination exercises against cholera on Monday, targeting about 1,44,044 people in Renk county. “The oral cholera vaccination provides protection to the vulnerable populations during the period when access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene are inadequate in […]
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Nov 17th, 2019 (SSNN)-Two regional commercial airlines (Kenya and Ethiopia) are threatening to halt flights to South Sudan over frequent harassment by airport employees at Juba International Airport (JIA), said Minister of Information and Broadcasting Michael Makuei Lueth on Friday after a cabinet meeting. Speaking to the press on Friday, the senior government official said the two airlines had threatened […]
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Nov 17th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit has approved a Facility Agreement for USD 400 million loan finance facility from the African Export-Import Bank. In an official document signed by the Minister in office of the President, the Presidency directed the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning to immediately sign the proposed finance documents. “His Excellency the President […]
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Nov 17th, 2019 (SSNN) — In its bimonthly bulletin report released on Friday, the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect urges the international community and the region to exert sustained diplomatic pressure on South Sudan’s government and all opposition groups to implement all critical pending components of the peace agreement. The global R2P’s watchdog highlighted that despite the signing […]
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Nov 16th, 2019 (SSNN)-Kenya’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers are hunting down a South Sudanese refugee who has been accused of biting off his wife’s ear during a domestic row between him and his wife, said a family member who spoke on condition of anonymity on Saturday. James Loturo, 41, is believed to have fled from the Kalobeyei Integrated […]
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Nov 15th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, has expressed grave concern over the continuing devastating floods that have destroyed homes and left millions of people severely malnourished and called on donor countries to allocate financial assistance to alleviate dire humanitarian needs. In a press statement issued on Friday, the aid agency said […]
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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 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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The Sentry and Enough Project Statement: Nov 15th, 2019 (SSNN)-The latest postponement in South Sudan of the formation of a government of national unity for another 100 days, along with the lack of implementation of key aspects of the peace accord, demonstrates the inadequacy of current efforts to promote peace in the country. Ad hoc emergency diplomacy and vague threats […]
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Nov 14th, 2019 (SSNN)-In support of the cantonment process in South Sudan, the Nigerian government has pledged $300,000 in humanitarian assistance to government and opposition forces that are expected to be unified upon completing their training. According to the Nigerian official, humanitarian aid will go a long way towards providing food, water shelters and medicines to the unified forces […]
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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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Nov 14th, (SSNN)-The South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) in Jubek state on Tuesday arrested criminal gangs in connection with stolen vehicles and media equipment robbed in various locations in the capital Juba. Speaking to reporters at Jubek State’s Police General Headquarters, the Police Spokesperson Maj. Gen. Daniel Justin Buolo confirmed that the patrol police had arrested a number […]
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Nov 13th, 2019 (SSNN)-The former member of the Independent Boundaries Commission (IBC) representing the SPLM Former Political Detainees (FDs), and a Political Leader from Abyei, Hon. Nyenagwek Kuol Mareng has defected and Joined the SPLM/SPLA (IO). Hon. Nyenagwek was welcomed on Wednesday by South Sudan’s main armed opposition group, SPLM-IO in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. “The leadership of the […]
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