Tag: Featured

Infants, breastfeeding mothers spotted in cantonment sites, opposition group justifies

Newsbeat

  January 11th, 2020 (SSNN)—Infants as young as three months and lactating mothers have been spotted at different cantonment sites in South Sudan, however, the main opposition group, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-IO, justified their presence, noting that there are female soldiers who come along with their children in the cantonment areas. “Some soldiers are women with little kids that […]

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Breaking: Iran admits ‘unintentionally’ downing the Ukrainian Boeing 737

Breaking News, Canada, USA, World

January 11, 2020 (SSNN)— The Iranian government in a statement, has claimed responsibility for inadvertently shooting down a Ukrainian Boeing 737, which crashed last week and killed 176 passengers on board. The statement came after the Iranian government initially denied that the Boeing 737 had caught fire on its own, causing the plane to crash. Earlier today, the Iranian Foreign […]

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IGAD requires parties to submit their position papers on pending issues before upcoming Consultation Meeting

IGAD, Kenya, Newsbeat, Uganda

  January 10th, 2020 (SSNN)—The Intergovernmental Authority on Development(IGAD) has extended invitations to the Parties, requesting them to submit their position papers they hold on the number of States and their Boundaries, and that will be presented for discussion during the next consultative meeting expected to take place from 15 to 17 January 2020 in Juba. “I write further to […]

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South Sudan announces comprehensive environmental audit of its oilfields

Newsbeat

  January 10th, 2020 (SSNN)—South Sudan, the war-torn country, has announced a tender and  invited interested bidders to submit their applications for a comprehensive environmental audit of all the country’s oil fields. “The Ministry of Petroleum, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of South Sudan, is inviting interested bidders to collect Pre-Qualification Forms at the Ministry of Petroleum […]

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US urges S. Sudan’s leaders to distance themselves from peace spoilers or risk being sanctioned

Newsbeat, South Sudan, USA

January 10th, 2020 (SSNN)—The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo has advised leaders from South Sudan’s government and opposition groups to stay away from those who undermine the implementation of the peace agreement or face more sanctions. The head of the United States Department of State, delivered the statement barely a day after the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office […]

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Maj. Gen James Ochan, Gen. Khor Chuol ordered to report to Juba over Maiwut’s incidents

News

January 9th, 2020 (SSNN)—The Chairman of the Provisional Military and Political Council, Major General James Ochan Puot, and the SPLA-IO’s senior commander, Khor Chuol Giet have been reportedly instructed to report to Juba and shed light on the recent clashes between the SPLA-IO and PMPC forces in Jekou. “The leader of the government-allied military group, General James Ochan Puot, and […]

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U.S. holds FVP Taban responsible for loss of lives, enforced disappearance of opposition members

Newsbeat

January 9th, 2020 (SSNN)—South Sudan’s First Vic-President Taban Deng Gai has been responsible for the deaths of hundreds of innocent civilians and enforced disappearance of opposition members, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office said on Wednesday. “The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the First Vice President of South Sudan, Taban Deng Gai […]

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Latest: Full Text of Trump’s Speech on ballistic missiles launched by Iran against U.S. military bases

Speeches, USA, World

President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the White House on January 8, 2020. January, 8th, 2020 (SSNN)—As long as I am President of the United States, Iran will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon. Good morning. I’m pleased to inform you: The American people should be extremely grateful and happy no Americans were harmed in last night’s […]

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Just in: Taban’s office regrets U.S. sanctions, citing his innocence

Newsbeat

January 8th, 2020 (SSNN)—In response to today’s actions, the office of the First Vice-President, Taban Deng Gai has expressed regret over the latest measures taken by the United States, saying that the imposed U.S. sanctions were misplaced and wrongly directed towards an innocent person. In a statement addressed to the media, the press secretary of the FVP, Agel Machar, pointed […]

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Breaking: US sanctions First Vic President Taban Deng, freezes his financial assets

Breaking News, Civil War, South Sudan, UN, USA, World

January 8th, 2020 (SSNN)—The United States Government has imposed financial sanctions on South Sudan’s First Vice President Taban Deng Gai, accusing him of masterminding the murder of two opposition members who were kidnapped in Kenya by the South Sudan Internal Security Bureau and killed in South Sudan. The Treasury Department has identified Taban as an individual responsible for creating a […]

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Rights group urges peace implementation, calls on peace guarantors not to take back seat

Newsbeat
Former Vice-president and Chairman of the SPLM-IO, Dr. Riek Machar Teny and South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit (Photo:Supplied)

January 8th, 2019 (SSNN)—The Center for Peace and Advocacy (CPA) has expressed grave concern over the quiescence of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) countries, specifically Sudan and Uganda, to push for the full implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement. “The Center for Peace and Advocacy (CPA) is deeply concerned over the relaxation of Uganda and Sudan as guarantors of […]

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Kiir, security chiefs discuss ongoing security situation in the country

News

January 8th, 2020 (SSNN)—South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit and the National Security Council, have discussed and reviewed the ongoing security situation across the country, the Presidency said on Wednesday. “The President of the Republic, H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, listened to the National Security Council’s reports from all the security units in the country, at the State House today in […]

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Opinion: Dr. Olympio Attipoe, the victim of corruption fight in South Sudan

Corruption, economy, Opinions

By Zechariah Makuach Maror January 6th, 2020 (SSNN)—Few months heretofore the commissioner general of South Sudan revenue authority, Dr. Olympio Kudzo Attipoe, a contracted foreigner who hails from Ghana was relieved by the ministerial statute. It was subsequently followed by formation of the investigation committee to find out the allegation brought against him by his colleagues concerning misappropriation of the […]

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Museveni in the bush on six-day mission to honor heroes and freedom fighters

Newsbeat, Uganda

January 6th, 2020 (SSNN)—The Ugandan President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, began a six-day march through the jungle on Saturday to retrace the steps of his guerrilla forces when they seized power three decades ago. Museveni is one of Africa’s longest-ruling leaders. He seized power in 1986 after taking part in rebellions to end the rule of Idi Amin and Milton Obote, […]

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SPLM/A-IO, PMPC trade accusations over ceasefire violations in Jekou

Newsbeat

January 6th, 2020 (SSNN)—South Sudan’s main armed opposition group, SPLM/A-IO and the Provisional Military and Political Council – have accused each other of breaching the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement in Jekou and other areas located along the Sobat River. On Monday, the Provisional Military and Political Council – an armed group allied to South Sudan’s government, accused the SPLM/A-IO of […]

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S. Sudan human rights entity condemns ceasefire violations in Jekou

Newsbeat, South Sudan

January 6th, 2020 (SSNN)—The Center for Peace and Advocacy (CPA) an impartial human rights group, has strongly condemned attacks on the SPLA-IO forces by pro-government forces in Jekou, Upper Nile region on January 5, 2020 and urged the warring parties to cease violent confrontations in the area. Ter Manyang Gatwech, CPA’s National Coordinator, said that South Sudan government must be […]

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UN urges calm as tribal clashes kill more than 60 people in Darfur

Newsbeat, Sudan

January 4th, 2020 (SSNN)—The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), a joint peacekeeping mission in Sudan, has called on warring parties in West Darfur state to exercise maximum restraint as intercommunal violence has killed more than 60 people and wounded several others. “UNAMID condemns the violence and stresses the importance of resolving all disputes in a peaceful and […]

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‘We took action last night to stop a war -We did not take action to start a war’: Trump

USA, World

January 4th, 2020 (SSNN)—The United States President, Donald Trump has defended the assassination of the Iranian commander, Qasem Soleimani, saying that the recent U.S. airstrike that targeted Iran’s most powerful commanders was deliberately aimed at stopping an imminent war, rather than waging a a new war in the Middle East. Addressing the nation on Friday, the US President claimed that […]

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NAS praises its leadership after releasing 23 people, stresses importance of International Human Rights Law

Newsbeat, South Sudan
Leader of South Sudan's National Salvation Front (NAS) General Thomas Cirilo appears during an interview in Addis Ababa, Ethioia in 2017 (Photo credit: Getty Images)

January 4th, 2020 (SSNN)—The National Salvation Front (NAS), a Non-signatory faction to the R-ARCSS fighting government forces in Central and Western Equatoria and headed by General Thomas Cirillo Swaka – has congratulated its leadership on abiding by International Human Rights Law by releasing 23 people including children under its custody. “The leadership of National Salvation Front (NAS) would like to […]

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UN chief António saddened as Sudan’s military plane crash kills 18 people including children

Newsbeat, Sudan

January 4th, 2020 (SSNN)—The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has been saddened at the sudden death of 18 Sudanese people who passed away on Thursday following a plane crash in West Darfur state. “The Secretary-General is saddened at the tragic loss of lives in the airplane crash yesterday near El Geneina in Sudan. He conveys his heartfelt sympathies to the […]

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Just in: World War 3 looms as US and Iran closer to military confrontation in the Middle East

Breaking News, USA, World

January 3rd, 2020 (SSNN)—World War III is looming on the horizon as military confrontation between the US and Iranian military forces is in the offing in the Middle East after the US President, Donald Trump had ordered the killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani. On Friday, Iranian military forces launched several fighter jets in response to the US airstrikes […]

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Press Releases

Press Release, On 29 December 2019, the ICRC received a request from the National Salvation Front (NAS) – an armed group active in the Equatorias – to facilitate the release of 23 persons. “The operation took place on 31 December 2019 in coordination with all relevant authorities, allowing families to be reunited with their loved ones at a time of […]

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

Civil War, Ethiopia, Newsbeat, South Sudan

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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The Legality and Constitutionality of Determining the Number of States in South Sudan: A Review and Analysis of a Sticky Pre-Transitional Issue in the “Revitalized Agreement.”

Opinions

Opinion, Part I: The Number and Boundaries of States: BY: Dr. Santino Ayuel Longar January 2nd, 2020 (SSNN)—Determining the number and boundaries of states is one of the stickiest Pre-Transitional issues under the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCISS, the Agreement). Unless this issue is given all the attention and seriousness it deserves, it […]

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Breaking: Kiir pardons 30 inmates, including Peter Biar and Kerbino Wol in New Year Amnesty

Breaking News

January 2nd, 2020 (SSNN)—South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit has issued a presidential pardon on New Year’s Eve, absolving about 30 defendants convicted of various criminal offenses in the South Sudanese capital, Juba. Last week, during a visit to detention centers in Juba, President Kiir gave an assurance and promised to release some of the accused as a sign of […]

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Latest: Troika issues statement on formation of unity gov’t, calls on leaders to meet their commitments

Newsbeat

January, 2nd, 2020 (SSNN)—The Troika countries, (the United Kingdom, the United States and Norway) have issued a strongly worded statement, calling on the South Sudanese leaders to fulfill their commitment to achieving lasting and sustainable peace in the country. “The Troika remains committed to the people of South Sudan, and at this important point, we call upon all parties to […]

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South Sudan forecasted among Global Hunger Hotspots in 2020

Civil War, Newsbeat, South Sudan, UN
WFP's beneficiaries unload food items from vehicles at an unidentified distribution point (Photo: Supplied)

January 2nd, 2020 (SSNN)—A new analysis released by the World Food Program has ranked South Sudan as one of the sub-Saharan countries most likely to be affected by extreme hunger in 2020. “Escalating hunger needs in sub-Saharan Africa dominate a World Food Programme (WFP) analysis of global hunger hotspots in the first half of 2020 with millions of people requiring […]

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