Tag: Featured

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

IGAD, JMEC, Kenya, Newsbeat, Peace Building, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda, UN

January 1st, 2020 (SSNN)ā€”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. ā€œSenior Government Officials, representatives of Opposition parties who are signatories to the Revitalized Agreement, diplomatic Corp, […]

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South Sudan’s refugee raped and brutally murdered in Uganda’s refugee camp

South Sudan, Uganda

December 31st, 2019 (SSNN)ā€”A South Sudanese woman who disappeared from Bidibidi refugee settlement, Uganda a few weeks ago, has been found dumped, the Ugandan media reported on Tuesday. According to the Yumbe District Police Commander, Mr Moses Olang, the victim identified as Mary Naka, was sexually assaulted before being brutally murdered by unidentified individuals. “The body of Naka which was […]

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Sudan’s authorities sentence al-Bashirā€™s 29 agents to death by hanging

Newsbeat, Sudan

December 30th, 2019 (SSNN)ā€”At least 29 intelligence officers of former Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir have been convicted and sentenced to death by hanging after being accused of brutally killing a school teacher while in custody – the Sudanese authorities said on Monday. According to Sudanese media, the school’s teacher, Ahmed al-Khair, 36, was subjected to severe torture and inhuman […]

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Sudan: UNAMID welcomes Framework Agreement between Transitional Government and the Darfur Track signed in Juba

AU, Newsbeat, Sudan

December 30th, 2019 (SSNN)ā€”The African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur, a joint AU-UN peacekeeping mission in Sudan has welcomed the Framework Agreement signed in the South Sudanese capital, Juba between Sudan’s Transitional Government and and the Sudanese Revolutionary Front (Darfur Track). ā€œUNAMID welcomes the framework agreement signed between the Transitional Government of Sudan and the Darfur armed […]

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The myths of South Sudan socio-politics

Opinions

Opinion, By Zechariah Makuach Maror December 30th, 2019 (SSNN)ā€”Ignorance of fact is the dangerous disease that incriminates South Sudanese in their daily vitalities, existing poverty and automatically self-drawn classy society has duplicated our culture to the sycophantic belief of generating wealth through puffing up of politicians, wealthiest and influential personalities, which inculcated excessive clandestine patriotism that swap nationalism and self-worth. […]

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Implementation of the Pre-Transitional Period to improve with availability of funds

Addis Ababa, AU, Civil War, CTSAMM, JMEC, Newsbeat, South Sudan, UN

December 29th, 2019 (SSNN)ā€”With the release of funds to the R-ARCSS mechanisms, the Interim Chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) has expressed confidence that significant progress will now be made in implementing Pre-Transitional period critical tasks within the remaining days. Speaking during the 12th RJMEC monthly meeting in Juba the Interim Chairperson, H.E. Ambassador Lt. Gen. […]

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FDP Youth League dismisses alleged defection of more than 200 forces

Newsbeat
Chairman of South Sudan's Federal Democratic Party (FDP) Gabriel Changson Lew Chang (Photo credit: Getty Images)

December 29th, 2019 (SSNNā€”The leadership of the Federal Democratic Party/South Sudan Armed Forces (FDP-SSAF) has denied allegations that more than 20 senor commanders and 200 troops have defected from the leadership of the FDP-SSAF under Changson Lew Chang and joined the National Salvation Front (NAS)ā€”a splinter faction led by Gen Kalid Boutrus. ā€œIn response to the forgery document released on […]

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Kiir’s office grants $1.4 billion to foreign contractors as SSPDF forces go unpaid for months- OCCRP

Civil War, Corruption, Newsbeat, South Sudan

December 28th, 2019 (SSNN)ā€”The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) – a consortium of investigative media and journalists, has criticized Kiir’s government for awarding millions of dollars to foreign contractors as the country’s military and civil servants go unpaid for nearly six months. In a brief statement obtained by SSNN, the investigative reporters uncovered that the South Sudanese government […]

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Civil society groups in Uganda elect new leaders, urge Kiir-Machar to form Unity Government in February

Newsbeat, South Sudan, Uganda

December 28th, 2019 (SSNN)ā€”The Network of South Sudan Civil Society Organizations in Uganda (NoSSCOU) has elect new leaders at the 6th Annual General Assembly Meeting held on December 27th , 2019 in the Ugandan Capital, Kampala and urged President Salva Mayardit and Opposition leader Dr. Riek Machar to form a Unity Government in February without further delay. Speaking to the […]

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More than 20 high-ranking officers, 200 soldiers abandon SSAF, join NAS faction under Gen Kalid Boutrus

Newsbeat

December 27th, 2019 (SSNN)ā€”More than 20 high-ranking commanders and 200 soldiers have reportedly defected from the leadership of the Federal Democratic Party/South Sudan Armed Forces (FDP-SSAF) under Changson Lew Chang and joined the National Salvation Front (NAS)ā€”a splinter faction led by Gen Kalid Boutrus. After long discussions with the NAS faction, Wilson Dak Wal, a former SSAF representative at the […]

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SPLA-IO commander calls on JDB chiefs to order SSPDF forces to vacate occupied civilian buildings in Pageri

Newsbeat

December 27th, 2019 (SSNN)-A high-ranking commander of the SPLA-IO has called on heads of the Joint Defense Board (JDB), Lt Gen. Gabriel Jock Riak, Lt Gen James Koang Chuol and the Chairman of the CTSAMVM, Maj Gen Desta Abiche Ageno to order the SSPDF forces to urgently vacate occupied civilian buildings in Pageri County, Eastern Equatoria. Urgent call for immediate […]

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Bieh State Governor appoints two Commissioners in gubernatorial decree

Newsbeat, South Sudan

December 27th, 2019 (SSNN)ā€”The opposition-appointed Governor of Bieh State, Gen. Simon Hoth Duol has issued a gubernatorial decree, appointing Tut Riek Luak as commissioner of Akobo Center County and Sebit Kuol Dhol as Commissioner of Pieri County. ā€œIn exercise of the powers conferred to me by the Chairman and Commander -In- Chief of the SPLM/A-IO by his Decree. No. SPLM/S […]

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JTSC team arrives in Wau to kick-start deployment of military instructors

Newsbeat

December 27th, 2019 (SSNN)ā€”The Joint Transitional Security Committee (JTSC), a joint military mechanism mandated to report and supervise operations of South Sudan’s armed forces, has sent a team to oversee the deployment of more military instructors at Mapel and other training centers. Deng Deng Luol, a member of the Joint Transitional Security Committee, said that the military instructors would be […]

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Sudan’s government declares Christmas public holiday for the first time in history

Newsbeat, Religion

December 25th, 2019 (SSNN)ā€”As the winds of change sweep across Sudan, the Sudanese government has for the first time declared Christmas as an official public holiday, a move aimed at ending years of religious discrimination by the former regime under the leadership of former Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir. Religion Affairs and Endowments Minister Nasraddeen Mufreh said that the decision […]

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Latest: Machar orders urgent transportation of SPLA-IO forces to training centers

Newsbeat
SPLA-IO forces holds up their guns during military parade in Juba before J1 dogfight

December 25th, 2019 (SSNN)ā€”The Chairman and Commander-In-Chief of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-IO, Dr. Riek Machar Teny has ordered immediate transportation of all SPLA-IO forces to their designated cantonment areas in accordance with the implementation of the Transitional Security Arrangement. ā€œYesterday the 24/12/2019, the Commander In Chief of the SPLA-IO, Dr. Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon ordered the SPLA-IO forces to […]

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Machar sends Christmas Message, calls for peace, unity and reconciliation

Breaking News, Civil War, Newsbeat, Peace Building, Politics, South Sudan, Sudan, UNMISS

December 24th, 2019 (SSNN)ā€”South Sudan’s main opposition leader, and the First Vic-President-Designate, Dr. Riek Machar Teny sends a Christmas Message to the people of South Sudan and wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. ā€œI’m writing this Christmas and New Year Message just on my return from Juba to Khartoum. I have spent two full weeks in […]

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WFP welcomes donations of US$500,000 from Korea

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

December 24th, 2019 (SSNN)ā€“As humanitarian needs increase as a result of the ongoing instability and other various factors, the United Nations World Food Program in the Republic of South Sudan has highly welcomed a contribution of $ 500,000 from the Republic of Korea. ā€œWFP is grateful to the support from the Republic of Korea,ā€ says Matthew Hollingworth, WFPā€™s Country Director […]

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Machar leaves for Khartoum, after attending consultative meetings in Juba

Newsbeat, South Sudan
the Sudan Deputy Transitional Military Counsel, Gen. Mohamed Hmadan (Photo credit: SSNN)

December 24th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s main opposition leader and First-Vice President Designate Dr. Riek Machar Teny has left for the Sudanese capital Khartoum, an opposition official said earlier today. ā€œThe Chairman and Commander-in-Chief, Dr. Riek Machar and his accompanying delegation left this afternoon for Sudan,ā€ the official confirmed. On Monday, South Sudan’s President of Salva Kiir Mayardit, Opposition leader Dr. […]

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JMCC dispatches 10 team to transport armed forces to their respective cantonment areas

Newsbeat, South Sudan

  December 23rd, 2019 (SSNN)-On Monday, the Joint Military Ceasefire Commission (JMCC) a body responsible for oversight and co-ordination of cantonment-related issues, dispatched around 10 teams on purpose to organize and transport government and opposition forces to their permanent cantonment areas. In a statement extended to SSNN, the Deputy Military Spokesperson of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-IO, Lam Paul Gabriel […]

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

Addis Ababa, economy, Newsbeat

  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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US to slap fresh sanctions on South Sudan’s oil sector- US official

Civil War, Corruption, economy, Newsbeat, South Sudan, USA

  December 23rd, 2019 (SSNN)-In view of the government’s reluctance to implement the Revitalized Peace Agreement, a US official said on Sunday that, the United States will impose fresh sanctions on anyone who buys South Sudan crude oil or engages in business with the government of South Sudan and no oil exemptions will be offered to that country whatsoever. “We […]

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Latest: ā€˜Kiir will never cancel 32 states, no matter what, Ateny rules out

Newsbeat, South Sudan
President Salva Kiir's Press Secretary Ateny Wek Ateny speaking to reporters in 2014 in Juba (Credit: Unknown)

  December 22nd, 2019 (SSNN)-The Press Secretary in the Office of the President, Ateny Awek Ateny has ruled out that there would be no external pressure on Earth or Heaven that would ever compel President Kiir Mayardit to cancel the controversial 32 states, no matter what. Speaking to a group of local authorities from Terkeka state on Saturday, Ateny remarked […]

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Opinion: Anti-peace agents of South Sudan

IGAD, Kenya, Opinions, Uganda

Opinion, By Stephen Dhieu December 22nd, 2019 (SSNN)-This article was written right before the Uganda extension of the South Sudanā€™s Revitalized Peace Agreementā€™s Pre-Transitional Period by a hundred days. I have chosen to publicly publish it today because it was prophetic as are many of my articles that remain unpublished but for this Iā€™m ready to face the enemies of […]

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CTSAMVM concerned about slow cantonment process, urges Security Mechanism to disburse funding

CTSAMM, Newsbeat

December, 22nd, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudanā€™s ceasefire monitoring body (CTSAMVM) has been concerned about the slow progress in the cantonment process and Security Mechanisms to ensure that the funding released by the National Pre-Transitional Committee is used for its purpose. Speaking to participants last week, the CTSAMVM Chairperson, Maj. Gen. Desta Abiche Ageno reported that the cantonment process has been slow […]

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South Sudan’s refugee passes with flying colours, scores (A-) in KCSE-2019

Kenya, Newsbeat, South Sudan, UNHCR

  December 21st, 2019 (SSNN)-A South Sudanese refugee living in the Kakuma refugee camp has emerged as one of the top performing students in Kenya, where she posted an incredibly mean grade of 78 marks in the Kenya Certificate of Second Education (KCSE-2019) Speaking to our correspondent on Friday, the South Sudanese refugee, Nyandeng Gai Gatluak, expressed her happiness and […]

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Head of Episcopal Church suspends Archbishop of Jonglei Internal Province in Provincial Standing Degree

Newsbeat, Religion

  December 21st, 2019 (SSNN)-The Archbishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan and; the Diocesan Bishop of Juba Diocese, Reverend Justin Badi Arama has issued a provincial degree, suspending and withdrawing all Ecelesiastical Powers from the Archbishop of Jonglei Internal Province and Bishop of the Diocese of Bor, Reverend Ruben Akurdit. ā€œWe, The Most Reverend Justin Badi […]

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Sanctions imposed on senior officials undermine efforts to bring peace to South Sudan- official

Newsbeat, South Sudan, USA

December 20th, 2019 (SSNN)-The South Sudan government has regretted the recent measures in which the US government imposed individual sanctions on its two senior officials. On Monday, the US Department of the Treasuryā€™s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed individual sanctions on two South Sudanese officials for their role in obstructing the implementation of the peace deal and reconciliation […]

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Russia: Trump impeachment fabricated, Russian leader Vladimir Putin criticizes U.S. House of Representatives

Newsbeat, USA

December 19th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Russian President, Vladimir Putin has strongly criticized the U.S. House of Representatives for fabricating baseless accusations against US President Donald J. Trump. Speaking to reporters at an annual press conference, the Russian leader Putin made it clear that the recent attempt to impeach Donald Trump from office is part of the years-long political battle between the […]

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