Opinion, By Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth Dec 7th, 2019 (SSNN)-The history of creating regions and states in South Sudan dated back to the era of presidency of Jaafar Mohamed El-Nimeiri as the President of the Republic of Sudan from 1969 to 1985. General Jaafar El-Nimeiri responded to a campaign of calling for regionalism by southerners in Juba. Some political elites in […]
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Dec 6th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Canadian Ambassador to South Sudan, Douglas Scott Poudfoot has condemned recent attacks on international aid workers in their compound in Maban County. On December 1, a group of armed men stormed the International Relief Compound in Bunj town, assaulted five humanitarian workers and got away with large sums of money. In a brief statement […]
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Dec 6th, 2019 (SSNN)-The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) said on Friday that its staff were able to visit one of the flood-affected areas of Pibor and conduct risk assessments in an attempt to understand the level of flood damage. “This week we visited Pibor to assess damage caused by flooding that has devastated the area since […]
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Dec 6th, 2019 (SSNN)-The global leading research and advocacy group, the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect (GCR2P) is calling on the Kiir administration to desist from the ongoing recruitment and training of armed forces, and embark on promoting peace in the country. “The government must immediately halt the forced recruitment of armed forces and deliver on the […]
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Dec 6th, 2019 (SSNN)-The ceasefire monitors, CTSAMVM, on Thursday called on the National Pre-Transitional Committee (NPTC) to immediately disburse sufficient funds for cantonment sites reported to have run out of food for several weeks. Speaking at the opening session of the 17th CTSAMVM Technical Committee Meeting held on Thursday, the Chairman of the CTSAMVM, Maj. Gen. Desta Abiche Ageno […]
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Dec 6th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Sudanese Armed Forces said on Thursday that its intelligence personnel had arrested about six suspected terrorists from the Boko Haram group, a jihadist Islamist rebel group that has terrorized Nigeria for more than a decade since 2009. “Sudanese army intelligence captured six members of the Boko Horam terrorist group inside Sudanese territory,” the army said […]
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Dec 5th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Chinese government has announced to provide humanitarian assistance totaling 500,000 US dollars in cash and food aid worth 1.5 million dollars as part of in-kind support to flood-affected communities in South Sudan. “China will provide emergency humanitarian assistance to the affected people and help South Sudan to tide over the difficulty. China will provide 500,000 […]
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Dec 5th, 2019 (SSNN)-The US Department of State has warmly welcomed Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on his first official trip to the United States since he became Sudan’s civilian head of government. In a press release, the Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo said that the US is impressed by the ongoing reforms by the new civilian-led government and that […]
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Dec 4th, 2019 (SSNN)-Uganda’s President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has claimed that extreme obesity is an obvious sign of corruption. The president made the remarks today while addressing the nation during a public gathering dubbed ‘Anti Corruption Walk’ – an event aimed at discouraging and eradicating corruption in the country. President Museveni advised government officials involved in recruitment processes to […]
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Dec 4th, 2019 (SSNN)-The South Sudan Civil Society Forum (SSCSF), a coalition of civil society groups, has unveiled a new approach to breaking the ongoing impasse over the number and boundaries of states, a key outstanding issue that has hampered the implementation of the peace deal. In a press release extended to SSNN, the civil society group recommended that if […]
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Dec 4th, 2019 (SSNN)-The former Governor of Adar State, and high-ranking officer allied to the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) Brigadier General, Nhial Nyal Diing has defected and joined the Provisional Military and Politcal Council, a splinter group headed by Major General James Ochan Puot. Brigadier General Nhial Nyal Diing – a former commander in the SPLA-IO, […]
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Dec 4th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Brussels-based International Crisis Group (ICG), one of the leading independent sources of conflict analysis, calls on the international community, particularly, the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC), to impose individual sanctions on South Sudan’s main opponents, President Salva Kiir Mayardit and opposition leader Dr. Riek Machar if they fail to come to a concrete […]
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Dec 4th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Troika countries, (the United States, the UK and Norway) in a joint statement at the 13th Ordinary Summit of IGAD Heads of State & Government, held recently – called on IGAD to ensure immediate release of South Sudan’s opposition leader, Dr. Riek Machar Teny from long-term house arrest, so he can move freely and participate in […]
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Dec 4th, 2019 (SSNN)-The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is calling for an end to intercommunal violence that has reportedly claimed lives of more than 70 people and wounded an unspecified number of civilians between the Gak and Manuer communities. “This fighting must stop. We are urging the communities involved and their leaders to put an end […]
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Dec 3th, 2019 (SSNN)-The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has been outraged by the recent incident in which humanitarian workers were targeted and their property ransacked over the weekend by unknown gunmen in Maban. Babar Baloch, UNHCR spokesperson, said the recent attacks on humanitarian workers underscore how difficult it is for aid workers to discharge their duties […]
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Dec 2nd, 2019 (SSNN)-The office of the President has issued a statement announcing its plan to hold a public event for the official launch of South Sudan’s Response to The Sentry report on South Sudan, an investigation report that accuses South Sudan leaders and foreign companies of amassing illegal wealth and assets at the expense of the suffering population. […]
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Dec 2nd, 2019 (SSNN)-The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has brought together Parties to the R-ARCSS for a two-day consultative meeting on the number of States and their Boundaries, a critical pending task that has stalled the implementation of the peace agreement. The Consultative Meeting of the Parties to the R-ARCSS on the number of States and their Boundaries […]
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Dec 1st, 2019 (SSNN)-The rights advocacy body, Human Rights Watch (HRW) calls for immediate and unconditional release of the managing editor of The Dawnnewspaper, Emmanuel Monychol Akop- a journalist detained for weeks by the South Sudanese National Security Services over his remarks on Awut Deng Acuil’s indecent outfit. “South Sudanese authorities should immediately release a journalist who has been […]
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Opinion, By Dak Buoth, The unexpected release of major General Stephen Buay was a victory that did not comes on a silver platter. Dec 1st, 2019 (SSNN)-As you have heard and seen over the past one and a half years, the push to release him was not a Walk in the Park. It is pleasing to hear that he was […]
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Dec 1st, 2019 (SSNN)-The US Embassy in the Republic of South Sudan, on its official social media page, refers to the system of government in South Sudan as “Kakistocracy” – an old English term derived from Greek and is used to define a system of government run by the worst and least qualified people. “The word for the day […]
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Opinion, By Nhial Gatkuoth Chung Accra-Ghana Nov 30th, 2019 (SSNN)-The country’s main opposition (SPLM/A IO) leader Dr. Riek Machar has been in confinement for the last two years and half on the orders of the government of South Sudan with the connivance of the US in pretext that the war that erupted in 2013 following SPLM political power […]
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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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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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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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Nov 29th, 2019 (SSNN)-Arsenal have sacked head coach Unai Emery after the club’s worst run of results in last 27 years. The dismissal of the manager was announced today by the board as the club was preparing to travel to Norwich for afternoon Premier League match. Unai Emery replaced Arsene Wenge last year and has led the team for […]
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Nov 29th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit and his accompanying delegation left Juba on Friday to attend the 13th Ordinary Summit of IGAD Heads of State and Government currently being held in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. “The President of the Republic, H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit and his accompanying delegation left Juba for the Ethiopian Capital Addis […]
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Nov 28th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) has convened its 11th monthly plenary on Wednesday 27th November, 2019 in Juba, South Sudan. Speaking during the opening session of the plenary, RJMEC Interim Chairperson H.E. Ambassador Lt. Gen. Augostino Njoroge called for prudent management and utilization of funds meant for the implementation of the remaining critical […]
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Nov 28th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s ex-army commander, Stephen Buay Rolnyang has expressed his appreciation to South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit a day after he was demoted and dismissed from the military service by the country’s military court. According to a letter addressed to the President, the former high-ranking officer, Buay praised Kiir for confirming the General Court Martial’s […]
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Nov 27th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s dismissed high-ranking commander, Major General Stephen Buay Rolnyang has said his recent dismissal from the military service by the country’s military court was not confirmed by the President, Salva Kiir Mayardit. “It was not confirmed by the president, but they implemented it today at parade ground in which they dismissed and demoted me,” said […]
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Nov 27th, 2019 (SSNN)-The United Nations Panel of Experts has accused rival forces, the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) of making illicit profits from the country’s natural resources, by illegally harvesting teak trees and exporting them to Uganda for sale. “As the Panel previously reported, the leadership of both […]
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Nov 27th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Trump administration has issued a fresh advisory statement, warning its citizens not to travel to South Sudan due to a spate of crimes and insecurity currently being faced in the country, the Department of State warned on Tuesday. “Do not travel to South Sudan due to crime, kidnapping and armed conflict,” the Department of State […]
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Nov 26th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has issued a statement expressing regret at the State Department’s decision to recall its Ambassador for further consultations on the recent extension of the pre-transitional period. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation of the Republic of South Sudan regrets the decision of the State Department to […]
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Nov 25th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s government and the United States are at diplomatic odds, as the White House decided on Monday to recall its Ambassador to South Sudan, Thomas Hushek, for further consultations on the recent failure of South Sudanese rival leaders to form a unity government by November 12. “The Department of State has called back U.S. Ambassador […]
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