January 24th, 2020 (SSNN)—The South Sudan Human Rights Society for Advocacy (SSHURSA) a rights advocacy group, honors January 23, in memory of Samuel Dong Luak and Agrey Idri – two human rights defenders kidnapped in Kenya and murdered in South Sudan by the country’s National Security Service. “23 January 2020 marks three years when Dong Samuel, a human rights lawyer […]
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BRIEFING BY THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL MR. DAVID SHEARER RJMEC 23 JANUARY 2020 • Chair • Excellencies • Friends and colleagues I want to begin by wishing everyone a happy new year. We all hope that 2020 will be the year in which sustainable peace is consolidated in South Sudan. Next month we will again hit the deadline […]
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January 24th, 2020 (SSNN)—Somalia, South Sudan and Syria have been ranked among the most corrupt countries in the world, according to a recent report by Transparency International. Meanwhile, the report ranked Denmark, New Zealand and Finland as the top list of ‘clean’ countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index. Delia Ferreira Rubio, President of Transparency International said the analysis is an […]
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January 23rd, 2020 (SSNN)—The office of the Chief Administrator of the Abyei Special Administrative Area has strongly condemned, in the strongest possible terms, the recent attacks targeting innocent civilians, including children and the elderly, in the disputed Abyei Administrative region. “Yesterday Morning at around 7:10 am, Wednesday January. 22, 2020, once again a combined force of the Sudan Armed […]
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January 23rd, 2020 (SSNN)—South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit and the Deputy Chairperson of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo have held a meeting on the recent incident in which more than 30 civilians, including children, were indiscriminately killed by armed men from the Misseriya tribe in the Disputed Abyei region. “President Salva Kiir Mayardit met with the […]
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January 23rd, 2020 (SSNN)—A forensic accounting investigator revealed on Wednesday that a high-ranking government official in South Sudan had transferred a substantial amount of money worth two million US Dollars to a foreign bank account linked to South Africa. “After reviewing the transaction summaries, we realized that the Basic Bank Account Number (BBAN) belongs to South Africa, and then our […]
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January 22nd, 2020 (SSNN)—About 30 civilians, including children, have been killed and several others injured in a deadly attack by carried out by armed men suspected to be from the Misseriya tribe. According to several news sources, the attacks were carried out in one of the villages of the disputed Abyei region by armed men believed to be from Sudanese […]
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January 22nd, 2020 (SSNN)—The Center for Peace and Advocacy, an independent advocacy group, urges the East African Legislative Assembly to consider waiving South Sudan’s nationals from visa fees when traveling in East African countries, particularly Uganda and Kenya. The call comes after lawmakers of East African Legislative Assembly held a meeting in Juba on January 20, 2020. Ter Manyang Gatwech, […]
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January 22nd, 2020 (SSNN)—South Sudan’s Ministry of Petroleum has once again invited international companies to bid for a tender to conduct a Comprehensive Environmental Audit of the country’s oilfields, the Ministry announced earlier this week. “Due to the amount of interest, and requests from some companies to extend the deadline, the Ministry’s Environmental Tender Audit Committee has announced an extension […]
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January 22nd, 2020 (SSNN)—The main opposition group, SPLM-IO, is requesting the Troika countries and the African Union High-Level Ad Hoc Committee for South Sudan, to form a committee composed of a high-level panel of experts to look into the Number of States and their Boundaries, the SPLM-IO said in its statement. “Since the parties failed to reach an agreement […]
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Opinion, By James Gatdet Dak January 21st, 2020 (SSNN)—First of all, I hope that our able leaders (peace partners) shall politically resolve on the number and boundaries of states in the Republic of South Sudan. Or whoever is to arbitrate should do a successful and decisive arbitration within one to two weeks so that a transitional unity government is […]
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January 21st, 2020 (SSNN)—The European Union (EU) is calling on South Sudan’s government and opposition groups to iron out all pending components of the peace agreement before forming a Transitional Government of National Unity by the end of the extended Pre-transitional Period. Highlighting the growing humanitarian situation in the country, the High Representative for the EU on South Sudan, Josep […]
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January 21st, 2020 (SSNN)—The leadership of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-IO (SPLM-IO) on Monday held a meeting on contentious Pre-transitional Tasks, hampering the formation of the Transitional Government of National Unity. Manawa Peter Gatkuoth, Deputy Chairman, SPLM(IO) National Committee for Information and Public Relations said that the leadership of the SPLM-IO had agreed and fully endorsed the formation of a […]
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The Albino Children, Nadi, Naumba, Aida,Suzy and David and their mothers Monica and Zeinab AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, DELIVERED BY DR DAVID S. BASSIOUNI January 21st, 2020 (SSNN)—Fellow South Sudanese Compatriots and all Friends, While we are grateful to God Almighty for bringing us safely into 2020, the year has not been a kind start for us! We are assembled here […]
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Press release, 2.2 million children do not have access to quality education in South Sudan, jeopardizing the future of the entire country January 20th, 2020 (SSNN)—South Sudan is not sufficiently prioritizing children’s education, UNICEF said today. While the internationally agreed international standard for education allocations is 20 per cent of the national budget, South Sudan only spends 5.6 per cent […]
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January 20th, 2020 (SSNN)—The Ministry of Energy and Dams is currently working on the rollout of public/private partnerships to bring power to regional cities after success of Juba grid project; $289 million has been invested in a power plant run by Ezra Power that will provide 100 megawatts when fully completed. The plant is already active; The government is providing […]
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January 20th, 2020 (SSNN)—The leadership of the South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA), a coalition of ten factions, has changed its recent position on the states’ issue and accepted the recent Arbitration Mechanism proposed by the South African Vice President, David Mabuza. Hon. Denay Jock Chagor, the Chairman of the Opposition Parties stated that the SSOA leadership is gravely concerned about […]
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Opinion, By Gideon Mabor January 19th, 2020 (SSNN)—The Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan signed on 12 September 2018 is a political settlement negotiated by warring parties and South Sudanese stakeholders on behalf of the wider South Sudanese population. The agreement aimed to stop the political violence, and ensure a return to peaceful coexistence while […]
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January 19th, 2020 (SSNN)—The SPLM-IO representative to the United Kingdom, Sisto Olur Erista, while on his way to Uganda, had collapsed last week at Manchester International Airport in the UK and was rushed to a nearby hospital, an opposition member familiar with the incident reported on Saturday. “Our brother Cde Sisto Olur, the SPLA-IO representative in UK was scheduled […]
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January, 19th, 2020 (SSNN)—The Provisional Military and Political Council, a breakaway group headed by Major General James Ochan Puot, has accused the SPLM-IO forces of planning to launch attacks in Yieth-Yier, Maiwut. “We are on high alert and strongly condemn the move of the SPLA IO Commissioner of Ulang County, who has arrived in Burubiey together with the White Army […]
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January 19th, 2020 (SSNN)—The Minister of Information and Broadcasting, who doubles up as the government’s spokesperson, Michael Makuei Lueth has reiterated that the Number of States and their Boundaries will and shall forever remain as 32 states and the government must always maintain its stance on such an issue. “Number of states will and shall forever be 32 states, they’ll […]
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January 19th, 2020 (SSNN)—The South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA)- an umbrella of different opposition factions, has rejected the recent alternative dispute resolution approach or ‘Arbitration’ proposed last week by the South African Deputy President, David Mabuza. In a press release issued on Friday, the opposition groups noted that the ongoing stalemate over the Number of States and their Boundaries continues […]
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January 18th, 2020 (SSNN)—The South Sudan Basket Team is expected this evening, to face Kenya’s Basketball team at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi. Yesterday, South Sudan basketball team beat Tanzania with a score of 115: 60, an encouraging victory that has attracted countrywide celebrations including those outside the country. The team has been tremendously winning the games from the […]
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Opinion: South Sudan political destiny is a bumpy sticky corridor which solution will not be found as long as opponent parties are not compromising their differences. By Lul Gatkuoth Gatluak January 18th, 2020 (SSNN)—There is no doubt that the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the conflict in the Republic of South Sudan is in Jeopardy, given the fact that […]
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January 17th, 2020 (SSNN)—A high-ranking commander, serving as the top security advisor to Hon. Changson Lew Chang and former Chief of General Staff of the FDP-SSAF, Gen. Dr. Sallam Alhaj has switched allegiance from the leadership of the Federal Democratic Party/South Sudan Armed Forces (FDP-SSAF) and joined the National Salvation Front (NAS)—a splinter faction led by Gen Kalid Boutrus. Speaking […]
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January 17th, 2020 (SSNN)—A high-ranking commander, serving as the top security advisor to Hon. Changson Lew Chang and former former Chief of General Staff of the FDP-SSAF, Gen. Dr. Sallam Alhaj has switched allegiance from the leadership of the Federal Democratic Party/South Sudan Armed Forces (FDP-SSAF) and joined the National Salvation Front (NAS)—a splinter faction led by Gen Kalid Boutrus. […]
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January 17th, 2020 (SSNN)—The leadership of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-IO has proposed the deployment of the United Nations Regional Protection forces in the capital, Juba as a prerequisite for participating in the formation of a transitional government of national unity, an opposition official said on Friday. Addressing the press in Juba, the SPLM-IO Chairperson of National Committee for […]
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January 17th, 2020 (SSNN)—The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has denied reports, alleging a discrepancy between the number of SSPDF forces and opposition forces currently undergoing training at VIP training center in Gorom. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA&IC) of the Republic of South Sudan would like to inform the general public, the members of […]
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January 17th, 2020 (SSNN)—Heavy clashes have been reported in Akobo after a group of armed men from the Murle community reportedly carried out a vicious attack on the Lou Nuer’s villages in Akoba and other surrounding areas, killing five people and wounding dozens, the Minister of Information for Bieh State, John Daniel Bol said on Friday. “Large scale attack launched […]
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January 16th, 2020 (SSNN)—The International Rescue Committee (IRC), a global humanitarian aid organization, has strongly condemned an incident in which an IRC ambulance was attacked by gunmen “after fighting broke out between two opposing groups in Northwest South Sudan, one side attacked an IRC ambulance carrying civilians severely injured in the fighting.” “While all IRC staff are safe, civilians were […]
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January 16th, 2020 (SSNN)—The Inspector General of Police Majak Akec Malok has urged the opposition police unit, SPLA-IO, to put the past behind and focus on supporting peace and reconciliation efforts in the country. The IGP, Akec made the remarks on Thursday while briefing about 2,000 police officers from the opposition forces who had been undergoing training at the […]
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January 16th, 2020 (SSNN)—The Minister in the office of the President, Mayiik Ayii Deng has discussed the progress made in the implementation of the peace deal with the South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria, South Africa. “The Minister in the office of the President, Mayiik Ayii Deng as Special Envoy of President Salva Kiir met with President of the […]
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January 16th, 2020 (SSNN)—The Deputy President of South Africa, David Mabuza has proposed Arbitration – an alternative dispute resolution (‘ADR’) approach aimed at addressing the ongoing stalemate over the number of States and their Boundaries. In a press statement to the media, South Africa’s vice president, David Mabuza, said it has become more difficult to settle the issue and that […]
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