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

CTSAMM, Newsbeat

December, 22nd, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’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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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. “We, 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 Treasury’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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Rights groups urge South Sudan leaders to resolve pending issues, form unity gov’t on time 

East Africa, Ethiopia, IGAD, Kenya, Newsbeat

  December 19, 2019 (SSNN)- The Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS), United States institute of Peace (USIP), Addis Ababa University (AAU) together with Oxfam held an expert meeting on South Sudan in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, from 16th to 18th 2019. Under the theme. ‘The Future of South Sudan Peace Process- What Happens after the 100 Days?’ […]

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China urges South Sudan’s leaders to implement peace deal 

China, Newsbeat

December 18th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Chinese Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Wu Haitao told members of the United Nations Security Council during a high-level forum on South Sudan that, the country’s stability lies in the hands of its political and military leaders, stressing that maintaining the R-ARCSS remains a first priority. The Chinese diplomat noted that his government is […]

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Machar sends message of condolences on the passing of the late Gen. Sadam Chayuot Manyang

Newsbeat, South Sudan

      December 18th, 2019 (SSNN)-The main opposition leader, Dr. Riek Machar has conveyed his heartfelt condolences on the untimely passing on of the SPLM-IO’s senior commander and former Governor of Adar State, Sadam Chayuot Manyang Wuor, who passed away on Tuesday in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum after he had been battling with liver cancer. “Gen. Sadam Chayuot Manyang […]

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Machar sends message of condolences on the passing of the late Gen. Saddam Manyang

Newsbeat, South Sudan

      December 18th, 2019 (SSNN)-The main opposition leader, Dr. Riek Machar has conveyed his heartfelt condolences on the untimely passing on of the SPLM-IO’s senior commander and former Governor of Adar State, Sadam Chayuot Manyang Wuor, who passed away on Tuesday in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum after he had been battling with liver cancer. “Gen. Sadam Chayuot Manyang […]

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US loses confidence in South Sudan’s leaders – US diplomat

Newsbeat, USA

    December 18th, 2019 (SSNN)-The United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Kelly Craft, said at a high-level United Nations press conference on South Sudan on Tuesday that the United States is running out of patience and losing confidence in South Sudan’s leaders due to their unwilling to implement peace. Craft, remarked that South Sudan’s leaders bear the […]

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Clergy send festive messages, calling for peace and forgiveness as Christmas approaches

Newsbeat, Religion

Religious and political leaders prayer for peace and forgiveness before the second Face-to-face Meeting between the parties started in September, 2019 (Photo: Supplied)Dec 18th, 2019 (SSNN)-The South Sudan Council of Church (SSCC),a religious group, has sent a festive message, calling for peace and forgiveness as Christmas almost approaches. “On this festive day, let us ask the Lord for Peace, Healing, […]

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Kiir and Machar agree to create political space, ensure freedom of the press

Newsbeat, South Sudan, Sudan

  Dec 17th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir Mayardit, and the main opposition leader, Dr. Riek Machar, have agreed, among other outstanding matters, to create a free political environment that would allow the dissemination of the R-ARCSS, as well as freedom of the press in various parts of the country. South Sudan’s leaders on Tuesday, in the presence of […]

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Latest: Kiir and Machar agree to form unity gov’t despite pending pre-transitional tasks

Breaking News, Newsbeat, South Sudan
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit meets Chairman of the SPLM-IO, Dr. Riek Machar Teny during a Consultative Meeting held in December 2019 (Photo credit: file)

  Dec 17th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit and the First-vice Designate, Dr. Riek Machar, have agreed during a consultative meeting, to format the long-awaited Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity despite unimplemented pre-transitional activities. “The President of the Republic, H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit and, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, who is the main opposition leader and a signatory […]

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S. Sudan’s lawmaker admits 2013 massacre, commends  Machar for sending message of peace to citizens  

Newsbeat

  Dec 17th, 2019 (SSNN)-A lawmaker in the Transitional National Legislative Assembly, Paul Bor Gatwech applauds South Sudan’s prominent opposition leader, Dr. Riek Machar Teny for sending a message of peace and reconciliation to the people of South Sudan during the commemoration of the 6th Anniversary of the Nuer Massacre marked on December 15- 16. “The Nuer in Diaspora have […]

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Machar issues statement on Commemoration of 6th Anniversary of 2013 Massacre

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South Sudan's main armed opposition leader, Dr. Riek Machar Teny (Photo: Supplied)

  Dec 16th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s main armed opposition leader, Dr. Riek Machar Teny has issued a statement on the commemoration of the 6th Anniversary of the 2013 Nuer Massacre – a deadly event in which – forces loyal to President Kiir Mayardit carried out door-to-door “ethnic cleansing” against the Nuer, targeting and killing everyone including women and children in […]

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SPLM-IO accused of planning to attack Maiwut and its surrounding areas – PMPC

Newsbeat

  Dec 16th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Provisional Military and Political Council, a breakaway faction headed by Major General James Ochan Puot, has accused the main opposition group, SPLM-IO, of planning to launch a multiple attacks on its positions in Maiwut and its surrounding areas. In a statement extended to SSNN, the group explained that it had received incredible information from reliable […]

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Gov’t criticized for using PWDs and children as means to popularize 32 States.

Newsbeat

  Dec 15th, 2019 (SSNN)-Netizens have criticized South Sudan’s government for posting pictures of persons with disabilities and children on Facebook to justify and make people believe that the establishment of the 32 states was not a political move by the government, but rather a popular demand of all citizens. Since last week, social media users have shared pictures of […]

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Civil society groups condemn violence between refugees and host community in Uganda

Newsbeat, South Sudan, Uganda

  Dec 15th, 2019 (SSNN) – The Network of South Sudan Civil Society Organizations in Uganda (NoSSCOU) a leading member of Refugees-Led Organizations Network in Uganda – has condemned violence between South Sudanese refugees and the host community especially the Madi tribe of Uganda. Last week, an incident occurred when a Madi man was killed in a nearby camp by […]

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Opinion: South Sudan Oil and Gas sector: a blessing in disguise

Corruption, Opinions, South Sudan, World

Opinion, By Paul Tethloach Dak December 15th, 2019 (SSNN)- When Rockefeller was asked to tell very briefly how people get rich, he replied “Some people find oil and some don’t”. (Lallon Prasad, Understanding Oil and Gas Business, version: July 2013). The South Sudan Oil and Gas Power 2019 conference held on October 28-29, 2019 has brought to light and discussed […]

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More than 100 S. Sudan’s refugees, including children, remain in detention in Kakuma

Kakuma Refugee Camp, Newsbeat, Sudan

  Dec 15th, 2019 (SSNN)-At least 6 people, including an eight-year-old boy, were killed last week, and several others were seriously injured in the aftermath of heavy fighting between South Sudanese and Sudanese refugees in the Kakuma Refugee Camp, SSNN correspondent has more on this story. “It was an intense fighting between South Sudanese and Sudanese refugees that left 6 […]

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Breaking: US sanctions five individuals responsible for killing of opposition officials

Breaking News, IGAD, Kenya, South Sudan, USA

  Dec 10th, 2019 (SSNN)-Today, on International Human Rights Day, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has taken decisive action, imposing strict sanctions on five identified individuals responsible for their role in the kidnapping and killing of South Sudan’s opposition members, Aggrey Idri and Dong Samuel Luak, prominent human rights activists who were kidnapped […]

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South Sudan’s ex-rival forces undergo training, sign Declaration on Child Protection

News, UN, UNMISS
Senior Military Officers representing the SSPDF, SSOA and SPLA-IO sign a Declaration affirming their commitment to protecting the rights of all children in South Sudan (Photo: UNMISS)

Dec 10th, 2019 (SSNN)-The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UMMISS) has selected about 40 senior officers from the South Sudan Defence Forces (SSPDF), Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-iO), and South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA) to attend an interactive training on child protection policy. According to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, the forty officers expressed their […]

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UNMISS chief worried about increasing intercommunal violence, calls for calm

Newsbeat, UN, UNMISS

  Dec 10th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, David Shearer, expresses deep concern about the recent intercommunal clashes reported in various parts of the country over the weekend. “These clashes in areas that have been relatively calm for many months is worrying,” said UNMISS chief David Shearer. “The […]

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Lastest: Machar finally arrives in Juba to hold face-to-face meetings with President Kiir

Newsbeat

  Dec 10th, 2019 (SSNN)-Chairman and Commander-In-Chief of the SPLM-IO Dr. Riek Machar and his accompanying delegation of have finally arrived in the South Sudanese capital, Juba to attend another round of face-to-face meeting between him and South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit. The main armed opposition leader, Machar was accompanied by senior Sudanese officials, including Deputy Chairperson of the […]

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SPLM-IO leadership convenes consultative meeting, issues resolutions

Newsbeat
Main opposition leader, Dr. Riek Machar Teny and his deputy Henry

Dec 10th, 2019 (SSNN)-The leadership of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) has convened a Consultative Meeting with its peace Mechanisms in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, with the aim of reviewing progress made in the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS). “The SPLM/SPLA (IO) Peace Mechanisms conducted a consultative […]

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Sudan and South Sudan may be two states but one nation – Hamdok

Newsbeat, South Sudan, Sudan

  Dec 10th, 2019 (SSNN)-Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has said that Sudan and neighboring South Sudan, which gained independence on July 9, 2011 after an overwhelming vote on secession, may be considered geographically as two separate states, but in reality, the two countries remain united as one nation. “We are two states, but one nation,” Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla […]

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PMPC accuses SPLA-IO forces of carrying out attacks on civilian population near Maiwut

Newsbeat

  Dec 8th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Provisional Military and Political Council (PMPC), a breakaway faction headed by Major General James Ochan Puot – has accused South Sudan’s main armed opposition forces, SPLA-(IO) forces of carrying out a series of attacks on the civilian population who were cultivating their farms along the Sobat River. In a statement extended to SSNN, the Deputy […]

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Sudan’s PM Hamdok meets IMF Managing Director, discusses Sudan’s crippled economy

Newsbeat, Sudan, USA

Dec 7th, 2019 (SSNN)-Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Friday met with the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, and according the IMF the two leaders discussed ways to overhaul the country’s deteriorating economy. Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said that she had held a fruitful meeting with the Sudanese leader […]

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USAID staff visit Pibor, conduct assessment as floods wreak havoc -USAID

Newsbeat, South Sudan, USA

  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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‘Halt forced recruitment of armed forces’ GCR2P warns Kiir’s gov’t

Newsbeat, South Sudan
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit (Photo: Supplied)

  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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CTSAMVM urges NPTC to release sufficient funds as cantonment sites run short of food

Newsbeat

  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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