Dr. Akol urges Kiir to accept his nominee for Jonglei governor

Dr. Lam Akol meeting Salva Kiir in Addis Ababa, months after fleeing Juba, South Sudan(Photo credit: file)

June 25, 2020 (SSNN) – The leader of South Sudan’s National Democratic Movement (NDM) and Secretary-General of South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA), Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin, has urged President Salva Kiir to accept his nominee for Jonglei state governor. This comes as different emerge in the opposition consortium over which state should be allocated to the eight-member alliance after President […]

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AU to hold emergency meeting over Egyptian-Ethiopian dam dispute

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Photo credit: Getty Images)

June 25, 2020 (SSNN) – The African Union’s Executive Council will hold an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the dispute between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a diplomatic source told Ahram Online on Thursday. The source said that AU Executive Council members and representatives of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan will attend the video […]

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S. Africa’s president calls for African-made COVID-19 vaccine

South African President and Chairperson of the African Union Cyril Ramaphosa (Photo credit: Unknown)

June 25, 2020 (SSNN) – South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa has urged the continent’s leaders to work for the development and distribution of an African-made vaccine for the deadly COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus. Ramaphosa who is also the chairperson of the African Union said in remarks on Wednesday that the vaccine’s development in Africa would […]

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S. Sudan forces taking sides in ethnic violence – UN mission

June 25, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan’s organized forces are taking sides in the ongoing intercommunal violence which has been rising with an alarming rate in the country, the UN mission said. David Shearer, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and head of United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said in a briefing to the United Nations Security […]

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S. Sudan female artist “harassed” by Juba traffic police – witnesses

Mary Boyoi Gola being grabbed by her hair at a Juba street by police (Photo credit: supplied)

June 25, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan female artist, Mary Boyoi Gola, has been harassed by members of the country’s traffic police after a policeman asked Boyoi to pay an amount of SSP10, 000 for alleged violations of traffic police directives, two witnesses told South Sudan News Now. The first witness who identified himself as Juma said the incident took […]

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SPLA-IO commander dies in Khartoum

SPLA-IO commander General Gatluak Nhial who passed way in Khartoum this week (Photo credit: Supplied)

June 24, 2020 (SSNN) – A senior member of South Sudan’s main armed opposition group, SPLM/SPLA (IO), has died in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, relatives and friends have told South Sudan News Now. Brigadier General Gatluak Nhial Tut died in the Sudanese capital this week following a long sickness, according to a relative. “General Gatluak Nhial passed away in Khartoum […]

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S. Sudan minister, senior UN official discuss Jonglei conflict

Mr. Guang Cong (left) the United Nations deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General meeting Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Manawa Peter Gatkuoth Gual (right) in his office in Juba on Tuesday (Photo credit: courtesy of the ministry)

June 24, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Manawa Peter Gatkuoth Gual, has – on Tuesday – met a senior official of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) at his office in Juba, according to his office. Mr. Guang Cong, the United Nations Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General paid a visit to […]

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NDM nominates secretary-general for Jonglei state governor Ā 

NDM Secretary-General Mahjoub Biel Turuk (Photo credit: Supplied)

June 23, 2020 (SSNN) – The National Democratic Movement (NDM) led by Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin has said in a brief state this afternoon that it has nominated its secretary-general, Mahjuob Biel Turuk for the governorship of Jonglei state. The decision by the NDM follows a decision by President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar to divide […]

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VP Hussein meets Machar

South Sudan First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny [right] meeting Vice President Hussein Abdelbaggi [left] in his office today (Photo credit: OFVP)

June 23, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan’s Vice President Hussein Abdelbagi has this afternoon meet First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny following his return from Northern Bahr el Ghazal where he accompanied the body of his father who passed away last week. In a statement, Machar’s office said the two men, who also just recovered from COVID-19, the respiratory […]

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Water Crisis on the Nile: Why Egypt Needs to Wake Up

The History of the Crisis, By Matai Muon, June 22, 2020(SSNN) — The ongoing diplomatic row between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Nile waters is, to a certain magnitude, the legacy of the colonial rule in Africa. In the late 20’s, Egypt was the regional giant along the Nile Valley owing to her superior technology, military might etc. comparatively speaking. […]

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S. Sudan says AU violated ‘principle of good faith’ for expelling diplomats

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit arrives for the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and the Government of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia January 29, 2018. (Photo credit: REUTERS)

June 20, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan government has said that the African Union acted in violation of what it said is ‘principle of good faith,’ when it expelled a number of the country’s diplomats from a meeting in Addis Ababa earlier this week. On Monday, South Sudan diplomats at the AU were expelled from a meeting of the continental […]

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South Sudan watchdog welcomes Kiir-Machar states agreement

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)

June 20, 2020 (SSNN) – A South Sudan rights organization has welcomed the agreement between President Salva Kiir Mayardit and First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny to bring to an end the issue of the states allocation which has been a sticking point in the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement. In a statement extended to South Sudan News […]

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Evidence reveals Egyptian Army is closely monitoring South Sudan-Ethiopian Border

Egyptian Army officers posting for a picture(Photo credit: Middleeast observers/SSNN)

June 19, 2020(SSNN) — Latest reports from South Sudan’s northern Upper Nile reveal that officers of the Egyptians army are in South Sudan, something the government in Juba has been denying. According to South Sudan News Now investigative journalists, who visited Paloch oil fields, near the Ethiopian borders, to verify earlier reports, there is an Egyptian platoon in Paloch pictured […]

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Machar orders meeting of highest SPLM-IO organs

Dr. Riek Machar Teny, First Vice President and the Chairman of the SPLM/A-IO during an IGAD summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Photo Credit: Nyamilepedia.)

June 19, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan’s First Vice President and the leader of the SPLM-IO has ordered for the meeting of the organization’s two highest organs, the Political Bureau (PB) and the National Liberation Council (NLC). “The Chairman and Commander-in-Chief of SPLM/A-IO, Dr. Rick Machar Teny-Dhurgon would like to invite the members of SPLM/A-IO Political Bureau, National Liberation Council […]

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Dr. Lam meets Machar hours after welcoming states resolution

Secretary-General of South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA) and chairperson of the National Democratic Movement (NDM) Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin [left] meeting First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny [right] at his office in Juba (Photo credit: OFVP)

June 19, 2020 (SSNN) – Prominent South Sudan opposition leader and secretary-general of the South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA), Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin this evening met the First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny hours after welcoming a deal on the states reached by Machar and President Salva Kiir Mayardit. This afternoon, Dr. Lam who is also the chairperson of […]

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S. Sudan minister of water resources meets German envoy to Juba

South Sudan minister of water resources and irrigation Manawa Peter Gatkuoth Gual (Photo credit: Minister of Water Resources)

June 19, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan’s minister of water resources and irrigation, Manawa Peter Gatkuoth, has this afternoon met the German ambassador to Juba, Manuel Muller, and the two discussed development in the field of water resources in the country, the ministry said in a statement. “The Minister Of Water Resources And Irrigation Hon. Manawa Peter Gatkuoth Met Today […]

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SPLM-IO says they only negotiated with Kiir on their share of states

South Sudan's First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar walks after a meeting on the implementation of the 2018 revitalized peace deal in Juba, on October 20, 2019. (Photo credit: Getty Images)

June 19, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan’s SPLM-IO, led by First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny said they only negotiated with President Salva Kiir, over the state dispute to only secure their share. This comes after the South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA) which is led by Josephine Lagu criticized the two main signatories of the revitalized peace agreement of […]

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Kiir will appoint governors next week – Makuei

South Sudan President, Salva Kiir Mayardit, and his bodyguard, getty image...

June 19, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit will appoint state governors next week as parties are now preparing to submit names of respective nominees, a senior government official said today. Information minister Michael Makuei Lueth told South Sudan News Now from Juba this morning that President Salva Kiir Mayardit is waiting for the list of SPLM-IO […]

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S. Sudan holdout group condemns killing of innocent civilians in Eastern Equatoria

An Opposition leader, Dr. Hakim Dario, Chairman of PDM in Washington, DC(Photo: supplied)

June 19, 2020 (SSNN) – A South Sudan holdout opposition group has condemned the killing of civilians by unknown armed men in South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria state in an ambush which has so far said to have killed around six people. The People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) led by Dr. Hakim Dario said in a statement extended to South Sudan News […]

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BREAKING: South Sudan Ex-Governors say “they no longer want $60,000 compensation package”

Ex-governors of South Sudan’s defunct 32 states plus Abyei lined up at Juba International Airport to receive President Salva Kiir upon his return from a foreign mission(Photo credit: SSNN)

June 18, 2020(SSNN) — South Sudan’s ex-governors of the defunct controversial 32 states plus Abyei have publicly declared this morning that they are no longer demanding for their $60,000 compensation package as demanded two weeks ago. A group of angry ex-governors stormed the Ministry of Finance two weeks ago and threatened that they will defect from the government if they […]

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S. Sudan diplomats kicked out of AU meeting over membership arrears

African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa (Photo credit: AU website)

June 18, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan diplomats have been kicked out of an African Union (AU) meeting over failure by the world’s youngest country to pay membership fees to the continental body for three consecutive years, the South Sudan mission to the AU said. The South Sudan embassy in Addis Ababa and the country’s mission to the African Union […]

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BREAKING: Kenya wins UN Security Council seat

Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta is currently facing crimes against humanity charges at the International Criminal Court. (Photo credit: EPA)

June 18, 2020 (SSNN) – Kenya has won the UN Security Council seat after beating Djibouti in a second round of votingĀ  Thursday. The contest between Kenya and Djibouti headed to the second round of voting Thursday after the first phase saw Nairobi’s victory insufficient to win the UNĀ seat. With 191 of 193 countries voting, Kenya scored 129 votes, beating […]

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