number of states

Does Kiir deserve our thanks for abolishing 32 states?

February 19, 2020 Opinions

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit sits after a close-door meeting in Ethiopia (Photo: File)

Opinion, By Duop Chak Wuol, February 19, 2020 (SSNN)—In October 2015, President Salva Kiir issued a decree, expanding the original ten states to 28. In January 2017, Kiir issued another presidential order creating an additional four states, making the young nation a mother of 32 states. The move was met with mixed reactions from South Sudanese worldwide. Kiir move […]

“The fight is heavy, I pulled out to come and consult you,” Kiir tells citizens

February 12, 2020 Newsbeat

President Salva Kiir Mayardit during summit of the recent IGAD Heads of state and government (Photo: File)

February 12, 2020 (SSNN)—South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has admitted that peace talks aimed at resolving the issue of the number of states and their boundaries hit a dead end in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. “ The fight is heavy, I pulled out to come and consult you,” President Kiir tells citizens upon arrival at Juba International Airport. On […]

Latest: SPLM-IO issues press statement on the Tripartite Consultations on the Pending Critical Tasks

February 10, 2020 Press Releases

Press Release, SPLM/A-IO – IO National Committee for Information & Public Relations February 10th, 2020 (SSNN)—On the Tripartite Consultations on the Pending Critical Issues of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) – 9 February 2020, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia As per the resolution of the Communique of the 34th Extraordinary […]

Gov’t informs citizens to be ready for nationwide consultations on states’ issue

February 9, 2020 AU, Breaking News

February 10, 2020 (SSNN)—South Sudan’s government has requested all citizens to get ready for nationwide consultations on the number of states they would prefer, as the government and the opposition were unable to reach a compromise during a closed-door meeting held on Sunday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Addressing the media following the meeting, the Information Minister, Michael Makuei clarified that […]

‘IGAD dances to the tune of the SPLM-IO’ – Makuei

February 9, 2020 Addis Ababa, AU, Newsbeat

February 9th, 2020 (SSNN)—South Sudan’s government has strongly criticized the East African regional bloc, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, for its failure to provide a win-win solution to the number of states and their internal boundaries, a pending issue that is likely to hamper the formation of a national unity government. On Saturday, the IGAD Council of Ministers adopted a […]

Talks over number of states hit dead end, gov’t proposes referendum

December 7, 2019 Newsbeat

Dec 7th, 2019 (SSNN)-In order to end the impasse over the number of states and their boundaries, the South Sudanese government has proposed a nationwide referendum by all citizens, saying that way, the citizens themselves will decide how many states they need during the transitional period. “The president shared his concern with the members of cabinet and all of […]

Boundaries of the States are the Problem, Not 32 States.

December 7, 2019 Newsbeat

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 […]