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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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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Dec 9th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s main opposition group, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO) in a statement issued this morning, blamed the South Sudanese government for the 100-days extension of the Pre-transitional Period. Mabior Garang De Mabior, Chairman of the SPLM-IO National Committee for Information and Publicity said that the government should be blamed for its refusal and reluctance […]
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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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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 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 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 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 24th, 2019 (SSNN)-The SPLM IO in Government led by General Gathoth Gatkuoth Hothnyang has formally rejoined the ruling SPLM Party under the leadership of President Salva Kiir Mayardit, the Presidency announced on Saturday. The reunification of the parties came on Saturday following a meeting held at the State House in Juba between President Kiir and former rebel commander, […]
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Nov 23rd, 2019 (SSNN)-The main armed opposition group, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO), has strongly criticized the AU Ambassador to South Sudan, Prof. Jorom Mukama Biswaro, for his recent remarks in which he referred to opposition officials in a statement – blaming them for choosing to stay in expensive hotels and at the same time laying […]
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Nov 22nd, 2019 (SSNN)-The Ceasefire & Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring & Verification Mechanism (CTSAMVT) met last week with Major General James Ochan Puot, head of the Provisional Political and Military Council, to discuss and probe into alleged violations of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (HoA) in Maiwut. “CTSAMVT visited Maiwut from 13-15 November to investigate allegations concerning recent violence,” […]
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COMMUNIQUE, Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 894th meeting held on 14 November 2019, on the situation in the Republic of South Sudan, Nov 20th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Peace and Security Council, Recalling its previous communiqués and press statements on the situation in South Sudan, including Communique PSC/AHG/COMM(DCXXVI adopted at its […]
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Nov 20th, 2019 (SSNN)-The US Ambassador to South Sudan, Ambassador Thomas J. Hushek has said that, there’s a need for the country’s leaders to meet on a regular basis as part of trust and confidence-building. “They need to start meeting regularly. There have been a couple good face-to-face meetings, but all the leaders need to be meeting regularly. They […]
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Nov 12th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Nigerian self-proclaimed Prophet, Temitope Balogune Joshua widely referred to as T.B. Joshua has prophesied about South Sudan, claiming to have seen the transition of the war-torn country from the conflict to peace and prosperity. While praying at the State House on Tuesday, the influential Nigerian TV evangelist and philanthropist, T.B. Joshua sent a message of […]
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Nov 7th, 2019 (SSNN)- South Sudan’s government on Tuesday accused the United Nations of meddling in its internal affairs after the United Nations had issued travel advisory and warned its staff members not to move without carrying their identity cards while at work. In response to the UN advisory warning on the security situation in South Sudan, the Ministry of […]
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Nov 5th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit has reiterated his position on forming a unity government as previously agreed, regardless of the opposition leader’s objection to joining the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity. Kiir made the remarks while addressing the country’s lawmakers at the opening session of the second Transitional National Legislature held on Tuesday in the […]
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Nov 5th, 2019 (SSNN)-The 3rd round of face-to-face meetings between President Salva Kiir Mayardit and Chairman and Commander in Chief of the SPLM/A-IO, Dr. Riek Machar Teny has been postponed until Thursday, November 7/ 2019, said the SPLM (IO) Director for Information and Public Relations, Puok Both Baluang in a statement released on Tuesday. “On the 3rd Face-To-Face Meeting Between […]
Continue reading »Nov 4th, 2019-(SSNN)-South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit has instructed senior military commanders to undertake the process of transforming the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) into a World-class professional army. President Kiir made the remark on Monday at the conclusion of the 7th command council conference, which was held at the SSPDF’s Defense General Headquarters in the capital Juba. […]
Continue reading »Nov 1st, 2019 (SSNN)-The South Sudan Civil Society Forum (SSCSF) has expressed deep concern about the slow pace of the implementation of critical tasks as the formation of the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity approaches, with less than two weeks left. The statement, issued by the group on Friday, called on the country’s top leaders to draw up a […]
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Nov 1st, 2019 (SSNN)-The family of Major General Stephen Buay Rulnyang on Thursday dismissed and strongly condemned social media allegations that South Sudan’s Military Court had made its final ruling on Buay, stripping him of his ranks and removing him from the SSPDF’s ranks and files. “As a family of Major General Stephen Buay Rolnyang, it has actually come to […]
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Oct 15th, (SSNN)-South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit and Deputy Chairperson of Sudan Sovereign Council, Lt. General Mohamed Hamdan also known as Hemeti have discussed the ongoing Sudanese peace talks mediated by South Sudan’s government in the capital, Juba. According to the presidency, Deputy Chairman General Hemeti assured the people of Sudan and the region that the Sudanese unity government […]
Continue reading »By Luka Biong Deng Kuol Oct 14th, 2019 (SSNN)-It is almost one month remaining to form a national government as per the 2018 peace agreement. Five issues are critical for the formation of national government; namely the overwhelming desire of people of South Sudan for peace, the security arrangements including security of major towns such as Juba and unification of […]
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