South Sudan Donates One Million US Dollar to AUF and ACDC

President Salva Kiir Mayardit and opposition leader, Dr. Riek Machar and the rest of the newly appointed Vice-Presidents at the State House, in Juba (Photo credit: PPU)

May 09, 2020(SSNN) — The Republic of South Sudan approved at least one million US Dollar to be contributed in kind to African Union and Africa Center for Disease Control. According to Resolution No. 3 on Financial Contribution of the presidency, the Republic of South Sudan will contribute $750, 000.00  to the African Union and $250, 000 USD to the […]

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Dr. Lam Akol’s NDM “surprised” by presidency’s “collegial” decision on states

National Democratic Movement, Dr. Lam Akal(Photo credit: Nyamilepedia)

May 8, 2020 (SSNN) — South Sudan’s National Democratic Movement (NDM) led by Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin has rejected a decision by president Salva Kiir’s office claiming that the parties have agreed to the allocation of states. The opposition group said it was surprised by the presidency statement because the matter was not resolved based on the revitalized peace agreement. […]

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SPLM-IO condemns Kiir’s “collegial” decision on allocation of states 

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.)

May 8, 2020 (SSNN) — South Sudan’s SPLM-IO has condemned a decision by President Salva Kiir claiming that the parties collegially reached an agreement on the allocation of states as provided for in the revitalized peace agreement. The presidency issued a communiqué on Thursday saying Kiir and Machar had reached an agreement on the allocation of state governors. The statement […]

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Kiir orders self-isolation for officials returning from abroad

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir attends the launching of the National Dialogue committee in Juba, South Sudan May 22, 2017(Photo credit: REUTERS/Jok Solomun)

March 16th 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan President, H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, has ordered political leaders who recently returned to the country for formation of the country’s unity government to self-isolate for two weeks. This comes following new directives issued by the South Sudanese head of state to combat the outbreak of coronavirus. “We are taking immediate actions and scale […]

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R-TGoNU cabinet takes oath of office – minister

South Sudan's new cabinet ministers taking oath of office in the capital, Juba, on Monday, March 16, 2020(Photo credit: SSNN)

March 16th 2020 (SSNN) – The ministers of the Reconstituted Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGoNU) have been sworn in today, a senior government official said. Hon. Michael Makuei Lueth, the information minister and government spokesman told Nyamilepedia in an interview from Juba that the swearing in ceremony took place at the state house J1 this morning. “Yes the R-TGoNU […]

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BREAKING: Kiir names ministers for unity govt

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir attends the launching of the National Dialogue committee in Juba, South Sudan May 22, 2017(Photo credit: REUTERS/Jok Solomun)

March 12th 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan president Salva Kiir Mayardit has named ministers for the long-awaited revitalized unity government. This was announced during a decree read out on the state-owned South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation this evening. The ministerial appointees are: Martin Elia Lomuro – Minister of Cabinet Affairs Beatrice Khamis Wani – Minister of Foreign and International Cooperation Angelina […]

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UN rights body calls for criminal prove, justice in South Sudan

March 11th 2020 (SSNN) – United Nations investigators accuse South Sudanese leaders of widespread corruption and of trampling on the rights and fundamental freedoms of their people. The U.N. Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan presented its latest report to the U.N. Human Rights Council Monday. The U.N. commission accuses South Sudan’s leaders of deliberately starving their people while […]

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S. Sudan: Diplomats discuss possible option should peace deal fail

President Salva Kiir and main armed opposition leader Dr. Riek Machar

March 7th 2020 (SSNN) – Western diplomats and experts have warned that South Sudan’s latest peace deal will likely not stop the country’s bloody conflict. US officials have discussed a range of options if the deal fails again, including sanctioning more senior South Sudanese government officials, downgrading diplomatic relations and even de-recognition the government of South Sudan as a potential […]

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INVESTIGATIVE REPORT PART-2: The Sentry Reveals “Oligarch” Al-Cardinal as Major Enabler of Corruption and Violence in South Sudan

Tycoon with Ties to US, UK, and UAE Has Received Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Suspect Contracts, Imported Weapons, and Formed Business with a Ruthless Warlord. Oct 8th, 2019 (SSNN) — An investigative report published today by The Sentry, “Al-Cardinal: South Sudan’s Original Oligarch” spotlights the business activities of Ashraf Seed Ahmed Hussein Ali, widely known as Al-Cardinal, a […]

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Kiir orders Foreign Affairs Ministry to reduce its overseas diplomats

South Sudan's incumbent President, Gen. Salva Kiir Mayar, points at his opponents in a battle to consolidate power (Photo: file)

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir during a meeting with the country’s Heads of Mission Abroad, – has instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to reduce its diplomatic staff to a manageable size. According to state-run media, the Government of South Sudan admits that the number of its staff in foreign embassies is extremely huge compared to the […]

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“We will not form unity government by November” 12 – SPLM-IO official

The main armed opposition group, SPLM/A-IO, will not be part of a Transitional Government of National Unity expected to be formed on Nov. 12 – if all critical outstanding tasks are not fully implemented, said an opposition official on Saturday. “We are not ready to form a government on November 12th if the rest of the security arrangements & The […]

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