June 29, 2020 (SSNN) – The main armed opposition group, SPLM-IO, led by First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny has said General Johnson Olony, the group’s nominee for Upper Nile state governor, was not appointed on Monday due tribal mindset and objection by the Apadang community. This comes after information minister Michael Makuei Lueth said the appointment was not […]
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June 16, 2020 (SSNN) – A senior South Sudan government official has claimed that civilians in the world’s youngest country have more arms at their disposal more than the members of the organized forces. South Sudan’s deputy minister of foreign affairs Deng Dau blamed the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) arms embargo for what he said is a shortage of […]
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June 11, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan government has suspended the construction of the Juba-Bahr el- Ghazal high-way after rains washed away parts of it last month sparking criticism by social media activities, vice president has said. “The suspension does not mean the construction has stopped, but is to review the design of the road. So I call on the […]
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By Ayuen John June 8, 2020 (SSNN) – My dear country men and women who have been gripped by tears and sorrow for the bereavement of your lovely died in merciless massacres of unarmed civilians by president relative in Shirkat neighborhood, capital Juba on 3rd of March, 2020. Allow me to express my sincere and heartfelt condolences for the lost […]
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February 28, 2020 (SSNN)—The United States Treasury Department on Thursday lifted sanctions slapped on a former Israeli general who was slapped with individual sanctions over accusations that he was supplying weapons to both the South Sudan government and opposition groups during the country’s conflict. The US government levied the penalties against former Israel Defense Forces Major Gen. Israel Ziv after […]
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February 14, 2020 (SSNN)—The Office of the President announced today evening that the President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, is inviting officials to attend another important meeting at the State House on Saturday. “This is to inform all the government officials listed below to avail themselves for an important meeting tomorrow Saturday, 15th of February, 2020 in State House […]
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January 24th, 2020 (SSNN)—The Special Representative of the Sectretary-General and head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, David Shearer has said that UNMISS is willing to increase the presence of its patrolling peacekeepers in certain areas, at the request of the opposition, but only if the proposal is approved by all Parties. “There have been recent requests […]
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January 23rd, 2020 (SSNN)—A forensic accounting investigator revealed on Wednesday that a high-ranking government official in South Sudan had transferred a substantial amount of money worth two million US Dollars to a foreign bank account linked to South Africa. “After reviewing the transaction summaries, we realized that the Basic Bank Account Number (BBAN) belongs to South Africa, and then our […]
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January 19th, 2020 (SSNN)—The South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA)- an umbrella of different opposition factions, has rejected the recent alternative dispute resolution approach or ‘Arbitration’ proposed last week by the South African Deputy President, David Mabuza. In a press release issued on Friday, the opposition groups noted that the ongoing stalemate over the Number of States and their Boundaries continues […]
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Full communiqué: Rome Declaration on the peace process in South Sudan January 13th, 2020 (SSNN)— 1. We, the Government of the Republic of South Sudan and the South Sudan Opposition Movements Alliance (SSOMA), with representatives of SPLM/A-IO and NDM as witnesses and IGAD as observer, held the first official engagement under the auspices of the Community of Sant’Egidio in Rome, […]
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January 7th, 2020 (SSNN)—South Sudan’s former Chief of General Staff and Chairman of the South Sudan United Front (SSUF), General Paul Malong Awan has traveled to Italy for a meeting organized by the community of Sant’Edidio, despite sanctions imposed on him by the United States and the European Union in 2018. Sunday De John, a spokesman of the South Sudan […]
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January 6th, 2020 (SSNN)—The Center for Peace and Advocacy (CPA) an impartial human rights group, has strongly condemned attacks on the SPLA-IO forces by pro-government forces in Jekou, Upper Nile region on January 5, 2020 and urged the warring parties to cease violent confrontations in the area. Ter Manyang Gatwech, CPA’s National Coordinator, said that South Sudan government must be […]
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January, 2nd, 2020 (SSNN)—The Troika countries, (the United Kingdom, the United States and Norway) have issued a strongly worded statement, calling on the South Sudanese leaders to fulfill their commitment to achieving lasting and sustainable peace in the country. “The Troika remains committed to the people of South Sudan, and at this important point, we call upon all parties to […]
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Nov 2nd, 2019 (SSNN)-Following an incident in which a senior SSPDF military officer and Director of Information and Public Relations, General Malak Ayuen violently assaulted two female journalists during a military briefing by President Salva Kiir Mayardit on 31 October 2019, the rights group, Amnesty International strongly condemns the ongoing harassment of journalists in South Sudan and calls on Kiir’s […]
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October 14th, 2019 (SSNN)-The SPLM/SPLA (IO) has welcomed recent statements by the United States Ambassador to South Sudan, Thomas Hushek and the British ambassador to South Sudan, H.E Christopher Trott. Mabior Garang De Mabior, Chairperson of the SPLM-IO National Committee For Information, says Salva Kiir’s Administration has taken advantage of benevolence shown by South Sudan’s international partners. “The regime in […]
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Oct 13th, 2019 (SSNN)-Residents of opposition-controlled Sobate State are calling on humanitarian agencies to step up rescue operations to help evacuate people caught in flash floods as river flooding continues to inundate more than ten villages situated along the Sobat River. “There is no way out, people are stuck in the water here, and the river is still flooding everywhere,” […]
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Oct 11th, 2019 (SSNN) -The establishment of the Government’s controversial states was a counter move to outvie 21 states proposed by the SPLM-IO, the Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Dr. Martin Elia Lomuro has finally disclosed. “Twenty-one states were brought about by the IO. We countered the move with 28 states and later on 32 states,” Dr. Martin Elia Lomuro told […]
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