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SPLM-IO dismisses VP Taban Deng’s call to suspend the implementation of the peace agreement

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March 5, 2021(SSNN) ā€” The SPLM-IO has dismissed Gen. Taban Deng Gaiā€™s call to suspend the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement. Responding to Taban Group’s press release,Ā Dut Majokdit, who is a member of the SPLM-IO National Council, said that the Vice-president is attempting to create another situation that is likely to jeopardize the implementation of the peace agreement. The […]

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Central Equatoria Authorities give illegal land occupants 24 hours to leave

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Youth in Bilinyang Garbo of Central Equatoria State where land grabbing issue was being met by tough orders(Photo credit: courtesy image/Nyamilepedia)

Nov 14, 2020(Nyamilepedia) ā€” Following the Governor’s visit to the Bilinyang Payam of Juba County and his accompanying delegation, the state government has ordered the illegal land occupants in Bilinyang Garbo area to immediately vacate the area in question within 24-hours. The governor warns the local residents to follow the rightful procedures of owning a land as enshrined in the […]

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First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar meets UNMISS head David Shearer

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UN Special Representative of the Secretary General, David Shearer, meeting FVP Dr. Riek Machar Teny in the capital, Juba(Photo credit: courtesy image/UNMISS)

Oct 26, 2020(SSNN) ā€” South Sudan’s First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, met the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, David Shearer, earlier today at his residence in the capital, Juba. Speaking to media after the meeting, the Head of the UN Mission in South Sudan said the two leaders discussed the need for him and Machar to […]

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9 SSUF Generals, 500 troops defect to S. Sudan army

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October 10, 2020 (SSNN) ā€“ Nine senior army officers from South Sudan United Front (SSUF) loyal to Gen. Paul Malong Awan have defected to South Sudan army (SSPDF) with 500 soldiers in Unity State. Speaking on behalf of the defectors in the state capital, Bentiu on Saturday, the commanding officer, Major Gen. Nyal Tut Toat, said their defection was in […]

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Regional court tells Kiir to reinstate judges he unlawfully dismissed

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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)

August 1, 2020 (SSNN) ā€“ A former South Sudanese Judge says he and 14 other judges should be reinstated immediately after an East African court ruled President Salva Kiir illegally fired them three years ago. Former South Sudan Court of Appeals Judge Malek Mathiang Malek said he is grateful the East African Court of Justice ruled in his favor. President […]

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Opinion: Sudanā€™s army threatens activists, journalists with lawsuits

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Members of Sudan's General Intelligence Service (Photo credit: Unknown)

By Mohamed Osman July 25, 2020 (SSNN) ā€“ On July 18, the Sudanese army issued aĀ statementĀ saying they had appointed a special commissioner to bring lawsuits againstĀ individuals who ā€œinsultā€ the army, including activists and journalists, both in and outside of Sudan, who write online. The army spokesperson invoked the troublesome Cybercrimes Act, an overly broad law introduced in 2007 that has […]

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Trump gives refuge to South Sudan economist

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South Sudan economist Peter Biar Ajak after arrival at a US airport (Photo credit: Peter Biar's twitter)

July 24, 2020 (SSNN) ā€“ United States President Donald J. Trump has given South Sudan economist and former National Security Service (NSS) detainee, Peter Biar Ajak, a refuge in the United States after fears that Kiir’s NSS operatives were looking for him in Nairobi. “Thank you President @realDonaldTrump for saving my family+me & giving us refuge in the USA after […]

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SPLA-IO urges gov’t to release detained commander

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July 20, 2020 (SSNN) ā€“ South Sudan’s main armed opposition group, SPLA-IO, led by First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny has urged the South Sudan People’s Defence Force (SSPDF) to release detained SPLA-IO commander. Over the weekend, General Gabriel Bol Wek, a senior SPLA-IO commander in Western Bahr el Ghazal state’s Jur River was arrested by government forces, reportedly […]

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Kiir says he rejected to be dictated on who to appoint as governor Ā 

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South Sudan president Salva Kiir Mayardit witnessing the swearing ceremony for newly appointed officials (Photo credit: PPU)

July 20, 2020 (SSNN) ā€“ South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit has said that he rejected to be dictated on who should be appointed as governor of any state in South Sudan, and as such some of the nomination by other parties. Kiir made the remarks during the swearing-in ceremony of the newly appointed governors of Jonglei and Western Bahr […]

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Opinion: End female genital mutilation in South Sudan

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Beek Mabior (Photo courtesy of the author)

By Beek Mabior July 20, 2020 (SSNN) ā€“ Female circumcision is satanic and Iā€™m deeply dissatisfied and unhappy with this practice in our nation that fuel indignity and attack against womenā€™s rights and freedoms in South Sudan and beyond. We all need to come together and eliminate this meaningless and disgraceful cultural practice in our country. A woman is a […]

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South Sudan oil production drops amid COVID-19 disruption

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South Sudan's Petroleum Minister Awow Daniel Chuang addresses stakeholders during the release of the country's seventh annual petroleum report in the capital Juba, Feb. 20, 2020. (Photo credit: Xinhua)

July 20, 2020 (SSNN) ā€“ South Sudan oil production has dropped to 170,000 barrels per day (bpd) from 185,000 bpd due to disruptions caused by COVID-19 pandemic, a senior official has said. Awow Daniel Chuang, the undersecretary in the ministry of petroleum, disclosed that the drop in production is the result of global economic slowdown due to COVID-19 that has […]

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Fighting in Mapel as army detains senior SPLA-IO commander

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South Sudan army soldiers in an unidentified area (Photo credit: unknown)

July 20, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) ā€“ Fierce fighting has broken out between South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF) and Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) in Mapel, one of the training centers for the unified forces, sources have said. The fighting, one source said, occurred on Sunday morning; a day after the SSPDF abducted the deputy commander of SPLA-IO Nahr […]

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South Sudan police arrest Ugandan national for selling dog meat

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South Sudan Inspector General of Police, Gen. Majak Akec, accompanied by other officials(Photo credit: supplied/SSNN)

July 17, 2020 (SSNN) ā€“ Authorities in South Sudan’s capital Juba have arrested a Ugandan national who has been accused by local residents of selling meet, according to police spokesman Maj. General Daniel Justine. The arrest ā€“ Justine told journalists ā€“ took place on Thursday when the police in Juba’s northern police station were alerted by local residents of suspicious […]

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South Sudan’s UN mission says 2 aid workers, 4 others shot dead

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July 16, (SSNN) ā€“ Two aid workers in South Sudan were shot dead along with four people they were helping after members of an unknown armed group attacked them early this week, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator in the country said Thursday. South Sudan is one of the most dangerous places in the world for humanitarian workers even after the countryā€™s […]

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Kenyan president commends peace progress in South Sudan

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Kenyan president, Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta greets South Sudan's incumbent, Salva Kiir Mayardit(Photo credit: SSNN)

July 15, 2020 (SSNN) ā€“ Kenyan president, Uhuru Kenyatta, has commended South Sudan parties to the revitalized peace agreement for progress achieved in recent months despite the disruption by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is despite the health and economic difficulties posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Uhuru underscored the setting up of the executive arm of the Revitalized Transitional Government of […]

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Fighting at Wau central prison kills 1, wounds 3

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Soldiers hunting down Wau prisoners who break out of the prison today (Photo credit: Supplied)

July 13, 2020 (SSNN) ā€“ Fighting at Wau central prison this afternoon has killed at least one person and wounded three others after prisoners grabbed guns from prison guards before they scape, according to police officers in Wau. This afternoon, over 70 inmates break out of Wau Central Prison, after confiscating guns from prison guards who they overwhelmed at the […]

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Mabior Garang says peace deal ‘hijacked’Ā 

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CDE MABIOR GARANG DE MABIOR (CHAIRMAN) SPLM NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

July 13, 2020 (SSNN) ā€” The SPLM-IO Chairperson of National Committee for Information and Public Relations, Mabior Garang de’Mabior, has said that the revitalized peace agreement has been hijacked by what he calls ‘NPTC’ regime in the nation’s capital Juba. Mabior made the remarks in an exclusive interview with the Nyamilepedia chief executive office, Deng Elijah Hon Top, in which […]

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Garang’s son debunks resignation from SPLM-IO

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Mabior Garang de Mabior, the SPLM/A(IO) Chairman of Information and Public Relations(Photo credit: Mabior's mobile office)

July 12, 2020 (SSNN) ā€“ The SPLM-IO spokesman, Mabior Garang de ‘Mabior, who is also the group’s Chairperson of National Committee for Information and Public Relations, has denied reports that he resigned blaming “NPTC regime” in Juba. Earlier this morning, a document purported to be a resignation from Mabior Garang de ‘Mabior, was circulated online raising panic among the SPLM-IO […]

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Opinion: Industrialization is crucial for South Sudanā€™s national development

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Beek Mabior (Photo courtesy of the author)

By Beek Mabior July 11, 2020 (SSNN) ā€“ Industrialization is a backbone for the national economy just like agriculture and Iā€™d like to appeal to our government and citizenry to embrace this magnificent analysis and recommendation on how to make South Sudan an industrialize and technological state in Africa. We all know that industrialization, technology, and scientific discoveries are the […]

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SPLA-IO debunks claims that Olony owns different faction

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SPLA-IO spokesman Brig. Gen. Lam Paul Gabriel (Photo credit: Supplied)

July 7, 2020 (SSNN) ā€“ South Sudan’s main armed opposition group, SPLA-IO, has debunked claims by senior government officials that General Johnson Olony owns a different opposition faction and as such he should not be appointed as governor of Upper Nile state. The SPLM-IO had last week nominated Olony for governor of Upper Nile state which has been allocated to […]

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