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ECDG Announces Interim Discount on Thermal Energy Tariff to Support South Sudan’s Energy Affordability

April 14, 2025 Breaking News, News, Newsbeat, South Sudan Leave a comment

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Juba, South Sudan. Monday, April 14, 2025 – The Ezra Construction and Development Group (ECDG) proudly announces a 13% interim discount on the Thermal Energy Tariff effective immediately. This initiative aims to make energy more affordable for all citizens while ECDG continues to pursue sustainable, long-term solutions. It reflects the company’s dedication to supporting the people […]

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Banking on Chat: How AI Makes ‘Cents’ for Finance Companies

November 6, 2023 News, Newsbeat, Opinions, Press Releases, South Sudan

Nov 6, 2023 (SSNN) — The digital customer experience (CX) landscape is continually evolving, with AI playing an ever-growing role in helping businesses, including those in the finance sector, build their relationship with their customers, helping to set them apart from their competition. Conversational AI is a gamechanger for banks and financial institutions, enabling the complete reimagining of the digital […]

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We Must Stop Attacks on Children Immediately

June 4, 2023 Civil War, East Africa, Press Releases, South Sudan, Sudan

With a third of schools destroyed, occupied or closed since the beginning of the civil war, South Sudan holds the highest proportion of out-of-school children in the world at around two million children. The poor economic situation and continuing instability have left an estimated 1.1 million children under the age of five acutely malnourished and in need of life-saving aid in 2018. VIKTORIJA MICKUTE/AL JAZEERA

4 June 2023, New York – Children are not targets. Children are not soldiers. Children are not weapons. As we commemorate the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, we call on leaders everywhere to embrace the commitments outlined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Safe Schools Declaration to ensure girls and boys everywhere are able to reach their […]

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Sudan: Concrete UN Security Council Action Needed African Council Members Should Take Leading Role in Ending Abuses

June 1, 2023 East Africa, News, Newsbeat, Press Releases, South Sudan, Sudan

For Immediate Release Nairobi, June 10, 2023(SSNN) – The United Nations Security Council should take stronger steps to reverse the rapidly deteriorating human rights and humanitarian situation in Sudan, Human Rights Watch said today. During the Security Council discussion on June 2, 2023 to renew the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), all council members, including the three African members, should support […]

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Nigeria commits to pay off US$28.7m capital arrears in Shelter Afrique

January 11, 2022 Africa, Breaking News, News, Newsbeat, Nigeria, World

ayment to be made in four instalments starting January. Abuja, Nigeria, January 11, 2022: The Federal Republic of Nigeria has pledged to pay the full capital arrear of US$28.7m in Shelter Afrique, Nigeria’s Finance Minister Dr. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed disclosed at a meeting with Shelter Afrique Group Managing Director and CEO Mr. Andrew Chimphondah in Abuja. The Minister further disclosed […]

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K Denk releases a viral song Peter Gatdet in his latest album, Hope

September 19, 2021 Breaking News, Music, News, Newsbeat, South Sudan

Sep 19, 2021 — South Sudanese international, Koang Deng Kun Koang, popularly known by his stage name as K-Denk has released an emotional song, “Peter Gatdet” in memory of heroes who fought for the liberation of the Republic of South Sudan. The song, which was premiered on Youtube on September 16, was shot and launched in Alberta, Canada but K-Denk […]

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Opinion: Peace is Not Merely the Absence of War

September 19, 2021 Newsbeat, Opinions, South Sudan

By Wiek Bol Reath, Edited by Deng Elijah, Sep 18, 2021 — South Sudan’s politics is a cancer that can distort one’s mental health if closely monitored because everything ranging from the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement to how the parties run their internal affairs and political differences or how the government is actually run, just to say the […]

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South Sudan Council of Churches regrets a waste decade on the 10th Anniversary

July 9, 2021 Breaking News, News, Newsbeat, Religion, World

Members of South Sudan council of churches standing for a group photo(Photo credit: courtesy image)

Juba, South Sudan July 9,2021 — While commemorating the 10th independence anniversary of South Sudan, religious leaders regret how the euphoria, hope, optimism and reign of sustainable peace with prosperity have been watered down the drain by a senseless violent conflict in just 10 years. According to a statement issued by the South Sudan Council of Churches and read […]

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Jagei Community Leader denounces election of Hon. Malual Tap

June 7, 2021 News, Newsbeat, South Sudan

Juba, South Sudan, June 7th, 2021(SSNN) — The Jagei community association in Juba, South Sudan, has allegedly backtracked from its recent elections that installed Hon. Malual Tap Die, the Unity state minister of Finance, calling it illegal. In a statement received by our editorial team, the Jagei Community leadership calls on Jagei members in diaspora and South Sudanese at large […]

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UN Security Council must not lift South Sudan arms embargo until human rights benchmarks are met

May 17, 2021 Breaking News, News, Newsbeat, South Sudan, UN

Members of South Sudan’s SSPDF singning in an unidentified area outside Juba, South Sudan, in January 2017 (Credit: Unknown)

May 17, 2021(SSNN) — Lifting the UN arms embargo on South Sudan could have dire consequences for human rights, Amnesty International warned today, ahead of a UN Security Council vote on 27 May to decide the future of the embargo. The Security Council must ensure a range of human rights benchmarks are met before the embargo can be lifted. These […]

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Indian Battalion Organizes Veterinary Camp in Kodok, Upper Nile State

May 6, 2021 Breaking News, News, Newsbeat, South Sudan

Veterinary team of INDBATT-1 briefing Kodok county commissioner, Mr. Joseph Aban(Photo credit: UNMISS/SSNN)

May 6, 2021(SSNN) — Indian Battalion based at Malakal in UNMISS effectively carried out 02 days veterinary aid camp and animal health awareness campaign to livestock owners at Kodok in South Sudan from 16 April to 17 April, 2021. Kodok, formally known as Shilluk Kingdom, is located at Western Nile in Upper Nile State. According to Lt. Col. Philip Varghese, […]

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Opinion: What the Government of South Sudan Should Know About its Responsibilities Towards the Citizens

May 6, 2021 Opinions, South Sudan

South Sudan First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar and President Salva Kiir look away from the camera during the signing of security arrangement in Khartoum, Sudan (Photo credit: SSNN)

By Juol Nhomngek Gec Juba, South Sudan, May 06, 2021(SSNN) — Since the war broke out in 2013, South Sudanese citizens have never found peace inside and outside South Sudan. As human rights bodies such as Amnesty international, the UN High Commission for Human Rights and Human Rights Watch have been reporting, South Sudanese citizens are constantly subjected to arbitrarily […]

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South Sudan President receives African Peace Award 2021

March 28, 2021 Breaking News, News, Newsbeat, South Sudan

President Salva Kiir receiving African Peace Award 2021 presented to him by African Private Television Union(Photo credit: courtesy image)

March 27, 2021(SSNN) — South Sudan’s incumbent president, General Salva Kiir Mayardit, who has led his country through a brutal civil war for the last seven, has received an African Peace Award for this year 2021. According to the office of the president, His Excellency President Salva Kiir won the peace medal for his tireless efforts to bring peace and […]

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Sudan’s al Buhran arrives in Juba for peace talks with holdout oppositions

March 27, 2021 Breaking News, East Africa, Newsbeat, South Sudan, Sudan

President Salva Kiir receiving the Chairman of Sudan Transitional Sovereign Council, Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah Buhran at Juba International Airport(Photo credit: courtesy image)

March 27, 2021(SSNN) — The Sudan’s Chairman of the Transitional Sovereign Council, Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah Buhran, has arrived in the South Sudanese capital, Juba, to meet with the leaders of the holdout oppositions. According to president Salva Kiir’s office, Gen. Fattah was received in the airport by President Salva Kiir this morning, March 27, 2021. “27th March 2021, H.E. […]

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Progress and momentum as National Consultations on Solutions Initiative get underway in South Sudan

March 16, 2021 Breaking News, News, Newsbeat, Sudan

IGAD, UNHCR and agencies holding a consultation workshop on durable solutions for refugees, IDPs and other vulnerable communities in South Sudan(Photo credit: UNHCR/ssnn)

Juba, South Sudan, March 16, 2021(SSNN)– The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), UNHCR, the Refugee Agency and partners, applaud progress toward lasting solutions for forcibly displaced persons as national consultations took place last week in Juba, South Sudan. The two day event successfully marked another milestone for South Sudan’s implementation of the Sudan and South Sudan Solutions Initiative, under the auspices of […]

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Women celebrate IWD2021 by calling for 35% representation in the government

March 8, 2021 Breaking News, News, Newsbeat, South Sudan, Women

Displaced women and children under a hot sun in South Sudan’s Maban County, where food shortages are causing tension. © UNHCR/P.Rulashe

March 8, 2021(SSNN) — As the world celebrates International Women’s Day with the theme ‘Choose to Challenge’, South Sudan women chose to challenge the issues facing women in leadership especially in the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on Conflict Resolution in South Sudan (R-ARCSS). These women focused on the clause on a clause that demands 35 percent representation of women […]

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Plane crash in Uror County of Jonglei State kills 10 people on board

March 3, 2021 Breaking News, News, Newsbeat, South Sudan

Images showing the scene of the incident and one of the pilots Captain Majur Malou of the South Sudan Supreme Airlines(Photo credit: supplied)

Mar 2, 2021(SSNN) — A South Sudan commercial plane crashed on Tuesday in the Pieri area of Uror County, Jonglei State killing all the ten people who were on board. According to some eyewitnesses, the plane which was carrying two crew members and nine passengers crashed immediately after takeoff from Pieri airstrip. Eyewitness Sebit Kuol says the aircraft took off […]

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February 23, 2021 Newsbeat, Opinions

Chairman of National Democratic Movement (NDM) and Secretary-General of South Sudan Opposition Alliance Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin speaking in an interview (Photo credit: Supplied)

By Dr. Lam Akol, Feb 23, 2021(SSNN) — The International Crisis Group (ICG) issued its Africa Repot No.300 on 10 February 2021. The report attempts to address the current crisis South Sudan is wallowing in and offers possible ways out of the political cul-de-sac it is inexorably heading towards with attendant insecurity. The basic premises of the paper are that […]

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Ethiopia: Invincible Defense Tech is an Effective Strategy to Combat Ethnic Tensions-Experts

January 30, 2021 Breaking News, East Africa, Ethiopia, News, Newsbeat, Op-Eds

Military experts recommend the brain-based technology called Invincible Defense Technology (IDT) which incorporates practices of non-religious Transcendental Meditation® (TM®) to quell violence and bring about peace in the Horn of Africa Country, Jan 30, 2021(SSNN) — While the ongoing Tigray conflict continues to be fueled by high ethnic tensions, there is available an ideal method to calm tensions, […]

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Pope urges South Sudanese leaders to renew peace process in Christmas message

December 24, 2020 Breaking News, News, Newsbeat, South Sudan

Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State, blessing South Sudan leaders recently in Vatican(Photo credit: Vatican/SSNN)

By Devin Watkins Dec 24, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — Pope Francis signs an ecumenical Christmas message to the political leaders of South Sudan, and urges them to make greater strides along the path of peace and service to the nation. Pope Francis has sent Christmas greetings to the political leaders of South Sudan once again this year. As with last year’s message, the […]

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Sudan: Security Forces Kill Protesters in Eastern Sudan

December 20, 2020 Africa, Breaking News, East Africa, News, Newsbeat, Sudan, Sudan

Sudanese protesters take to the streets against a worsening economic crisis and to demand justice for people killed during past demonstrations that toppled president Omar al-Bashir. AFP

Prosecute Killings, Prioritize Security Sector Reforms For Immediate Release Nairobi, Dec 21, 2020(SSNN) – Sudanese authorities used excessive force, including lethal force, against protesters on October 15, 2020, leading to the deaths of seven protesters, including a 16-year old boy, as well as a security official, Human Rights Watch said today. About 25 people were injured, most from bullet wounds. The protests […]

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IGAD, UNHCR and partners welcome first meeting of Sudan and South Sudan on solutions to displacement

December 4, 2020 Breaking News, News, Newsbeat, South Sudan, Sudan, World

The IGAD Chair, the IGAD secretary and the UNHCR Special Envoy for the horn of Africa at a High-Level meeting in Khartoum, Sudan.(Photo credit: courtesy of UNHCR)

KHARTOUM, Sudan. Dec 4, 2020(SSNN) — Representatives of the governments of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan agreed this week on a regional roadmap which will outline the next steps toward medium to long-term solutions for seven million forcibly displaced persons originating from and hosted by the two countries, and other States hosting displaced populations from both countries. The […]

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South Sudan: UN arms embargo must be maintained after surge in violence against civilians in 2020

November 29, 2020 News, Newsbeat, Op-Eds, South Sudan

UN Security Council delegation visits South Sudan(Photo credit: UNMISS)

Nov 29, 2020(SSNN) — The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) must maintain the arms embargo on South Sudan, Amnesty International said today, after confirming shocking cases of extreme violence by government forces and an increase in attacks on civilians, including war crimes, across the country in 2020. New research by Amnesty International has documented a series of extrajudicial executions, forced displacement, torture, […]

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Egyptian President and South Sudan counterpart discussed bilateral ties and regional security

November 28, 2020 Africa, Breaking News, Egypt, News, Newsbeat, North Africa, South Sudan, World

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisis and his delegation meeting president Salva Kiir and his team at South Sudan State House, J1 on Saturday November 28, 2020(Photo credit: courtesy image)

Nov 28, 2020(SSNN) — His Excellency Abdel Fattah Al- Sisi, President of Arab Republic of Egypt was today morning received upon arrival at Juba International Airport by His Excellency Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic of South Sudan. “His Excellency Salva Kiir Mayardit welcomed his Egyptian Counterpart, His Excellency Abdel Fattah Al- Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of […]

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Ethiopian Prime Minister gives Tigrayan forces 72 hours to surrender

November 22, 2020 Breaking News, East Africa, Ethiopia, News, Newsbeat, World

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali addressing the military in April 2019(Photo credit: courtesy image)

Nov 22, 2020(SSNN) — The Ethiopian Prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali has given the Tigrayan regional forces, also known as the Tigray People Liberation Front, less than 72 hours to surrender before the Ethiopian military begins an offensive on the regional capital of Mekelle. “We urge you to surrender peacefully within 72 hours, recognizing that you are at the point […]

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The National Dialogue endorses re-establishment of 32 plus states

November 16, 2020 News, Newsbeat, Peace Building, South Sudan

Nov 16, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — The National Dialogue endorsed the establishment of the 32 states as well as adoption of a two-tiered federal structure of governance. “The South Sudan National Dialogue Conference resolves to adopt a two-tiered federal structure of governance consisting of federal and state levels of government, and to adopt a mixed federal system,” said Abraham Awolich, a member […]

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South Sudan President Sudan Delegates in Juba,

November 10, 2020 News, Newsbeat, Sudan

President Kiir meeting a Sudanese delegation of Sovereign Council led by Prof. Siddig Taour Kafi Aburas(Photo credit: Courtesy image/SSNN)

Nov 10, 2020(SSNN) — South Sudan president, Salva Kiir Mayardit, met a Sudanese delegation comprising of members of Sudan’s Sovereign Council led by Prof. Siddig Taour Kafi Aburas today in Juba, South Sudan. Speaking to the media after meeting president Salva Kiir, the Sudanese officials appreciated Salva Kiir leadership in mediating their differences. “Prof. Siddig Taour commended H.E, President Salva […]

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Cooperating to implement peace in Sudan and South Sudan

October 22, 2020 News, Newsbeat, Reports, South Sudan, UK

Alice Jacobs, UK Deputy Political Coordinator at the UN, at the Security Council debate on Sudan and South Sudan(Photo credit: courtesy image/gov.uk/SSNN)

Statement by Alice Jacobs, UK Deputy Political Coordinator at the UN, at the Security Council debate on Sudan and South Sudan, Oct 22, 2020(SSNN) — Thank you Mr President and thank you to both for your comprehensive updates. I would like to start by welcoming the improvements in bilateral relations between the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan. The United […]

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Governor of Western Equatoria State Promises 35% political representation for women

October 21, 2020 Breaking News, News, Newsbeat, South Sudan, South Sudan News

Western Equatorian women affiliated with different political parties discussing their participation and representation in South Sudanese politics at an UNMISS led forum(Photo credit: UNMISS)

FELIX FRANCIS KATIE, Oct 21, 2020(SSNN) — Alfred Futuyo Karaba, Governor of Western Equatoria State, has promised that his government will make sure that women will obtain their 35 per cent political representation, as stipulated in the revitalized peace agreement signed in September 2018. The governor renewed his commitment to this gender provision at a one-day training for 35 female […]

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EU urges Gov’t to increase budget allocation for education as schools reopen

October 20, 2020 Education, News, Newsbeat, South Sudan, South Sudan News

EU's Vim Vandenbroucke interacting with General Education Minister Awut Deng during the schools' reopening event on Monday.(Photo credit: EU in South Sudan)

Oct 20, 2020(SSNN) — The European Union Delegation has urged the government of South Sudan to increase its budget allocation to the education sector and ensure actual execution of such allocations. “The Ministry of General Education and Instruction has a crucial role. We are of aware of the scarce resources made available until now to meet the demands and the […]

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Opinion: Climate change is exacerbating environmental challenges and weather patterns in South Sudan

July 28, 2020 Opinions

Philip Ayuen Dot (Photo courtesy of the author)

By Philip Ayuen Dot July 28, 2020 (SSNN) – Climate change is a global problem that is wreaking havoc on all countries in one way or another. The rapid industrialization witnessed in the last two centuries has led to excess emission of carbon dioxide and other gases in volumes too large for the atmosphere to handle. This has led […]

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Opinion: How will S. Sudan make viable democracy if dissenters do not exist in its democracy?

July 27, 2020 Opinions

Kuek Deng Kuek (Photo courtesy of the author)

Kuek Deng Kuek July 27, 2020 (SSNN) – In a democracy, it is all always significant to make decisions out of divergent views and ideas like in other parts of the world. For instance, in the US there are many parties like Republican and Democratic parties – the two major political organizations. One party pushes for socio-economic philosophy and the […]

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Opinion: My escape to America shows the price of dissent in South Sudan

July 24, 2020 Opinions

South Sudanese economist Peter Biar Ajak speaks to Reuters as he arrives at Dulles International Airport in Virginia, after fleeing Kenya with his family to the U.S., July 23, 2020 (Photo credit: Reuters)

By Peter Biar Ajak July 24, 2020 (SSNN) – I arrived safely in Washington Thursday after a harrowing journey from Nairobi, Kenya. I used to be pressured into hiding after receiving phrase a number of weeks in the past from senior authorities officers in South Sudan that President Salva Kiir had ordered the Nationwide Safety Service, led by Gen. Akol […]

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