Tag: South Sudan News now

Analysis: Independent administrative areas ā€“ a leaf from colonial legacy of ā€˜divide to ruleā€™

Opinions
Academician and professor, Dr. Peter Adwok Nyaba ....

By Peter Adwok Nyaba July 24, 2020 (SSNN) ā€“ Reflecting on Prof. John Lonsdaleā€™s statement of wisdom that ā€œThe Africans used to live together as negotiating ethnicities until the colonial rule turned them into competing tribesā€, it will not be difficult to discern the vacuity and vanity behind decision to establish independent administrative areas (IAA) in Ruweng and Pibor in […]

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Opinion: Alarming Plagues of crises in the developmentally lagged behind Jonglei State could be the biggest setback for the young Appointed Governor

Newsbeat, Opinions
Denay Jok Chagor(L), South Sudan Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology (Photo credit: supplied)

By Gatwech Kutei, July 22, 2020(SSNN) ā€” Before rolling out my little understanding of the state of current affairs in South Sudanā€™s most difficult to rule state, I would like to grab this opportunity to congratulate the appointed governor of the countryā€™s most fragile state Hon Denay Jok on winning the trust of some members of his coalition ā€œSouth Sudan […]

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SPLA-IO urges gov’t to release detained commander

Breaking News, News, Newsbeat, South Sudan

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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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

Breaking News, News, Newsbeat, South Sudan
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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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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Poem: South Sudan is bleeding Ā 

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CHOIRS SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OF SOUTH SUDAN AT THE INDEPENDENCE DAY CEREMONY. PART OF THE LYRICS INCLUDE: ā€œOH GOD! WE PRAISE AND GLORIFY YOU FOR YOUR GRACE ON SOUTH SUDAN; LAND OF GREAT ABUNDANCE, UPHOLD US UNITED IN PEACE AND HARMONY.ā€

By Paul Ruot Bayoch July 9, 2020 (SSNN) ā€“ I am writing this poem on behave of all concern citizens who seem to be caring and the leaders who seem not to care about the suffering of thy fellow citizens and countrymen. South Sudan is bleeding And no one seems to care South Sudan is bleeding And no one seems […]

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Apadang community finally accepts Olony as Upper Nile governor

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Members of the Apadang community meeting First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny in his office in Juba today, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 (Photo credit: OFVP)

July 8, 2020 (SSNN) ā€“ The Apadang community of the country’s Upper Nile state has finally accepted the nomination of General Johnson Olony for the governorship of Upper Nile state, days after rejection from a section of the community. First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar last week nominated Olony for the governorship of the oil-rich northern state, but was not […]

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South Sudan diplomat urinates during live panel discussion

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South Sudan charge de 'affairs to United States Gordon Buay (Photo credit: Supplied)

July 8, 2020 (SSNN) ā€“ A South Sudanese diplomat in the United States sparked an online uproar when he was seen urinating during a live Facebook political discussion. Panelists were discussing the appointment of a governor for Upper Nile state on Friday when Gordon Buay, South Sudanā€™s deputy ambassador to the U.S., was seen walking to the bathroom wearing only […]

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General Buay Rolnyang, Puljang reconcile in Juba

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General Mathew Puljang [left] reconciles with Maj. Gen. Stephen Buay Rolnyang [right] in president of General Bapiny Manytuil Wijang [center] in Juba. (Photo credit: Supplied)

July 6, 2020 (SSNN) ā€“ South Sudan’s former army general Maj. Gen. Stephen Buay Rolnyang and former commander of Special Forces in Unity state, General Matthew Puljang Top, have reconciled after years of differences, according to a statement. The differences between Buay and Puljang came to light in May 2018 when General Buay was arrested by forces loyal to Puljang […]

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Two South Sudan army soldiers kidnapped by Ugandan army

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July 6, 2020 (SSNN) ā€“ Members of the Ugandan People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) have kidnapped ā€“ inside South Sudan territory ā€“ two South Sudan army soldiers after claiming that they had crossed into Ugandan territory, residents in Nimule have said. “Yesterday night, fifteen soldiers from Uganda crossed to South Sudan territory and they kidnapped two soldiers. They were telling us […]

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Opinion: Salva Kiir uses fear-mongering to impede Johnson Olony appointment

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South Sudan rival leaders, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, leader of the SPLM/A(IO) and his former boss, President Salva Kiir(Photo credit: supplied)

By Duop Chak Wuol July 6, 2020 (SSNN) ā€” President Salva Kiir through his press office recently claimed that he is against the appointment of the Sudan Peopleā€™s Liberation Movement/Army-In Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) General Johnson Olony who is the nominee for Upper Nile State governorship. He alleged that the SPLA-IO General is anti-peace and that General Olony refused to allow his […]

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East African Community struggles to pay regional MPs as S. Sudan fail to pay

Breaking News, East Africa, Kenya, News, Newsbeat, South Sudan
East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA) during a session in Nairobi. EALA employees are yet to get their June salaries, while members of parliament have gone three months without their full pay. (Photo credit: unknown)

July 4, 2020 (SSNN) ā€“ The East African Community is struggling to pay its members of parliament as South Sudan becomes incapable to pay its membership arrears, regional MPs have said. ā€œEALA members have not been paid their sitting allowances since March. We demand that the secretariat pays all staff including MPs. EAC partner states need to honor their remittance […]

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Full interview with Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin

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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)

July 3, 2020 (SSNN) ā€“ Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin, the chairperson of the National Democratic Movement and Secretary-General ofĀ  South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA), has been on loggerheads with other members of the Alliance over how to share power within the opposition consortium. In an interview with South Sudan News Now on Friday, he explained what went wrong in the […]

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UN says several peacekeepers test positive for COVID-19 in South Sudan

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David Shearer, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan and Head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), briefs the Security Council(UN Photo/Loey Felipe)

July 3, 2020 (SSNN) ā€“ The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the UN mission to South Sudan, David Shearer, has said that 57 UN personnel have tested positive for COVID-19. Shearer said the peacekeepers could have contracted the virus due to what he described as “continuous close interactions with the South Sudanese population.” “Forty-five of […]

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SSOA is being controlled by the government ā€“ Dr. Lam

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

July 3, 2020 (SSNN) ā€“ The leader of the National Democratic Movement (NDM) and Secretary-General of South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA), Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin, has said that the government of President Salva Kiir Mayardit is controlling the opposition consortium which is a signatory to the peace agreement. Akol made the remarks during an exclusive interview with South Sudan News […]

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South Sudan’s Kiir asks Machar to disarm Lou-Nuer

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South Sudan arch rivals, President Salva Kiir Mayardit and his former deputy, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, leader of the SPLM/A in Opposition gazing at each other's eyes during peace process in Khartoum in 2018(Photo credit: shared/unknown)

July 3, 2020 (SSNN) ā€“ South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir Mayardit, has reportedly asked the main armed opposition leader and First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar to disarm the Lou-Nuer, according to a senior government official. The request by Kiir comes a few days after the South Sudan army launched disarmament in Tonj South County of Warrap state, after fears […]

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Kiir gives SSOA until Saturday to agree on governorĀ 

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July 3, 2020 (SSNN) ā€“ South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit has given an ultimatum to the South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA) to either nominate a governor by Saturday afternoon, or he choose someone of his choice, according to a senior government official has said. A deal between Kiir and Dr. Riek Machar Teny last week ended the four-month-old dispute […]

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