Tag: South Sudan

JMCC dispatches 10 team to transport armed forces to their respective cantonment areas

Newsbeat, South Sudan

  December 23rd, 2019 (SSNN)-On Monday, the Joint Military Ceasefire Commission (JMCC) a body responsible for oversight and co-ordination of cantonment-related issues, dispatched around 10 teams on purpose to organize and transport government and opposition forces to their permanent cantonment areas. In a statement extended to SSNN, the Deputy Military Spokesperson of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-IO, Lam Paul Gabriel […]

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CTSAMVM concerned about slow cantonment process, urges Security Mechanism to disburse funding

CTSAMM, Newsbeat

December, 22nd, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s ceasefire monitoring body (CTSAMVM) has been concerned about the slow progress in the cantonment process and Security Mechanisms to ensure that the funding released by the National Pre-Transitional Committee is used for its purpose. Speaking to participants last week, the CTSAMVM Chairperson, Maj. Gen. Desta Abiche Ageno reported that the cantonment process has been slow […]

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Sanctions imposed on senior officials undermine efforts to bring peace to South Sudan- official

Newsbeat, South Sudan, USA

December 20th, 2019 (SSNN)-The South Sudan government has regretted the recent measures in which the US government imposed individual sanctions on its two senior officials. On Monday, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed individual sanctions on two South Sudanese officials for their role in obstructing the implementation of the peace deal and reconciliation […]

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Rights groups urge South Sudan leaders to resolve pending issues, form unity gov’t on time 

East Africa, Ethiopia, IGAD, Kenya, Newsbeat

  December 19, 2019 (SSNN)- The Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS), United States institute of Peace (USIP), Addis Ababa University (AAU) together with Oxfam held an expert meeting on South Sudan in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, from 16th to 18th 2019. Under the theme. ‘The Future of South Sudan Peace Process- What Happens after the 100 Days?’ […]

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Kiir and Machar agree to create political space, ensure freedom of the press

Newsbeat, South Sudan, Sudan

  Dec 17th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir Mayardit, and the main opposition leader, Dr. Riek Machar, have agreed, among other outstanding matters, to create a free political environment that would allow the dissemination of the R-ARCSS, as well as freedom of the press in various parts of the country. South Sudan’s leaders on Tuesday, in the presence of […]

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Opinion: South Sudan Oil and Gas sector: a blessing in disguise

Corruption, Opinions, South Sudan, World

Opinion, By Paul Tethloach Dak December 15th, 2019 (SSNN)- When Rockefeller was asked to tell very briefly how people get rich, he replied “Some people find oil and some don’t”. (Lallon Prasad, Understanding Oil and Gas Business, version: July 2013). The South Sudan Oil and Gas Power 2019 conference held on October 28-29, 2019 has brought to light and discussed […]

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Breaking: US sanctions five individuals responsible for killing of opposition officials

Breaking News, IGAD, Kenya, South Sudan, USA

  Dec 10th, 2019 (SSNN)-Today, on International Human Rights Day, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has taken decisive action, imposing strict sanctions on five identified individuals responsible for their role in the kidnapping and killing of South Sudan’s opposition members, Aggrey Idri and Dong Samuel Luak, prominent human rights activists who were kidnapped […]

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South Sudan’s ex-rival forces undergo training, sign Declaration on Child Protection

News, UN, UNMISS
Senior Military Officers representing the SSPDF, SSOA and SPLA-IO sign a Declaration affirming their commitment to protecting the rights of all children in South Sudan (Photo: UNMISS)

Dec 10th, 2019 (SSNN)-The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UMMISS) has selected about 40 senior officers from the South Sudan Defence Forces (SSPDF), Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-iO), and South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA) to attend an interactive training on child protection policy. According to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, the forty officers expressed their […]

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Sudan and South Sudan may be two states but one nation – Hamdok

Newsbeat, South Sudan, Sudan

  Dec 10th, 2019 (SSNN)-Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has said that Sudan and neighboring South Sudan, which gained independence on July 9, 2011 after an overwhelming vote on secession, may be considered geographically as two separate states, but in reality, the two countries remain united as one nation. “We are two states, but one nation,” Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla […]

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PMPC accuses SPLA-IO forces of carrying out attacks on civilian population near Maiwut

Newsbeat

  Dec 8th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Provisional Military and Political Council (PMPC), a breakaway faction headed by Major General James Ochan Puot – has accused South Sudan’s main armed opposition forces, SPLA-(IO) forces of carrying out a series of attacks on the civilian population who were cultivating their farms along the Sobat River. In a statement extended to SSNN, the Deputy […]

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South Sudan does not need 55 but 10 diverse states!

Addis Ababa, Kenya, Opinions, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda

Opinion, By Dr. Gatluak Ter Thach Dec 7th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan has a population of 12.58 million (2017). This population represents approximately 64 ethnic groups that speak different languages or dialects, as well as practice varied cultural activities. Most of the population in South Sudan lives in the rural counties, depending heavily on farms and other basic means to survive. […]

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USAID staff visit Pibor, conduct assessment as floods wreak havoc -USAID

Newsbeat, South Sudan, USA

  Dec 6th, 2019 (SSNN)-The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) said on Friday that its staff were able to visit one of the flood-affected areas of Pibor and conduct risk assessments in an attempt to understand the level of flood damage. “This week we visited Pibor to assess damage caused by flooding that has devastated the area since […]

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‘Halt forced recruitment of armed forces’ GCR2P warns Kiir’s gov’t

Newsbeat, South Sudan
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit (Photo: Supplied)

  Dec 6th, 2019 (SSNN)-The global leading research and advocacy group, the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect (GCR2P) is calling on the Kiir administration to desist from the ongoing recruitment and training of armed forces, and embark on promoting peace in the country. “The government must immediately halt the forced recruitment of armed forces and deliver on the […]

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China offers 500,000 U.S. dollars and food aid worth 1.5 million to South Sudan

Newsbeat

  Dec 5th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Chinese government has announced to provide humanitarian assistance totaling 500,000 US dollars in cash and food aid worth 1.5 million dollars as part of in-kind support to flood-affected communities in South Sudan. “China will provide emergency humanitarian assistance to the affected people and help South Sudan to tide over the difficulty. China will provide 500,000 […]

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ICG urges AU to impose sanctions on Kiir and Machar should they fail to implement peace deal

AU, Newsbeat
Former Vice-president and Chairman of the SPLM-IO, Dr. Riek Machar Teny and South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit (Photo:Supplied)

  Dec 4th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Brussels-based International Crisis Group (ICG), one of the leading independent sources of conflict analysis, calls on the international community, particularly, the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC), to impose individual sanctions on South Sudan’s main opponents, President Salva Kiir Mayardit and opposition leader Dr. Riek Machar if they fail to come to a concrete […]

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‘Address Machar’s status so he can move freely’, Troika tells IGAD

Addis Ababa, IGAD, Newsbeat, South Sudan, USA
South Sudan's main armed opposition leader, Dr. Riek Machar Teny (Photo: Supplied)

Dec 4th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Troika countries, (the United States, the UK and Norway) in a joint statement at the 13th Ordinary Summit of IGAD Heads of State & Government, held recently – called on IGAD to ensure immediate release of South Sudan’s opposition leader, Dr. Riek Machar Teny from long-term house arrest, so he can move freely and participate in […]

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‘Free Arbitrarily Detained Journalist Uphold Free Expression; Reform National Security Laws’ – HRW

Newsbeat

  Dec 1st, 2019 (SSNN)-The rights advocacy body, Human Rights Watch (HRW) calls for immediate and unconditional release of the managing editor of The Dawnnewspaper, Emmanuel Monychol Akop- a journalist detained for weeks by the South Sudanese National Security Services over his remarks on Awut Deng Acuil’s indecent outfit. “South Sudanese authorities should immediately release a journalist who has been […]

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EU congratulates Sudan’s Prime Minister Hamdok on his appointment as IGAD Chair

Addis Ababa, East Africa, EU, IGAD, Kenya, Newsbeat, South Sudan, Uganda

  Nov 30th, 2019 (SSNN)-The European Union congratulates the Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on his recent appointment as IGAD Chairperson. On 29, 2019, during the 13th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the regional bloc, IGAD picked Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok as its new Chairman. “The Summit of the […]

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Full Text: Communiqué of the 13th Ordinary  Summit of IGAD Heads of State and Government 

Communiques, IGAD, JMEC, Kenya, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda, UN, USA

  Nov 30th, 2019 (SSNN)-The 13th Ordinary Summit of the IGAD Heads of State and Government was held on 29 November 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the chairmanship of H.E. Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. The meeting was attended by H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda; H.E. […]

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Breaking: Sudan’s Prime Minister Hamdok elected as IGAD’s new Chair – IGAD Secretariat

Addis Ababa, Breaking News, IGAD, Kenya, Sudan

  Nov 29th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Intergovernmental Authority on Development IGAD during its 13th Ordinary Summit of Heads of States and Government held in Ethiopia- has elected the Republic of Sudan as its new chair, the regional bloc announced on Friday following the conclusion of the Summit. “The 13th Ordinary IGAD Summit of Heads of States and Government has concluded in […]

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Latest: ‘We’re re-evaluating our relationship with this unelected government’ – US

Breaking News, Newsbeat, South Sudan, USA, World
President Salva Kiir Mayardit, and US Ambassador to South Sudan, Ambassador Thomas J. Hushek

  Nov 29th, 2019 (SSNN)-As the diplomatic rift between South Sudan and its former ally, the United States, continues, the Trump administration said it had made every effort to ensure that the implementation of the peace agreement progresses, unfortunately, remained disappointed by South Sudan’s leaders due to their lack of commitment. “We have engaged with all parties, (both signatory and […]

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Kiir leaves for Addis Ababa to attend IGAD Consultation Meeting

Newsbeat

  Nov 29th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit and his accompanying delegation left Juba on Friday to attend the 13th Ordinary Summit of IGAD Heads of State and Government currently being held in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. “The President of the Republic, H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit and his accompanying delegation left Juba for the Ethiopian Capital Addis […]

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JMEC: Transparency and accountability in the utilization of R-ARCSS implementation funds critical

Press Releases

  Nov 28th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) has convened its 11th monthly plenary on Wednesday 27th November, 2019 in Juba, South Sudan. Speaking during the opening session of the plenary, RJMEC Interim Chairperson H.E. Ambassador Lt. Gen. Augostino Njoroge called for prudent management and utilization of funds meant for the implementation of the remaining critical […]

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UN sounds alarm bells on exploitation of resources by Kiir’s gov’t and SPLM-IO

Newsbeat, Uganda
Former Vice-president and Chairman of the SPLM-IO, Dr. Riek Machar Teny and South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit (Photo:Supplied)

  Nov 27th, 2019 (SSNN)-The United Nations Panel of Experts has accused rival forces, the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) of making illicit profits from the country’s natural resources, by illegally harvesting teak trees and exporting them to Uganda for sale. “As the Panel previously reported, the leadership of both […]

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US warns its citizens not travel to South Sudan over spate of crimes and insecurity

Newsbeat
The United States President, Donald J. Trump (Photo: Supplied)

  Nov 27th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Trump administration has issued a fresh advisory statement, warning its citizens not to travel to South Sudan due to a spate of crimes and insecurity currently being faced in the country, the Department of State warned on Tuesday. “Do not travel to South Sudan due to crime, kidnapping and armed conflict,” the Department of State […]

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S. Sudan regrets withdrawal of top US diplomat, accuses Washington of double standards in its affairs

Newsbeat, South Sudan, USA

Nov 26th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has issued a statement expressing regret at the State Department’s decision to recall its Ambassador for further consultations on the recent extension of the pre-transitional period. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation of the Republic of South Sudan regrets the decision of the State Department to […]

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