SSOA finally names Hussein Abdelbagi as 5th Vice President

February 23, 2020 (SSNN)—The South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA) a coalition of opposition parties, has finally nominated Hussein Abdelbagi Akol as the 5th Vice President in the Revitalized Transitional Transitional Government of National Unity. Since last week, the opposition alliance has been undecided and unable to select one nominee from its five candidates for the position of Vice President in […]

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SSOA strongly welcomes Kiir’s decision on the number of states

February 15, 2020 (SSNN)—The South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA), a coalition of opposition groups, has been ‘extremely delighted’ and welcomed the bold step  undertaken by President Salva Kiir in returning the country to its previous 10 states. “The entire leadership of SSOA is extremely delighted with the bold and patriotic decision taken by our Pesident Gen, Salva Kiir Mayardit to […]

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SSOA abruptly changes its stance, accepts proposed Arbitration Mechanism

January 20th, 2020 (SSNN)—The leadership of the South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA), a coalition of ten factions, has changed its recent position on the states’ issue and accepted the recent Arbitration Mechanism proposed by the South African Vice President, David Mabuza. Hon. Denay Jock Chagor, the Chairman of the Opposition Parties stated that the SSOA leadership is gravely concerned about […]

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

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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