By OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON, Oct 3, 2021 (SSNN) — The United States, the United Kingdom, and Norway (the Troika) commend the Sudanese people as they celebrate the first anniversary of the signing of Juba Peace Agreement (JPA) on October 3, 2020. This historic agreement responds to the Sudanese people’s calls for freedom, peace, and justice, especially from those affected […]
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Juba, South Sudan, May 27th, 2021 — South Sudan’s President H.E Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit issued a presidential decree two days ago appointing an ad hoc committee to engage in talks with Sudanese Transitional Government over the status of contested Abyei Administrative Area. The formation of the committee comes a week after armed militia from Sudan’s Messiriya tribe allegedly backed […]
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May 17, 2021(SSNN) — At least 12 people have been killed and seven left struggling for life after Misseriya, an armed militia group fired assault rifles at civilians in Abyei according to Kon Manyiet Matiok, the Chief Administrator of the area. Manyiet says the incident started at 11:00 am on 14th May 2021 after the armed group supported by the […]
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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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Feb 23, 2021(SSNN) — A fistfight broke-out at Juba International Airport on Monday afternoon as the Tigrayans forces, who served in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan(UNMISS), refused to board a scheduled plane to return to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Speaking to media after the fistfight, the UN spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, explained that the argument began in the airport on […]
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Feb 23, 2021(SSNN) — Sudan’s Central Bank n Sunday announced that it has floated its currency to help stabilize its economy. The dollar has been trading between 350-400 pounds in the black market while its official exchange rate was 55 pounds. The Central bank put the exchange rate at 375 pounds per dollar and will fluctuate according to supply and […]
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Dec 4, 2020(SSNN) — Sudan’s opposition leaders on Wednesday gave the Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdock a go-ahead to continue serving in his office until the end of the transition period. In an extraordinary meeting in Khartoum, members of the opposition coalition said Hamdok should continue to be prime minister during the next 39 months of the transitional period. Hamdok is […]
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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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Nov 26, 2020(SSNN) — Sudan’s former Prime Minister, Sadiq al-Mahdi also known as Sadiq as-Siddiq, who ruled the country from 1966 to 1967 and again from 1986 to 1989, has succumbed to coronavirus infection at the age of 84 years. According to a brief statement shared by the family, Sadiq al-Mahdi died on Thursday, three weeks after being admitted to […]
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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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By Ambassador Richard Mills Deputy Permanent Representative U.S. Mission to the United Nations New York, New York October 22, 2020 AS DELIVERED Oct 22, 2020(SSNN) — Thank you, Madam President, for that warm welcome, and I am pleased to be here with my colleagues today. I’m very pleased, as the new Deputy Permanent Representative at the U.S. Mission, that my […]
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Oct 19, 2020(SSNN) — The united states is close to signing an agreement that will see Sudan removed from the U.S list of state sponsors of terrorism. On Monday, the U.S. President Donald Trump said that the United States would remove Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism after the country’s new government pays millions to American victims. […]
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Oct 18, 2020 (SSNN) – The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Justice Fatou Bom Bensouda, the Gambiam lawyer who has served as the ICC prosecutor since June 2012, arrived in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on Saturday night, October 17, 2020. استقبلتُ اليوم المُدعية العامة للمحكمة الجنائية الدُّولية، السيدة فاتو بنسودا.هذه الزيارة التاريخية تأكيد للتغيير الكبير الذي حدث ويستمر […]
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October 11, 2020 (SSNN) – The Sudanese government and the Sudan People Liberation Movement North(SPLM-N) under the leadership of Abdel Aziz al-Hilu will resume talks next Wednesday, October 14, 2020 in Juba, South Sudan. In a press briefing extended to Nyamilepedia today, a senior member of the SPLM-North, Mohamed Youssef al-Mustafa, confirmed that the talks will resume on October 14, […]
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Oct 3, 2020(SSNN) — The Sudanese peace agreement, whose signing was delayed by rain this morning in the South Sudan capital, Juba, is officially signed by the government of Sudan and a coalition of armed oppositions under the banner of the Sudanese Revolutionary Front (RSF), among others. The peace agreement has given Blue Nile, Southern Kordofan and Darfur self-autonomy during […]
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Sep 09, 2020(SSNN) — South Sudan President Salva Kiir met the leaders of Sudan’s Revolutionary Front, representing Central, Eastern and Northern tracks in which each negotiation track tackles the grievances of a certain region in Sudan. Speaking to the media after the meeting, the representative of Central Sudan track, Dr. El Tom Haju said that they will sign a final […]
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July 22, 2020 (SSNN) – Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok on Wednesday announced the replacement of the military governors of its states by civilians. Addressing a news conference in the capital Khartoum, Hamdok said that Abdul Fattah Alburhan, the head of the Sovereign Council, has approved the appointment of the 18 civilian rulers of the states in the country, including […]
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June 25, 2020 (SSNN) – The United States is working to remove Sudan from the list of state sponsor of terrorism, a top US diplomat said Wednesday. Michael Pompeo, the US secretary of state said during a press conference in Washington on Wednesday that a team of US diplomats was working along-side Sudan to remove the country from the designation […]
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Ensure Transparent Investigations, Focus on Highest Levels, For Immediate Release, Nairobi, Kenya. June 3, 2020(SSNN) — Sudan’s transitional government has yet to deliver justice to victims and families a year after more than 120 people were killed and hundreds injured and abused in a violent attack on protesters in Khartoum, Human Rights Watch said today. The government’s investigation committee is […]
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April 13, 2020 (SSNN) — A deadly attack on a village South East of the disputed region of Abyei on Monday has killed at least four people and also resulted in the abduction of two children, the chief administrator for Abyei at South Sudan presidency said. Kuol Alor Kuol said the attack occured during the early hours of Monday at […]
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April 3, 2020 (SSNN) — Sudanese government on Thursday put the deportation of a South Sudanese rebel commander on hold over the outbreak of the coronavirus, a senior security official said from Khartoum on Friday. The deportation, the official said, was scheduled for today, of four South Sudanese rebel officer captured in January in the country’s capital Khartoum would have […]
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March 16th 2020 (SSNN) – Sudan’s leader of the ruling sovereignty council, H.E Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has declared a state of emergency in a bid to fight the outbreak of the coronavirus. A statement by the Council issued this afternoon did not specify a timeframe for the state of emergency but said the health measures taken by the National […]
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March 16th 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan’s ambassador to China, Andruga Duku, has expressed disappointments over the handling of coronavirus screening at the Juba airport. Amb. Andruga Duku said he saw the ministry of health staffs screening arrivals at Juba airport were not wearing masks which is risky according to the World Health Organization (WHO). “I found those working at […]
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March 13th 2020 (SSNN) — Sudan and neighboring Ethiopia have reported their first cases of the coronavirus. Sudan has reported its first confirmed coronavirus case, a man who died on Thursday and had visited the United Arab Emirates in the first week of March. The man, in his 50s, died in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, the health ministry said in […]
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March 11th 2020 (SSNN) – Authorities in Sudan said on Tuesday that a number of suspects in connection with what the government called an assassination attempt against Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, in an incident that underlines the fragility of the country’s transition to civilian rule. Officials and state media said on Monday Hamdok, 64, survived unharmed after a bomb and […]
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March 9th 2020 (SSNN) – Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has survived an assassination attempt as his motorcade drove through the capital, Sudanese activist in Khartoum said. The activist said the attack targeted Mr Hamdok’s convoy as it was heading to the prime minister’s office. Details of the attempt remain unclear and neither the government nor the military have yet […]
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February 3rd, 2020 (SSNN)— The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), paramilitary group in Sudan has arrested four rebel members allied to South Sudan’s armed opposition group, the National Salvation Movement (NAS), an armed opposition faction led by Former Deputy Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Thomas Cirillo Swaka. In a statement issued by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the four members of the […]
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January 31, 2020 (SSNN)—The Sudanese Ministry of Health says that two people suspected of being infected by the coronavirus, have been identified by monitors at Khartoum airport. At a press conference on Wednesday, Health Minister Akram El Tom that the two people concerned, on from Khartoum and another from El Gezira, arrived via Ethiopian Airlines and Egypt Air from […]
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January 31, 2020 (SSNN)—The Sudanese Ministry of Health says that two people suspected of being infected by the coronavirus, have been identified by monitors at Khartoum airport. At a press conference on Wednesday, Health Minister Akram El Tom that the two people concerned, on from Khartoum and another from El Gezira, arrived via Ethiopian Airlines and Egypt Air from […]
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January 28th, 2020 (SSNN)—At least 33 people, including women and children, were killed and an unknown number wounded during the attack in Kolom, nine kilometres from Abyei town last Wednesday. It is reported that an unknown number of children were abducted during the incident. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of life as a consequence of the events which […]
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January 25th, 2020 (SSNN)—Four members of the Democratic Party are urging the Trump administration not to impose a fresh travel ban on the Republic of Sudan, citing that the move will run counter to the ongoing bilateral relations between the United States and Sudan. “We are deeply concerned by reports that your administration is expected to formally announce the […]
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January 23rd, 2020 (SSNN)—South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit and the Deputy Chairperson of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo have held a meeting on the recent incident in which more than 30 civilians, including children, were indiscriminately killed by armed men from the Misseriya tribe in the Disputed Abyei region. “President Salva Kiir Mayardit met with the […]
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Press release, ICRC January 22nd, 2020 (SSNN) – The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today renewed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with respect to the ICRC’s support to the SAF for the teaching and integration of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) within their Armed Forces. The document was first signed in 2008. It […]
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