Unity government

Canada welcomes formation of South Sudan’s unity gov’t

March 15, 2020 News, Newsbeat, World

March 15th 2020 (SSNN) – The Canadian government has welcomed the formation of South Sudan’s long-awaited transitional government. President Salva Kiir on Thursday formed the long-awaited unity government starting 36-month transitional period. “Canada welcomes the announcement of a Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity in South Sudan,” the Canadian Global Affairs said in a statement seen by South Sudan News […]

Full Text: IGAD strongly welcomes formation of coalition government

February 23, 2020 Press Releases

Press statement, IGAD’s Press Statement on the Formation of the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity. February 23, 2020 (SSNN)—The IGAD Special Envoy for South Sudan, Amb. Dr. Ismail Wais, welcomes the decision of the Parties to the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) to form the Revitalized Transitional Government of […]

Full Text: Machar’s remarks during the swearing in Ceremony of the Presidency

February 22, 2020 Newsbeat, Politics, South Sudan, Speeches

Opposition leader and the First Vice-president Dr. Riek Machar’s Repremarks during the swearing in Ceremony of the First Vice President and the Vice Presidents. Machar’s speech on February 22, 2020 during the swearing-in ceremony of the Presidency H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic of South Sudan; H.E. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, President of the Sudan Transitional Sovereign Council and […]

S. Sudan’s lawmakers urged to enact reforms of the National Security Service (NSS)

February 19, 2020 Newsbeat

February 19, 2020 (SSNN)—Human Rights Watch, a human rights watchdog, has called on South Sudanese lawmakers to enact security laws that enforce reforms to the South Sudan Security Service (NSS), an infamous security institution that has broad powers over citizens to arrest, torture, and eliminate government critics. “South Sudan’s National Assembly should urgently enact reforms of the National Security Service […]

Latest: Machar demands UN Protection as prerequisite for participating in unity government

January 17, 2020 Newsbeat

South Sudan's main armed opposition leader, Dr. Riek Machar Teny (Photo: Supplied)

January 17th, 2020 (SSNN)—The leadership of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-IO has proposed the deployment of the United Nations Regional Protection forces in the capital, Juba as a prerequisite for participating in the formation of a transitional government of national unity, an opposition official said on Friday. Addressing the press in Juba, the SPLM-IO Chairperson of National Committee for […]

Will the interim gov’t of South Sudan be formed by 12th November 2019?

October 13, 2019 Opinions

By Luka Biong Deng Kuol Oct 14th, 2019 (SSNN)-It is almost one month remaining to form a national government as per the 2018 peace agreement. Five issues are critical for the formation of national government; namely the overwhelming desire of people of South Sudan for peace, the security arrangements including security of major towns such as Juba and unification of […]

HRW Calls On AU, South Sudan To Work On Establishment Of Hybrid Court For South Sudan

October 9, 2019 Breaking News, News, Newsbeat

Members of South Sudan military intelligence in a parade somewhere in South Sudan(Photo credit: Unknown/SSNN)

Oct 9th, 2019 (SSNN) — The Rights group, Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a statement on Wednesday, calling on the African Union and South Sudan Government to work towards the formation of a Hybrid Court in South Sudan. “South Sudan ’s government and the African Union should urgently meet to clarify plans to set up a proposed hybrid court for […]

UK calls on South Sudan’s gov’t, opposition parties to agree on outstanding issues

October 8, 2019 News, South Sudan, UK

Oct 8th, 2019 (SSNN)-The United Kingdom has called upon South Sudan’s peace partners to agree on the number of states and finalize security arrangements before the formation of a Transitional Government of National Unity. “We are still waiting for a discussion to take place around the number of states [in South Sudan] during the transitional period,” said the British Ambassador […]