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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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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Dec 7th, 2019 (SSNN)-Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Friday met with the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, and according the IMF the two leaders discussed ways to overhaul the country’s deteriorating economy. Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said that she had held a fruitful meeting with the Sudanese leader […]
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Dec 6th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Canadian Ambassador to South Sudan, Douglas Scott Poudfoot has condemned recent attacks on international aid workers in their compound in Maban County. On December 1, a group of armed men stormed the International Relief Compound in Bunj town, assaulted five humanitarian workers and got away with large sums of money. In a brief statement […]
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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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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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Dec 6th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Sudanese Armed Forces said on Thursday that its intelligence personnel had arrested about six suspected terrorists from the Boko Haram group, a jihadist Islamist rebel group that has terrorized Nigeria for more than a decade since 2009. “Sudanese army intelligence captured six members of the Boko Horam terrorist group inside Sudanese territory,” the army said […]
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Dec 5th, 2019 (SSNN)-The US Department of State has warmly welcomed Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on his first official trip to the United States since he became Sudan’s civilian head of government. In a press release, the Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo said that the US is impressed by the ongoing reforms by the new civilian-led government and that […]
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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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Dec 3th, 2019 (SSNN)-The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has been outraged by the recent incident in which humanitarian workers were targeted and their property ransacked over the weekend by unknown gunmen in Maban. Babar Baloch, UNHCR spokesperson, said the recent attacks on humanitarian workers underscore how difficult it is for aid workers to discharge their duties […]
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Dec 2nd, 2019 (SSNN)-The office of the President has issued a statement announcing its plan to hold a public event for the official launch of South Sudan’s Response to The Sentry report on South Sudan, an investigation report that accuses South Sudan leaders and foreign companies of amassing illegal wealth and assets at the expense of the suffering population. […]
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Dec 2nd, 2019 (SSNN)-The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has brought together Parties to the R-ARCSS for a two-day consultative meeting on the number of States and their Boundaries, a critical pending task that has stalled the implementation of the peace agreement. The Consultative Meeting of the Parties to the R-ARCSS on the number of States and their Boundaries […]
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Dec 1st, 2019 (SSNN)-The US Embassy in the Republic of South Sudan, on its official social media page, refers to the system of government in South Sudan as “Kakistocracy” – an old English term derived from Greek and is used to define a system of government run by the worst and least qualified people. “The word for the day […]
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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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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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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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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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Nov 28th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s ex-army commander, Stephen Buay Rolnyang has expressed his appreciation to South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit a day after he was demoted and dismissed from the military service by the country’s military court. According to a letter addressed to the President, the former high-ranking officer, Buay praised Kiir for confirming the General Court Martial’s […]
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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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Nov 25th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s government and the United States are at diplomatic odds, as the White House decided on Monday to recall its Ambassador to South Sudan, Thomas Hushek, for further consultations on the recent failure of South Sudanese rival leaders to form a unity government by November 12. “The Department of State has called back U.S. Ambassador […]
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Nov 25th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Awut Deng Acuil has laid the foundation stone for the construction of South Sudan’s diplomatic office in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. “Today was a historical day for the Government of the Republic of South Sudan in Kenya. We were honoured to have the presence of Honourable Awut […]
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Nov 25th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Union of Journalist of South Sudan (UJOSS) has denounced repeated suppression of the press freedom in South Sudan, where journalists are targeted and incarcerated in the line of duty. In a statement, the Chairperson of UJOSS, Oliver Modi stated that the media advocacy organization, in the past three months, has documented more than 10 incidents […]
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Nov 24th, 2019 (SSNN)-UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock today called on the international community to act faster to scale up humanitarian support to Sudan. The humanitarian situation is deteriorating for millions of people, particularly in the central and eastern regions, as the country strives to address the effects of erratic weather, multiple disease outbreaks and the economic crisis. “It is […]
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Nov 23rd, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudanese students studying for government-sponsored scholarships at various universities in Zimbabwe have been expelled and thrown into the cold as higher education institutions demand about $ 2 million in fee arrears. According to a source familiar with the case, the students are left to roam around at the South Sudanese Embassy in Harare without food […]
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Nov 23rd, 2019 (SSNN)-Members of the United Nations Security Council on Friday issued a statement on South Sudan, threatening tougher measures against those whose actions undermine peace and stability in South Sudan. “The members of the Security Council stressed that actions which threaten the peace, security, or stability of South Sudan may be subject to sanctions under resolutions 2206 […]
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Members of the UN Security Council’s statement on South Sudan, Members of the UN Security Council vote in support of South Sudan’s resolution (Photo:UN) Nov 23rd, 2019 (SSNN)-The members of the Security Council took note of the agreement by parties to the “Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan” (the Agreement) to extend […]
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Nov 22nd, 2019 (SSNN)-The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has urged citizens to maintain positive expectations and wait patiently for the Parties to the R-ARCSS to complete unimplemented pre-transitional tasks during this 100-days extended pre-transitional period. Speaking to the press in the capital Juba, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, David Shearer acknowledged that the […]
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Nov 17th, 2019 (SSNN)-Two regional commercial airlines (Kenya and Ethiopia) are threatening to halt flights to South Sudan over frequent harassment by airport employees at Juba International Airport (JIA), said Minister of Information and Broadcasting Michael Makuei Lueth on Friday after a cabinet meeting. Speaking to the press on Friday, the senior government official said the two airlines had threatened […]
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Nov 17th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit has approved a Facility Agreement for USD 400 million loan finance facility from the African Export-Import Bank. In an official document signed by the Minister in office of the President, the Presidency directed the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning to immediately sign the proposed finance documents. “His Excellency the President […]
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Nov 15th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, has expressed grave concern over the continuing devastating floods that have destroyed homes and left millions of people severely malnourished and called on donor countries to allocate financial assistance to alleviate dire humanitarian needs. In a press statement issued on Friday, the aid agency said […]
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Nov 15th, 2019 (SSNN)-The head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the UN Special Representative, David Shearer, urges the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to immediately release prominent opposition leader Dr. Riek Machar from his current status and long-term confinement. Shearer made the remarks on Thursday during a briefing to the African Union Peace and […]
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Nov 15th, 2019 (SSNN) —The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, David Shearer, during a press conference on Thursday before the African Union Peace and Security Council on the situation in South Sudan, urged South Sudanese leaders to put an immediate end to the conflict that has claimed more than 400,000 lives and forced million from their homes. “The […]
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Nov 14th, 2019 (SSNN)-The US government has issued a strong-worded statement, expressing its “deep disappointment” with the recent extension of the 100-day pre-transitional period, by South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit and opposition leader Dr. Riek Machar Teny, during a Tripartite Summit organized by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) under the auspices of Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. “The […]
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