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T.B. Joshua’s visit to South Sudan evokes mixed reactions among citizens on social media

Corruption, Religion, South Sudan

Nov 11th, 2019 (SSNN)-The announced forthcoming visit of Nigerian self-proclaimed Prophet Temitope Balogune Joshua popularly known as T.B Joshua, has evoked mixed reactions among the South Sudanese citizens on social media. On Monday, the South Sudanese government announced that the renowned Nigerian pastor, T.B. Joshua would visit South Sudan and organize prayers at the State House with South Sudan leaders. […]

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Pope plans to visit South Sudan amid uncertainty over peace deal

Newsbeat, Vatican

  Nov 10th, 2019 (SSNN)-The head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State, Pope Francis has announced his intention to visit war-ravaged South Sudan in a bid to push for the full implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement signed in September last year by South Sudan’s parties. Speaking to congregations on Sunday at St. Peterā€™s Square, […]

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Congress can help bring peace in South Sudan

Corruption, CTSAMM, JMEC, Nyamilepedia, Opinions, Politics, South Sudan, UN, UN, USA
Six School of thoughts undertaking about the Formation of the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity (RTGoNU), in May 12th, 2019: South Sudan

Opinion, By: Richmond Blake, approving bipartisan Senate resolution is a way to reaffirm U.S. support for peace deal. Nov 9th, 2019 (SSNN)- South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar on Thursday pulled back from the brink and agreed to delay the formation of a government of national unity by 100 days. A crucial element of the peace […]

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IRC stresses importance of peace, as parties extend pre-transitional period by 100 days

IRC, News, Newsbeat, UN, UNMISS, USA

Nov 8th, 2019 (SSNN)-The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has stressed the importance of alleviating the suffering of millions of people still struggling for their lives in South Sudan and refugee camps in East African countries. ā€œFollowing the decision to extend the pre-transitional period by 100 days, peace and stability remain more than ever the prerequisites to alleviate the suffering of […]

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South Sudan warns UN to stop interfering in its internal affairs

Breaking News, News, Newsbeat, UN

Nov 7th, 2019 (SSNN)- South Sudan’s government on Tuesday accused the United Nations of meddling in its internal affairs after the United Nations had issued travel advisory and warned its staff members not to move without carrying their identity cards while at work. In response to the UN advisory warning on the security situation in South Sudan, the Ministry of […]

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Kampala’s meeting between Kiir and Machar adjourned – Opposition Official

News, Newsbeat, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda

Nov 5th, 2019 (SSNN)-The 3rd round of face-to-face meetings between President Salva Kiir Mayardit and Chairman and Commander in Chief of the SPLM/A-IO, Dr. Riek Machar Teny has been postponed until Thursday, November 7/ 2019, said the SPLM (IO) Director for Information and Public Relations, Puok Both Baluang in a statement released on Tuesday. ā€œOn the 3rd Face-To-Face Meeting Between […]

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Kiir calls for transformation of SSPDF forces into World-class professional army

News, Newsbeat, South Sudan

Nov 4th, 2019-(SSNN)-South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit has instructed senior military commanders to undertake the process of transforming the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) into a World-class professional army. President Kiir made the remark on Monday at the conclusion of the 7th command council conference, which was held at the SSPDF’s Defense General Headquarters in the capital Juba. […]

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Mother leaves her children destitute without food and water in Kakuma

Kenya, News, Newsbeat, Nyamilepedia, South Sudan

Nov 4th, 2019 (SSNN)-A South Sudanese refugee, mother of four, who lives in a refugee camp in Kenya, has left her children destitute with no water or food to eat for three days, according to a neighbor interviewed by our East African reporter. Michael Lonya, a 5-year-old boy and his younger siblings, are said to have spent three days on […]

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Ethiopia seeks to buy oil from South Sudan in bid to cut import tariffs

Addis Ababa, News, Newsbeat, Oil, South Sudan

Nov 3nd, 2019 (SSNN)-The Ethiopian Government is seeking to buy oil from neighboring South Sudan to reduce the cost of exporting oil from the Middle East and Arab countries at exorbitant prices, said Ethiopia’s Minister of Mines and Petroleum Koang Tutlam in a statement in the capital, Juba. ā€œYou can imagine bringing from the Middle East when you can tap […]

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SPLM-IO welcomes Machar’s official invitation to attend IGAD Consultation Meeting in Ethiopia

IGAD, News, Newsbeat, South Sudan

Nov 3rd, 2019 (SSNN)- The main armed opposition faction, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-IO (SPLM-IO), has welcomed the extended invitation of the SPLM-IO Chairman, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, to attend IGAD Consultation Meetings in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. ā€œOn the Invitation of H.E. Dr. Riek Machar Teny-Dhurgon to the IGAD Consultation Meeting of the Leadership of the Parties to the R-ARCSS […]

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FULL ANALYSIS: Why The Parties Will Not Form The RTGNU on November 12, 2019

Analyses, Newsbeat, Politics, South Sudan
South Sudan rival leaders, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, leader of the SPLM/A(IO) and his former boss, President Salva Kiir(Photo credit: supplied)

Analysis; By Deng Elijah, Saturday, November 02, 2019(SSNN) ā€” The recent statement by Dr. Riek Machar Teny, the designated First Vice President and the Chairman of the SPLM in Opposition, that ā€œthe SPLM/A(IO) do not want to be part of another shady dealā€, which was based on a firsthand experience from 2015-16 peace agreement, has instigated unintended but expected uproars […]

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Latest: SSBC-TV Editors risk being suspended, or dismissed over spelling errors – source discloses

Newsbeat, South Sudan
Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Hon. Michael Makuei Lueth speaking to the media during an event (Photo credit: supplied)

Nov 1st, 2019 (SSNN)-The Editors of the South Sudan National Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC) face the possibility of being suspended or even dismissed over repeated spelling and grammatical errors – a source at the Ministry Information and communications technology (ICT) and Postal Services has disclosed to South Sudan News Now. ā€œThe issue is so sensitive that it cannot be discussed brother, […]

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UN Humanitarian Coordinator strongly condemns killing of aid workers in South Sudan

Newsbeat, UN

Nov 1st, 2019 (SSNN)- The Deputy Special Representative of the Sectretary-General of the United Nations and the Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Alain NoudĆ©hou, has strongly condemned the killing of three aid workers in Morobo County, South Sudanā€™s Central Equatoria region. In a statement earlier this week, the UN official strongly condemned the deaths of humanitarian workers and called on […]

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South Sudan Opposition Alliance Rejects November 12, 2019 Dateline

Civil War, Newsbeat, South Sudan
Leader of Federal Democratic Party and Ex-chairman of South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA) speaking to reporters in the Egyptian capital Cairo in March 2019 (File: Tor Madira Machier/Nyamilepedia)

Published: Oct 20, 2019 A South Sudan Opposition Movements alliance led by Dr. Sunday de John, Kwaje Lasu and Celesio Lomunu welcomes the visit of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to Juba; and their search for a permanent peace in South Sudan; however, the alliance reiterates their rejection to forming a rush Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity on […]

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South Sudan’s Machar says unlikely to be part of unity government by Nov. 12

Newsbeat, Op-Eds, South Sudan
Dr. Riek Machar Teny, First Vice President Designate, and the chairman of the SPLM/A(IO) flies to Juba from Khartoum for peace consultation with Salva Kiir(Photo: file)

By Denis Dumo, Reuters, JUBA, South Sudan. Ā South Sudan’s main opposition leader told a visiting United Nations Security Council delegation on Sunday that he will not be part of a unity government next month, dashing the prospects of progress in a stalled peace process. Former rebel leader Riek Machar said the parties have failed to agree on ways to integrate […]

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Dr. Lam Akol Calls For Extension of Pre-Transitional Period.

Breaking News, Newsbeat, South Sudan
Dr. Lam Akol meeting Salva Kiir in Addis Ababa, months after fleeing Juba, South Sudan(Photo credit: file)

Published: Oct 20, 2019, Juba, South Sudan. Speaking during today’s meeting with the members of the United Nations Security Council, Dr. Lam Akol strongly reiterates that South Sudanese cannot repeat the same mistakes they did in 2015-16 and return the country to war. “The English adage has it that ā€œonce bitten, twice shyā€. The Sudanese put it more dramatically that […]

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Machar Arrives in Juba With 300 Forces

News, Newsbeat, South Sudan
South Sudan's Designated First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar Teny-Dhurgon, arrived in the capital, Juba, October 19, 2019(Photo credit: SSNN)

Published: Saturday, October 19, 2019 South Sudan’s First Vice President Designate, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, has arrived in Juba this morning, October 19, 2019 to meet with President Salva Kiir and the United Nation Security Council that will visit the capital tomorrow. Machar was accompanied by a huge delegation that include strong 300 bodyguards and security forces. The three hundred […]

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SPLM/A-IO welcomes recent US and British ambassadors’ statements on formation of unity government

News, South Sudan, UK, USA

October 14th, 2019 (SSNN)-The SPLM/SPLA (IO) has welcomed recent statements by the United States Ambassador to South Sudan, Thomas Hushek and the British ambassador to South Sudan, H.E Christopher Trott. Mabior Garang De Mabior, Chairperson of the SPLM-IO National Committee For Information, says Salva Kiir’s Administration has taken advantage of benevolence shown by South Sudan’s international partners. ā€œThe regime in […]

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President Kiir, JMEC’s Interim Chairman Discuss Implementation Of Peace Deal in Juba

JMEC, South Sudan

Oct 14th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit discussed the progress made in the implementation of the R-ARCSS with the Interim Chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring & Evaluation Commission, H.E Amb. Lt. Gen. A. Njoroge at the State House on Sunday. According to an official source, President Salva Kiir Mayardit and the Chairman of the JMEC tried to […]

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Sudan’s PM Hamdok to attend opening ceremony of Sudanese peace talks in Juba on Monday

News, South Sudan, Sudan

Oct 14th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit is expected on Monday to preside over peace talks between various Sudanese rebel groups and members of Sudanā€™s Sovereign Council in the country’s capital Juba. ā€œTomorrowā€™s meeting is to mark the launching of Sudanā€™s peace talks,ā€ said South Sudan’s Press Secretary, Ateny Wek Ateny in a statement on Saturday. On Sunday, […]

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UN, US congratulate Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abi Ahmed on winning ā€˜2019 Nobel Peace Prizeā€™

News, UN, USA

Oct 12th, 2019 (SSNN)-The U.S. Agency for International Development on Friday congratulated the Prime Minister of The Federal Republic of Ethiopia, Dr. Abiy Ahmed, on being the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize winner. Mark Andrew Green, Director of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), affirmed his country’s commitment to helping the people of Ethiopia as they embark on taking steps […]

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Breaking: US Imposes Sanctions On South Sudan’s Preferred Business Partners

Breaking News, USA

Oct 11th, 2019 (SSNN)-For days, after The Sentry accused a Sudanese businessman, Ashraf Seed Ahmed Al-Cardinal widely known as Al-Cardinal, the U.S. Department of the Treasuryā€™s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed individual sanctions on Ashraf Seed Ahmed Al-Cardinal (Al-Cardinal) and Kur Ajing Ater (Ajing) for their role and involvement in corruption in South Sudan. In the past […]

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South Sudan’s Authorities Extrajudicially Hang Four People – Amnesty International

Amnesty International, Civil War, News, South Sudan

Oct 11th, 2019 (SSNN)-Human rights group, Amnesty International, has accused South Sudanese authorities of extrajudicial killing of four inmates, including a child who was underage upon his arrest. ā€œAmnesty International expresses concerns about the execution of four people in South Sudan on 27 and 30 September. One of those executed was a child at the time of the crime. On […]

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IRC calls for urgent implementation of R-ARCSS as the clock is ticking awayĀ 

Civil War, IGAD, IRC, Newsbeat, South Sudan

Oct 10th, 2019 (SSNN)- As pressure mounts on the Parties to the R-ARCSS, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is calling on South Sudan’s Government and Opposition factions to urgently address pending issues and fast-track the implementation of the Revitalized Peace agreement. ā€œAs South Sudan nears the November deadline for the formation of a unity government, the IRC calls on all […]

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CANADA: Westminster SDAĀ Church ReachingĀ Across the Globe!

Canada, Kakuma Refugee Camp, Religion, South Sudan

WESTMINSTER SDA CHURCH Reaching Across the Globe! Oct 9th, 2019 (SSNN) ā€” One of the strengths of the Discover Bible School that we discovered this year at the Westminster SDA Church is in the global impact of having Bible studies available online. The Voice of Prophecy has set up a website where seekers may choose the language of their choice […]

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UN Stresses Importance of R-ARCSS, Calls on Gov’t and Opposition Parties To Resolve Pending Issues

Civil War, CTSAMM, JMEC, News, Peace Building, South Sudan, UN, UNMISS

Oct 9th, 2019 (SSNN)-Members of the UN Security Council on Tuesday underscored the importance of South Sudan’s peace deal and called on the Parties to immediately speed up progress towards the implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement. ā€œThe Council called upon the parties to expedite the implementation of transitional security arrangements and to continue consultations towards a common solution regarding […]

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Why China is hoping for a peace dividend in South Sudan

China, Civil War, Newsbeat, South Sudan
Chinese peacekeepers pictured on patrol in the South Sudanese capital Juba in 2016. Photo: AFP

Warring factions are supposed to agree a national unity government next month to end conflict that has killed tens of thousands and displaced four million people Beijing is the main investor in the countryā€™s oilfields, which could play an important role in meeting its energy needs, and has contributed troops to the UN peacekeeping mission By Jevans Nyabiage, South Sudan […]

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

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. ā€œWe are still waiting for a discussion to take place around the number of states [in South Sudan] during the transitional period,ā€ said the British Ambassador […]

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Unity Government Formed Without SPLM-IO Won’t Be Recognized – Trump Administration

Breaking News, News, Newsbeat, USA, World

Oct 8, 2019(SSNN) ā€” The United States government, one of the key guarantors of the Revitalized Peace Agreement, has urged South Sudan’s government and opposition parties to focus on resolving pending issues impeding the implementation of the peace deal. Speaking to the press on Monday, the US Ambassador to South Sudan, Thomas Hushek, stressed that the South Sudanese government and […]

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Sudan: Sudan’s Unity Government Allows Women’s Soccer For First Time In 30 Years

Football, News, Newsbeat, Sports, Sudan

Oct 8th, 2019 ( SSNN)-As the Sudanese unity government begins to promote human rights, the first match of the Sudanese Women’s Football League has been formed, marking a turning point in the country’s past history. Over the past 30 years, under the authoritarian leadership of former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, the Sudanese government imposed restrictive measures and banned women from […]

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INVESTIGATIVE REPORT PART-2: The Sentry Reveals ā€œOligarchā€ Al-Cardinal as Major Enabler of Corruption and Violence in South Sudan

Analyses, Civil War, Corruption, economy, Newsbeat, South Sudan, The Sentry

Tycoon with Ties to US, UK, and UAE Has Received Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Suspect Contracts, Imported Weapons, and Formed Business with a Ruthless Warlord. Oct 8th, 2019 (SSNN) ā€” An investigative report published today by The Sentry, ā€œAl-Cardinal: South Sudanā€™s Original Oligarchā€ spotlights the business activities of Ashraf Seed Ahmed Hussein Ali, widely known as Al-Cardinal, a […]

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South Sudan: Over 1,332 government employees do not have academic documents- Minister

News, Newsbeat, South Sudan

Oct 7th, 2019 (SSNN) ā€” South Sudan’s government has verified at least 1,332 senior officials who have been working without verified academic documents. The revelation came after the government began to identify civil servants who were legally employed through the Ministry of Labor, Public Service and Human Resources Development. ā€œSo people are just being employed, whether they are qualified or […]

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