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Sudan: Security Forces Kill Protesters in Eastern Sudan

Africa, Breaking News, East Africa, News, Newsbeat, Sudan, Sudan
Sudanese protesters take to the streets against a worsening economic crisis and to demand justice for people killed during past demonstrations that toppled president Omar al-Bashir. AFP

Prosecute Killings, Prioritize Security Sector Reforms For Immediate Release Nairobi, Dec 21, 2020(SSNN) – Sudanese authorities used excessive force, including lethal force, against protesters on October 15, 2020, leading to the deaths of seven protesters, including a 16-year old boy, as well as a security official, Human Rights Watch said today. About 25 people were injured, most from bullet wounds. The protests […]

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Museveni lobbies U.S and U.K to help him push for elections in South Sudan

Breaking News, East Africa, News, Newsbeat, South Sudan, Uganda
Ugandan President H.E. Kaguta Museveni ...

Dec 8, 2020(SSNN) — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has met and held discussions with the United States (US) and United Kingdom (UK) Special Envoys to Uganda about the situation in South Sudan. The US Ambassador to Uganda, H.E Natalie E. Brown was accompanied by the US Special Envoy for South Sudan H.E Stuart Symington IV to the meeting while the […]

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Sudan Oppositions give PM Hamdock 39 months to lead the country

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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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IGAD, UNHCR and partners welcome first meeting of Sudan and South Sudan on solutions to displacement

Breaking News, News, Newsbeat, South Sudan, Sudan, World
The IGAD Chair, the IGAD secretary and the UNHCR Special Envoy for the horn of Africa at a High-Level meeting in Khartoum, Sudan.(Photo credit: courtesy of UNHCR)

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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Disease Control experts warns US citizens against travelling to Tanzania declared at Level 4 of COVID-19 risk

Breaking News, East Africa, News, Tanzania, World

Dec 3, 2020(SSNN) — The Center for Disease Control has warned American citizens to avoid travelling to Tanzania as the country has been categorized at COVID-19 level 4. CDC urged travellers to consult with a doctor if their travel can not be avoided. “Travellers should avoid all travel to Tanzania. If you must travel, talk to your doctor ahead of […]

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Dr. Riek Machar’s Opening Statement of the 6th SPLM/A-IO Conference

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Dr. Riek Machar Teny, First Vice President and Chairman of the SPLM/A-IO addressing the SPLM/A-IO Conference at the Freedom Hall on December 1, 2020(Photo credit: supplied/SSNN)

GOOD MORNING!  1. It is my pleasure to welcome all of you to the SPLM/SPLA (10) 6th National Conference. I  must thank all of you, especially those who travelled long distances from states and counties despite the many challenges including lack of transport, bad roads, insecurity, poor weather and floods that have affected our country to attend this historic Conference. […]

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Oil Prices continue to decline in the world market, OPEC delays talks

News, Newsbeat, South Sudan

By Sibel Morrow Dec 2, 2020(SSNN) — Crude oil prices were down on Wednesday over the double whammy of an increase in US oil inventories and continuing uncertainty about OPEC+ meeting as investors await a decision from OPEC+ regarding their production policy for 2021. International benchmark Brent crude was trading at $47.15 per barrel at 0648 GMT for a 0.56% […]

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Thousand of displaced people in Warrap State depend on aid to survive

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United Nations Police assisted IDPs seeking refugee and shelter from the heavy fighting(Photo credit: UNMISS/SSNN)

Dec 1, 2020(SSNN) — Thousands of people who have been displaced by violence and floods in Warrap State hardly get enough food or shelter. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that at least 377,300 people have been displaced by floods and violence in Warrap since July. Most of the displaced people are living on aid […]

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South Sudan’s latest peace effort stalls, UN experts say

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South Sudan First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar and President Salva Kiir look away from the camera during the signing of security arrangement in Khartoum, Sudan (Photo credit: SSNN)

Edith M. Lederer Tanzania, The Associated Press December 1, 2020(SSNN) — UN experts say South Sudan’s latest peace effort has stalled, with the coalition government formed in February failing to meet deadlines and President Salva Kiir locking opposition leader and now First Vice-President Riek Machar “out of the government’s decision-making process.” The panel of experts said it was told by […]

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Breaking: Somalia expels Kenyan Ambassador, recalls Ambassador to Kenya

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Somalian ambassador to Kenya, Amb. Mohamud Ahmed Nur ‘Tarzan’(left) and the Kenyan ambassador to Somalia, Amb. Lucas Tumbo(Photo credit: supplied)

Nov 29, 2020(SSNN) — In a political turmoil over the electoral process and foreign interference, the Republic of Somalia has recalled its ambassador to Kenya and orders the Kenyan ambassador in Mogadishu to leave the country with immediate effect for further consultations. “The Federal Government of Somalia notes the Kenyan government’s attempt to infringe upon the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political […]

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South Sudan: UN arms embargo must be maintained after surge in violence against civilians in 2020

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UN Security Council delegation visits South Sudan(Photo credit: UNMISS)

Nov 29, 2020(SSNN) — The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) must maintain the arms embargo on South Sudan, Amnesty International said today, after confirming shocking cases of extreme violence by government forces and an increase in attacks on civilians, including war crimes, across the country in 2020. New research by Amnesty International has documented a series of extrajudicial executions, forced displacement, torture, […]

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Breaking: Ethiopian Ambassador exits Juba as Ethiopia expels S. Sudan officials

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File: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaking to the press on Sunday

Nov 29, 2020(SSNN) — Latest reports from the Ethiopia capital of Addis Ababa alleged that the Ethiopian government has given South Sudan diplomats 72 hours to leave the country. The controversial decision, which was delivered in writing to South Sudan embassy came less than 24 hours after the Egyptian President H.E. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi visited the South Sudanese capital, Juba […]

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Egyptian President and South Sudan counterpart discussed bilateral ties and regional security

Africa, Breaking News, Egypt, News, Newsbeat, North Africa, South Sudan, World
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisis and his delegation meeting president Salva Kiir and his team at South Sudan State House, J1 on Saturday November 28, 2020(Photo credit: courtesy image)

Nov 28, 2020(SSNN) — His Excellency Abdel Fattah Al- Sisi, President of Arab Republic of Egypt was today morning received upon arrival at Juba International Airport by His Excellency Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic of South Sudan. “His Excellency Salva Kiir Mayardit welcomed his Egyptian Counterpart, His Excellency Abdel Fattah Al- Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of […]

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Sudan’s former Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi has died at age 84

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Former Sudanese Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi speaking to the press in the past(Photo credit: past file)

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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Ethiopian Prime Minister gives Tigrayan forces 72 hours to surrender

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali addressing the military in April 2019(Photo credit: courtesy image)

Nov 22, 2020(SSNN) — The Ethiopian Prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali has given the Tigrayan regional forces, also known as the Tigray People Liberation Front, less than 72 hours to surrender before the Ethiopian military begins an offensive on the regional capital of Mekelle. “We urge you to surrender peacefully within 72 hours, recognizing that you are at the point […]

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“People of Upper Nile State do not want Gen Johnson Olony” ~ President Salva Kiir

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President Salva Kiir meeting religious leaders at his palace in J1 on Friday, November 20, 2020(Photo credit: supplied)

Nov 20, 2020(SSNN) — Addressing Church leaders and eminent personalities from the Global Churches, who held a meeting and prayers at the presidential palace today, November 20th, President Salva Kiir outlined his three main reasons for refusing to  appoint the SPLM/A-IO gubernatorial candidate, Lt. Gen. Johnson Olony Thabo.   “H.E. President Salva Kiir Mayardit, in his Office this Friday morning, […]

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Ethiopian Prime Minister turns down AU mdiation

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Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks at a news conference at his office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, August 1, 2019.(Photo credit: courtesy image/Reuters)

Nov 21, 2020(SSNN) —The Ethiopian peace idol, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, has turned down efforts by the African Union to mediate the crisis in Tigray region that has already displaced hundreds of thousands of people. Responding to a proprosal by the South African President and the Chairman of the African Union, President Cyril Ramaphosa, who formed a three-member team composing […]

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UNMISS to rehabilitate 3200 Kms of roads to deter conflicts and build peace

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Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS, David Shearer, announces that, as part of its mandate to protect civilians and build durable peace across South Sudan, the peacekeeping mission is stepping up with a major project to rehabilitate 3200 kilometers of roads during the dry season.(Photo credit: Courtesy image/UNMISS)

FRANCESCA MOLD, Nov 21, 2020(SSNN) — When South Sudan won independence almost a decade ago, it inherited an infrastructure devastated by civil war. Government buildings, power and water supplies as well as roads were destroyed. The country’s climate hasn’t helped the process of rebuilding in the wake of a peace deal. Heavy floods often leave roads impassable during the long […]

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SSOMA Presss Statement: Pagan and Malong open their doors to welcome back Thomas Cirilo

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Thomas Cirillo Swaka, chairman of the NAS faction that still at large(Photo credit: social media)

Nov 21, 2020(SSNN) — South Sudan Opposition Movements Alliance would like to inform its supporters at large, regional and international community as well as the media houses that several SSOMA-Leadership Council meetings were held on the 31st October, 7th and the 14th of November 2020 whereby the leaders resolved to call for reunification of SSOMA and express readiness to engage […]

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The National Dialogue endorses re-establishment of 32 plus states

News, Newsbeat, Peace Building, South Sudan

Nov 16, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — The National Dialogue endorsed the establishment of the 32 states as well as adoption of a two-tiered federal structure of governance. “The South Sudan National Dialogue Conference resolves to adopt a two-tiered federal structure of governance consisting of federal and state levels of government, and to adopt a mixed federal system,” said Abraham Awolich, a member […]

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Central Equatoria Authorities give illegal land occupants 24 hours to leave

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Youth in Bilinyang Garbo of Central Equatoria State where land grabbing issue was being met by tough orders(Photo credit: courtesy image/Nyamilepedia)

Nov 14, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — Following the Governor’s visit to the Bilinyang Payam of Juba County and his accompanying delegation, the state government has ordered the illegal land occupants in Bilinyang Garbo area to immediately vacate the area in question within 24-hours. The governor warns the local residents to follow the rightful procedures of owning a land as enshrined in the […]

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South Sudan President Sudan Delegates in Juba,

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President Kiir meeting a Sudanese delegation of Sovereign Council led by Prof. Siddig Taour Kafi Aburas(Photo credit: Courtesy image/SSNN)

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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Kueth Duany: Escaping Sudan Was Just the Start

Basketball, Breaking News, Diaspora, News, Newsbeat, Op-Eds, South Sudan, Sports
Kueth Duany scored 18 points to help the Orange to an 89-51 victory against West Virginia (Photo credit: Courtesy image/NBA)

Nov 10, 2020(SSNN) — The story of the struggle of the South Sudanese has been told in many different versions, some tragic and some hopeful. The story of my family’s escaping 1984 from The Republic of Sudan to the United States when I was three years old is worthy of a Hollywood script. My father is a career politician; he […]

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Nova Stevens crowned Miss Universe Canada

Breaking News, Canada, Diaspora, Kenya, News, Newsbeat, Nyamilepedia, South Sudan, World
Miss Universe Canada Nova Stevens being crowned on October 24, 2020(Photo credit: courtesy image/Thenovastevens instagram)

South Sudanese -Canadian Nova Stevens crowned Miss Universe Canada Oct 26, 2020(SSNN) — Nova Stevens, a 27-year-old South Sudanese-Canadian activist who is popularly known for co-organizing the Vancouver’s Freedom marches that saw thousands of people turning up to support the Black Lives Matter Movement in Summer this year, has been crowned Miss Universe Canada, a title she will carry on […]

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First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar meets UNMISS head David Shearer

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UN Special Representative of the Secretary General, David Shearer, meeting FVP Dr. Riek Machar Teny in the capital, Juba(Photo credit: courtesy image/UNMISS)

Oct 26, 2020(SSNN) — South Sudan’s First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, met the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, David Shearer, earlier today at his residence in the capital, Juba. Speaking to media after the meeting, the Head of the UN Mission in South Sudan said the two leaders discussed the need for him and Machar to […]

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South Sudanese women washing cars in UNMISS want to become entrepreneurs

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South Sudanese women washing cars to earn a living in the UNMISS camps in Juba, South Sudan, October 26 2020(Photo credit: Moses Pasi/UNMISS.)

MOSES PASI Oct 26, 2020(SSNN) — Eighteen South Sudanese women who have survived civil war, displacement and sexual violence build their skills every day at the UNMISS car washing bay where they ensure the mission’s vehicles are in top condition to reach remote communities across the world’s newest country. “With the money I earn working at the UNMISS car washing […]

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Cooperating to implement peace in Sudan and South Sudan

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Alice Jacobs, UK Deputy Political Coordinator at the UN, at the Security Council debate on Sudan and South Sudan(Photo credit: courtesy image/gov.uk/SSNN)

Statement by Alice Jacobs, UK Deputy Political Coordinator at the UN, at the Security Council debate on Sudan and South Sudan, Oct 22, 2020(SSNN) — Thank you Mr President and thank you to both for your comprehensive updates. I would like to start by welcoming the improvements in bilateral relations between the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan. The United […]

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South Sudan pledges to hold elections at the end of transitional period

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South Sudan cabinet minister Martin Elia Lomoro speaking to the SSBC in Addis Ababa in 2015 (Photo credit: SSBC)

Oct 21, 2020(SSNN) — Minister of Cabinet Affairs Martin Elia Lomuro says elections will be conducted at the end of the interim period as per the agreement.  It has been nine years since South Sudan got its independence but elections have never been held. South Sudan has been suffering from conflict and since then making it hard for the country […]

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UNMISS vets bring health and joy to cattle and their owners in Wau

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UNMISS vets from Bangladeshi serving with UNMISS treating cattle in South Sudan(Photo credit: UNMISS)

Oct 21, 2020(SSNN) — Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have brought joy to cattle keepers in Wau by offering much-needed free veterinary services for their livestock. “I used to have more than 300 cows, but due to an acute shortage of medications I have lost about 70 of them, plus four goats, in recent […]

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Governor of Western Equatoria State Promises 35% political representation for women

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Western Equatorian women affiliated with different political parties discussing their participation and representation in South Sudanese politics at an UNMISS led forum(Photo credit: UNMISS)

FELIX FRANCIS KATIE, Oct 21, 2020(SSNN) — Alfred Futuyo Karaba, Governor of Western Equatoria State, has promised that his government will make sure that women will obtain their 35 per cent political representation, as stipulated in the revitalized peace agreement signed in September 2018. The governor renewed his commitment to this gender provision at a one-day training for 35 female […]

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EU urges Gov’t to increase budget allocation for education as schools reopen

Education, News, Newsbeat, South Sudan, South Sudan News
EU's Vim Vandenbroucke interacting with General Education Minister Awut Deng during the schools' reopening event on Monday.(Photo credit: EU in South Sudan)

Oct 20, 2020(SSNN) — The European Union Delegation has urged the government of South Sudan to increase its budget allocation to the education sector and ensure actual execution of such allocations. “The Ministry of General Education and Instruction has a crucial role. We are of aware of the scarce resources made available until now to meet the demands and the […]

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Sudan to be removed from the U.S list of terrorism sponsors

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The United States President, Donald J. Trump (Photo: Supplied)

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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