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S. Sudan presidential minister invited to Cairo amid Ethiopian-Egyptian dam crisis

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Egyptian foreign minister, Sameh Shoukry [left[ meeting South Sudan President Salva Kiir [right] in Juba in 2018 (Photo credit: Unknown)

July 2, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan’s minister for presidential affairs, Nhial Deng Nhial, has been invited to Cairo by the Egyptian foreign minister, Sameh Shoukry, according to a statement by the presidency this afternoon. The invitation was delivered by the Egyptian ambassador to South Sudan, Mohamed Mansur Kadah, who met the country’s minister for presidential affairs, at the statehouse […]

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Who is the newly appointed female governor of W. Bahr el Ghazal?

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Newly appointed governor of Western Bahr el Ghazal state Sarah Kleto Hassan Rial (Photo credit: Supplied)

July 1, 2020 (SSNN) – Women are crucial contributors to their societies. They are the ones who cross-ethnic and religious borders and who see to the healthy development of their children. They are the ones to advocate for education, employment, and new opportunities for young people. Women had made enormous contributions to the liberation struggle. Their immense contributions to the […]

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Dr. Lam demands explaining why his candidate for Jonglei was not appointed

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Chairperson of the National Democratic Movement (NDM) and Secretary-General of South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA) Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin speaking to the media in Juba in 2016 (Photo credit: Supplied)

July 1, 2020 (SSNN) – The Secretary-General of South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA) and leader of the National Democratic Movement (NDM), Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin has demanded an explanation why President Salva Kiir Mayardit has not appointed his candidate for Jonglei state governor. This comes days after the President appointed eight out of the ten state governors which saw candidates […]

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EXCLUSIVE: Deadly fighting between SSPDF and armed civilians in Tonj

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Armed at a cattle camp in Tonj, South Sudan (Photo credit: unknown)

July 1, 2020 (SSNN) – A fierce fighting has erupted in South Sudan’s Greater Tonj area between the South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF) which is conducting forceful disarmament, and armed civilians there who have refused to surrender their guns, a senior state government official has said. Last week, the SSPDF’s intelligence chief announced that the army was preparing to […]

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Kiir demands administrative area for Apadang community  

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Former Vice-president and Chairman of the SPLM-IO, Dr. Riek Machar Teny and South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit (Photo:Supplied)

July 1, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan President, Salva Kiir Mayardit, has demanded an administrative area for Apadang community of Upper Nile state, a senior opposition official who attended yesterday’s meeting between Kiir and First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar said. The latest demand by the South Sudanese leader comes after he refused to appoint SPLM-IO nominee, General Johnson Olony, […]

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UN agency welcomes Japanese assistance for displaced in S. Sudan

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UNHCR Logo (Photo credit: UNHCR website)

July 1, 2020 (SSNN) – UN Refugee Agency, the UNHCR, has welcomed what it said is a ‘generous contribution’ from the government of Japan saying the latest pledge by the Asian country would benefit hundreds of thousands across South Sudan. Japan, which donated around $17 million since 2016, last week pledged another $1 million for South Sudan’s displaced population through […]

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S. Sudan activists ‘disappointed’ by Kiir, happy with Machar over women representation in gov’t

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South Sudan arch rivals, President Salva Kiir Mayardit and his former deputy, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, leader of the SPLM/A in Opposition gazing at each other's eyes during peace process in Khartoum in 2018(Photo credit: shared/unknown)

June 30, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan activists have said that they are disappointed by President Salva Kiir Mayardit but were happy with First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny over the representation of women in state governments. Yesterday, Kiir appointed eight state governors including six for himself and two – out of three – for SPLM-IO. Kiir did not […]

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Dr. Lam mocks Denay Chagor for backtracking on his age

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Chairperson of the National Democratic Movement (NDM) and Secretary-General of South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA) Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin speaking to the media in Juba in 2016 (Photo credit: Supplied)

June 30, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan’s prominent opposition leader Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin who is also the chairperson of the National Democratic Movement (NDM) has mocked Denay Jok Chagor for claiming that his age was written wrongly in his national documents. Yesterday, Chagor was quoted by a section of the media as saying that his age was written wrongly […]

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South Sudan did not pay its AU membership fees – sources

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South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit arrives for the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and the Government of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia January 29, 2018. (Photo credit: REUTERS)

June 30, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan government has not paid its African Union membership (AU) fees as claimed by senior government officials in separate statements to the media last week, a South Sudan diplomat in Addis Ababa has said. Last week, the African Union sanctioned South Sudan for failure to pay membership fees for over three years which the […]

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SPLM-IO says Olony was not appointed due to ‘tribal mindset’

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South Sudan's First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar walks after a meeting on the implementation of the 2018 revitalized peace deal in Juba, on October 20, 2019. (Photo credit: Getty Images)

June 29, 2020 (SSNN) – The main armed opposition group, SPLM-IO, led by First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny has said General Johnson Olony, the group’s nominee for Upper Nile state governor, was not appointed on Monday due tribal mindset and objection by the Apadang community. This comes after information minister Michael Makuei Lueth said the appointment was not […]

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Bentiu community in Kenya urges members to support Nguen Manytuil

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Unity state governor Nguen Manytuil Wijang (Photo credit: Supplied)

June 29, 2020 (SSNN) – The Bentiu community in Kenya is urging all its members to rally behind Governor Joseph Nguen Manytuil Wijang, who has been reappointed into the gubernatorial position on Monday by President Salva Kiir. Kiir on Monday evening issued two republican decrees appointing governors for eight South Sudanese states including Unity, and three Greater Administrative Areas, but […]

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Pibor official says army giving weapons to Jonglei youth to attack Murle

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Soldiers holding their guns in an unidentified area in South Sudan [Photo credit: supplied]

June 29, 2020 (SSNN) – A senior government official in South Sudan’s Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA) has accused the national army in Juba of transporting weapons and ammunition to Dinka youth in Bor to attack the GPAA. Peter Lebelek, the secretary-general of the defunct Boma State, said some senior army generals in Juba have been spotted transporting arms and […]

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Gov’t says Upper Nile governor not appointed because he was absent in Juba

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SPLM-IO nominee for Upper Nile state governor General Johnson Olony (Photo credit: Supplied)

June 29, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan government said on Monday that Upper Nile state governor who is nominated by the SPLM-IO was not appointed because he was not in Juba where all his colleagues are. On Monday evening, President Salva Kiir Mayardit issued a number of republican decrees appointed governors for only eight states and for three chief administrators, […]

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Kiir appoints eight state governors

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Salva Kiir President of the Republic of South Sudan speaks at the 69th United Nations General Assembly on September 27, 2014 in New York City (Photo credit: Getty Images)

June 29, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir Mayardit has this evening, appointed eight state governors, leaving two opposition-allocated states without governors, according to decrees read out on the state-owned South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation. Kiir in the decree appointed governors for Lakes, unity, Warrap, Western Bahr el Ghazal, Western Equatoria, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Central Equatoria and Eastern […]

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GPOC employees condemn ‘discrimination’ by company

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GPOC employees as they protested at Unity oilfields in January 2020 (Photo credit: Nyamilepedia)

June 29, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudanese employees of the Greater Pioneer Operating Company (GPOC) have condemned what they said is discrimination against national workers by the oil consortium, days after the company threatened to take “necessary” measures against them. Last week, the GPOC president, Mr. Gou Xinwen threatened to take necessary actions against the employees if they fail to […]

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South Sudan opposition official allied to Changson dies

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Chairman of South Sudan's Federal Democratic Party (FDP) Gabriel Changson Lew Chang (Photo credit: Getty Images)

June 29, 2020 (SSNN) – A senior South Sudan opposition official of the Federal Democratic Party/Army (FDP/A) led by Gabriel Changson Lew Chang has died following what the organization said was a ‘short illness,’ according to a statement. Hon. Dhel Gatluak Jourchol, the FDP/A’s head of legal affairs and human rights, dies on Sunday in the United States after battling […]

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South Sudan military threatens to disarm civilians by force

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South Sudan military intelligence chief Lt. Gen. Ring Tueny Mabor (Photo credit: SSBC)

June 29, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan army has threatened to use force against civilians if they don’t surrender guns which the military says have been the reason behind increased inter-communal fighting in the country’s Lakes state. Lt. Gen. Ring Tueny Mabior, the South Sudan military intelligence chief, said on Sunday that civilians ink Lakes state must hand over their […]

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GPOC threatens “necessary actions” against local workers

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Logo of the Greater Pioneer Operating Company (GPOC) that is exploring oil in South Sudan (Photo credit: GPOC website)

June 29, 2020 (SSNN) – The Greater Pioneer Operating Company (GPOC) has threatened to take what it said would be necessary actions against its South Sudanese employees, according to a letter obtained by South Sudan News Now. This comes days after South Sudanese workers took out to protest against unfulfilled promises of better working conditions by the giant oil consortium […]

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S. Sudan military intelligence detaining siblings for getting victims of Jonglei violence to Juba

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Siblings being detained by MI for transporting victims of Jonglei violence to Juba for treatment (Photo credit: family)

June 25, 2020 (SSNN) – Members of South Sudan army’s military intelligence (MI) are detaining two siblings who transported victims of Jonglei ethnic violence to the country’s capital Juba, a family member has said. Aleer Deng Aleer, a brother to the two said in a statement on Thursday that the two men were arrested following their return from Panyagoor, Jonglei […]

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AU to hold emergency meeting over Egyptian-Ethiopian dam dispute

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The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Photo credit: Getty Images)

June 25, 2020 (SSNN) – The African Union’s Executive Council will hold an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the dispute between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a diplomatic source told Ahram Online on Thursday. The source said that AU Executive Council members and representatives of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan will attend the video […]

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S. Sudan forces taking sides in ethnic violence – UN mission

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June 25, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan’s organized forces are taking sides in the ongoing intercommunal violence which has been rising with an alarming rate in the country, the UN mission said. David Shearer, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and head of United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said in a briefing to the United Nations Security […]

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S. Sudan female artist “harassed” by Juba traffic police – witnesses

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Mary Boyoi Gola being grabbed by her hair at a Juba street by police (Photo credit: supplied)

June 25, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan female artist, Mary Boyoi Gola, has been harassed by members of the country’s traffic police after a policeman asked Boyoi to pay an amount of SSP10, 000 for alleged violations of traffic police directives, two witnesses told South Sudan News Now. The first witness who identified himself as Juma said the incident took […]

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