4 June 2023, New York – Children are not targets. Children are not soldiers. Children are not weapons. As we commemorate the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, we call on leaders everywhere to embrace the commitments outlined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Safe Schools Declaration to ensure girls and boys everywhere are able to reach their […]
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Sep 29, 2020(SSNN) — Latest reports from Kajo-Keji allege that a senior military officer of the SPLA in Opposition who defected recently from Kajo-Keji and mobilized offensives against the SPLA-IO forces has narrowly survived during the offensives he commanded this morning. According to the SPLA-IO sources in Kajo-Keji, Maj. Gen. Moses Lokujo Gabriel led offensives this morning around 6am; however, […]
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September 3, 2020(SSNN) — A notorious South Sudanese militia commander, Major General Mathew Puljang, who has been commanding a parallel militia alongside South Sudan army under the command of President Salva Kiir has been arrested in the capital, Juba. According to the latest report from the Small Arms Survey, the Bul-Nuer politicians and generals are having their own internal power […]
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Analysis, By The Stuff Writers, June 14, 2020(SSNN) — Notwithstanding that the recent appointments of the new army leadership violates the Revitalized Agreement of the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan, it is evidently clear that president Salva Kiir Mayardit is planning for war. Unlike the first war that was commanded by a Nuer, Gen. James Hoth Mai, and […]
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May 20, 2020(SSNN) — A cattle raid in South Sudan’s Mayom county of Bul-nuer, Unity State, that witnessed at least 17 death, among which 9 were soldiers, was reportedly led by a senior officer of the South Sudan Military Intelligence (MI). Confidential sources from South Sudan military headquarters, Bilpham-Juba, alleged that the recent attacks in Mayom county were led by […]
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This opinion article has been thoroughly edited to aid reading… By Mariak Madut Thiik Riiny, May 20, 2020(SSNN) — My fellow citizens of the Republic of South Sudan, I picked my phone today to write an article for the removal of the so-call Tutkew Gatluak Manime, the security advisor in the office of the president. I am a mere citizen […]
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South Sudan’s High-Level Taskforce, the body that oversees COVID-19 pandemic in the country, grants a “Special Permission” to unnamed charter plane to pick up the notorious general Lt. Gen. David Yau Yau from his hometown of Pibor to Juba
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January 8th, 2020 (SSNN)—The United States Government has imposed financial sanctions on South Sudan’s First Vice President Taban Deng Gai, accusing him of masterminding the murder of two opposition members who were kidnapped in Kenya by the South Sudan Internal Security Bureau and killed in South Sudan. The Treasury Department has identified Taban as an individual responsible for creating a […]
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January 3rd, 2020 (SSNN)—The Provisional Military and Politcal Council (PMPC), a splinter faction led by Major General James Ochan Puot, has urged the Ethiopian government to beef up its border security and not allow the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-IO forces to use its territory as a launching pad for a military offensive against PMPC forces and the civilian population. In […]
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January 2nd, 2020 (SSNN)—A new analysis released by the World Food Program has ranked South Sudan as one of the sub-Saharan countries most likely to be affected by extreme hunger in 2020. “Escalating hunger needs in sub-Saharan Africa dominate a World Food Programme (WFP) analysis of global hunger hotspots in the first half of 2020 with millions of people requiring […]
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December 29th, 2019 (SSNN)—With the release of funds to the R-ARCSS mechanisms, the Interim Chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) has expressed confidence that significant progress will now be made in implementing Pre-Transitional period critical tasks within the remaining days. Speaking during the 12th RJMEC monthly meeting in Juba the Interim Chairperson, H.E. Ambassador Lt. Gen. […]
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December 28th, 2019 (SSNN)—The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) – a consortium of investigative media and journalists, has criticized Kiir’s government for awarding millions of dollars to foreign contractors as the country’s military and civil servants go unpaid for nearly six months. In a brief statement obtained by SSNN, the investigative reporters uncovered that the South Sudanese government […]
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December 24th, 2019 (SSNN)—South Sudan’s main opposition leader, and the First Vic-President-Designate, Dr. Riek Machar Teny sends a Christmas Message to the people of South Sudan and wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. “I’m writing this Christmas and New Year Message just on my return from Juba to Khartoum. I have spent two full weeks in […]
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December 24th, 2019 (SSNN)–As humanitarian needs increase as a result of the ongoing instability and other various factors, the United Nations World Food Program in the Republic of South Sudan has highly welcomed a contribution of $ 500,000 from the Republic of Korea. “WFP is grateful to the support from the Republic of Korea,” says Matthew Hollingworth, WFP’s Country Director […]
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December 23rd, 2019 (SSNN)-In view of the government’s reluctance to implement the Revitalized Peace Agreement, a US official said on Sunday that, the United States will impose fresh sanctions on anyone who buys South Sudan crude oil or engages in business with the government of South Sudan and no oil exemptions will be offered to that country whatsoever. “We […]
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Dec 16th, 2019 (SSNN)-The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed individual sanctions on two South Sudanese officials for their role in obstructing the implementation of the peace deal and reconciliation initiatives in South Sudan. “Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two individuals pursuant to […]
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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 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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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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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. “Amnesty 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 […]
Continue reading »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. “As South Sudan nears the November deadline for the formation of a unity government, the IRC calls on all […]
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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. “The 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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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 country’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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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) — An investigative report published today by The Sentry, “Al-Cardinal: South Sudan’s Original Oligarch” spotlights the business activities of Ashraf Seed Ahmed Hussein Ali, widely known as Al-Cardinal, a […]
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Oct 7th, 2019 (SSNN)-Amnesty International, a human rights defender, has accused South Sudanese leaders of failing to prosecute and punish those responsible for serious war crimes and crimes against humanity – since the onset of the country’s civil war. In a new report released on Monday, the human rights group blamed government forces and the main armed opposition group, led […]
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By: George Clooney and John Prendergast, Anecdotes abound of corrupt, war-torn African dictatorships. South Sudan, the world’s newest nation, is usually Exhibit A in those tales. But in the shadows of this narrative is another part of the story, usually untold. It is the story of transnational war profiteers who have come from all over the world to enrich themselves […]
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Wednesday, July 31, 2019(Torit): – South Sudan’s Lafon Community condemns an attack alleged to have occured on Saturday, July 27, at around 7:00 pm in Lafon County. According to details submitted to South Sudan News Now two young men, identified as Achake and Lilur, were shot in Pacidi Payam of lafon County. “Achake died on the spot while Lilur sustained […]
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May 11th, 2019(SSNN) — For the last two weeks, South Sudan capital has witnessed rising tension between the army and the national security amids warnings of youth uprising that may oust the first and only president of the world’s newest state, Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit, but according to the latest findings, President Kiir fears his Director General of National Security […]
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April 8th 2019 (SSNN) – The trial for Gen. Buay Rolnyang, who has been behind bars since May last year, will resume tomorrow, Tuesday, several sources told South Sudan News Now from the capital, Juba. One source told South Sudan News Now on the condition of anonymity that last week, Gen. Thoi Chany, a deputy chief of defense forces for […]
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, February 25, 2019(SSNN) — The IGAD Special Envoy for South Sudan, Ambassador Dr. Ismail Wais, held an urgent meeting with Lt. Gen. Thomas Cirilo to discuss the timeframe and modalities for further engagements with him and his team. The meeting was attended by the Ambassador of Kenya to Ethiopia, representative of the Uganda Embassy to Ethiopia, […]
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The world’s youngest nation is home to the largest refugee crisis in Africa. By Morgan Winsor, Dec 15, 2018(Nyamiledia) — The world’s youngest nation on Saturday marked five years of vicious war in an ongoing conflict that is affecting millions of people, many of them children. South Sudan is home to the largest refugee crisis in Africa and the third largest […]
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