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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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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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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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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October 10, 2020 (SSNN) – Nine senior army officers from South Sudan United Front (SSUF) loyal to Gen. Paul Malong Awan have defected to South Sudan army (SSPDF) with 500 soldiers in Unity State. Speaking on behalf of the defectors in the state capital, Bentiu on Saturday, the commanding officer, Major Gen. Nyal Tut Toat, said their defection was in […]
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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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August 5, 2020(SSNN) — Today, August 5, 2020, South Sudan’s First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, met with the Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Hon. Dr. Martin Elia Lomuro, to determine how best the two could push other members of the governance cluster to come to the table to draft roles and responsibilities. Speaking after meeting Dr. Machar, the Minister […]
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June 21, 2020(SSNN) — The white army spokesman calls on the Dinka Bor community to return the cattle, compensate the dead and apologize to the Nuer community before the white army finishes their ongoing operation in Murle. “We are fighting the Murle, not Bor people. We are recovering our cattle, women and children from Murle and we urge the Bor […]
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June 11, 2020 (SSNN) — Petitioning South Sudan presidency to establish State and Local governments, Unity State Community in Kenya demands that their governor must be appointed now without further delay. “We want our governor now, so that together we can embark on unity and reconciliation drive in earnest. Should this logical demand be ignored and delayed than it will […]
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May 17, 2020(SSNN) — A South Sudanese youth group from the neighboring Duk county condemns the ongoing barbaric attacks in the neighboring Uror county and other Lou-nuer areas. The attacks, which have claimed many lives, burned down houses and abducted children and women, is believed to be carried out by Youth from Murle tribe of the recently established Greater Pibor […]
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May 15, 2020(SSNN) — South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, lost at least 7 officials between 4pm on May 13 and 10am on May 14, 2020 to what the High level Taskforce reported as “short illness” while threatening the media over biased reporting of the Coronavirus. Among the first highest ranking veterans who died on May 13, 2020 was Lt. […]
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