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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May 28, 2020 (SSNN) – United States President Donald Trump has threatened to shoot angry protesters who took to streets in the US city of Minneapolis to denounce police brutality against the black American community. On Monday, a black man identified as George Floyd was arrested at a Minneapolis grocery store after police were notified by an employee that he […]
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May 22, 2020(SSNN) — Briefing the international media on US response to combating COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa, the US Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Tibor Peter Nagy, said South Sudan is not helping the efforts to combat the global pandemic by failing to pay the salaries of health workers. Hon. Nagy was responding to a journalist, Carol, who states that […]
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March 13th 2020 (SSNN) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who recently called the coronavirus pandemic a “fantasy,” has tested positive for the illness, according to a local report. “He waits for the result of the counter-proof this Friday (13) to confirm the contamination. There is tension in the air. Despite spending quiet time on TV, and asking the people […]
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February 23, 2020 (SSNN)—The US Ambassador to the United Nations, Kelly Craft on behalf of the US government, has joined the rest of the world in welcoming the formation of South Sudan’s coalition government on Saturday. “South Sudan is a nation longing for peace, stability and a brighter future for its people. I welcome the decision by the government and […]
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February 21, 2020 (SSNN)—The United States has welcomed the firm commitment of the opposition leader and First Vice-president Dr. Riek Machar, to ensuring that peace and stability return to South Sudan. “We welcomes Dr. Machar’s firm commitment to form an inclusive unity government by February 22, following the government of South Sudan’s decision to return the country to its during […]
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February 12, 2020 (SSNN)—The members of the troika (Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States) have issued a new statement on the status of the implementation of the agreement , urging the Parties to resolve pending issues before the formation of the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity. “Compromise Essential to Timely Formation of South Sudan’s Revitalized Transitional Government […]
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February 6th, 2020 (SSNN)—The US Senate has voted to acquit President Donald Trump of abuse of power and obstruction of congress — both charges levelled against him by the House of Representatives. Senators voted 52 to 48 to acquit on abuse of power and 53 to 47 on obstruction of Congress in the third ever presidential impeachment trial. In a […]
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January 31, 2020 (SSNN)—The United States Department of State has appointed W. Stuart Symington IV as Special Envoy for South Sudan. “Special Envoy Symington will lead U.S. efforts to support the peace process and a successful political transition in South Sudan.” Special Envoy Symington is a retired Ambassador who previously served as Chief of Mission to Nigeria from 2016-2019, […]
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January 26th, 2020 (SSNN)—The UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth Affairs, Jayathma Wickramanayake arrived in the capital , Juba on Sunday for a several-day visit to have meetings with young people, politicians and civil society organizations in order to hear the challenges facing youth and how to address them. Speaking upon arrival at Juba International Airport, Jayathma was impressed by […]
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January 25th, 2020 (SSNN)—Four members of the Democratic Party are urging the Trump administration not to impose a fresh travel ban on the Republic of Sudan, citing that the move will run counter to the ongoing bilateral relations between the United States and Sudan. “We are deeply concerned by reports that your administration is expected to formally announce the […]
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January 22nd, 2020 (SSNN)—Wuhan, a Chinese city of nearly nine million people, is to temporarily shut public transport amid fear of a virus outbreak, according to the BBC. Those living in the city have been advised not to leave, in a week when millions of Chinese are preparing to travel for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday. The airport […]
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January 14th, 2020 (SSNN)—The United States’ Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Tibor Nagy, is expected to visit, among other African countries, South Sudan in a bid to push for the implementation of the peace agreement and to augment accountability efforts . The U.S. Department of State urged South Sudan’s ‘credible leaders’ to make concessions to end the month-long deadlock on […]
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January 11, 2020 (SSNN)— The Iranian government in a statement, has claimed responsibility for inadvertently shooting down a Ukrainian Boeing 737, which crashed last week and killed 176 passengers on board. The statement came after the Iranian government initially denied that the Boeing 737 had caught fire on its own, causing the plane to crash. Earlier today, the Iranian Foreign […]
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January 10th, 2020 (SSNN)—The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo has advised leaders from South Sudan’s government and opposition groups to stay away from those who undermine the implementation of the peace agreement or face more sanctions. The head of the United States Department of State, delivered the statement barely a day after the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office […]
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January 10, 2020(SSNN) — Reacting to the news of sanctions, travel ban and property monitoring on the First Vice President, Gen. Taban Deng Gai, who has been sanctioned by the United States of America for his involvement on deadly human rights violations, blocking the implementation of peace and for undermining reconciliation efforts in the country, many South Sudanese on social […]
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President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the White House on January 8, 2020. January, 8th, 2020 (SSNN)—As long as I am President of the United States, Iran will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon. Good morning. I’m pleased to inform you: The American people should be extremely grateful and happy no Americans were harmed in last night’s […]
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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 4th, 2020 (SSNN)—The United States President, Donald Trump has defended the assassination of the Iranian commander, Qasem Soleimani, saying that the recent U.S. airstrike that targeted Iran’s most powerful commanders was deliberately aimed at stopping an imminent war, rather than waging a a new war in the Middle East. Addressing the nation on Friday, the US President claimed that […]
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January 3rd, 2020 (SSNN)—World War III is looming on the horizon as military confrontation between the US and Iranian military forces is in the offing in the Middle East after the US President, Donald Trump had ordered the killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani. On Friday, Iranian military forces launched several fighter jets in response to the US airstrikes […]
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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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December 20th, 2019 (SSNN)-The South Sudan government has regretted the recent measures in which the US government imposed individual sanctions on its two senior officials. On Monday, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed individual sanctions on two South Sudanese officials for their role in obstructing the implementation of the peace deal and reconciliation […]
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December 19th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Russian President, Vladimir Putin has strongly criticized the U.S. House of Representatives for fabricating baseless accusations against US President Donald J. Trump. Speaking to reporters at an annual press conference, the Russian leader Putin made it clear that the recent attempt to impeach Donald Trump from office is part of the years-long political battle between the […]
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December 18th, 2019 (SSNN)-The United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Kelly Craft, said at a high-level United Nations press conference on South Sudan on Tuesday that the United States is running out of patience and losing confidence in South Sudan’s leaders due to their unwilling to implement peace. Craft, remarked that South Sudan’s leaders bear the […]
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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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Dec 10th, 2019 (SSNN)-Today, on International Human Rights Day, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has taken decisive action, imposing strict sanctions on five identified individuals responsible for their role in the kidnapping and killing of South Sudan’s opposition members, Aggrey Idri and Dong Samuel Luak, prominent human rights activists who were kidnapped […]
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Dec 7th, 2019 (SSNN)-Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Friday met with the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, and according the IMF the two leaders discussed ways to overhaul the country’s deteriorating economy. Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said that she had held a fruitful meeting with the Sudanese leader […]
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Dec 6th, 2019 (SSNN)-The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) said on Friday that its staff were able to visit one of the flood-affected areas of Pibor and conduct risk assessments in an attempt to understand the level of flood damage. “This week we visited Pibor to assess damage caused by flooding that has devastated the area since […]
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Dec 5th, 2019 (SSNN)-The US Department of State has warmly welcomed Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on his first official trip to the United States since he became Sudan’s civilian head of government. In a press release, the Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo said that the US is impressed by the ongoing reforms by the new civilian-led government and that […]
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Dec 4th, 2019 (SSNN)-The Troika countries, (the United States, the UK and Norway) in a joint statement at the 13th Ordinary Summit of IGAD Heads of State & Government, held recently – called on IGAD to ensure immediate release of South Sudan’s opposition leader, Dr. Riek Machar Teny from long-term house arrest, so he can move freely and participate in […]
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Dec 1st, 2019 (SSNN)-The US Embassy in the Republic of South Sudan, on its official social media page, refers to the system of government in South Sudan as “Kakistocracy” – an old English term derived from Greek and is used to define a system of government run by the worst and least qualified people. “The word for the day […]
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Nov 30th, 2019 (SSNN)-The 13th Ordinary Summit of the IGAD Heads of State and Government was held on 29 November 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the chairmanship of H.E. Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. The meeting was attended by H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda; H.E. […]
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Nov 29th, 2019 (SSNN)-As the diplomatic rift between South Sudan and its former ally, the United States, continues, the Trump administration said it had made every effort to ensure that the implementation of the peace agreement progresses, unfortunately, remained disappointed by South Sudan’s leaders due to their lack of commitment. “We have engaged with all parties, (both signatory and […]
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