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S. Sudan regrets withdrawal of top US diplomat, accuses Washington of double standards in its affairs

Newsbeat, South Sudan, USA

Nov 26th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has issued a statement expressing regret at the State Department’s decision to recall its Ambassador for further consultations on the recent extension of the pre-transitional period. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation of the Republic of South Sudan regrets the decision of the State Department to […]

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Breaking: US and S. Sudan at diplomatic odds as US withdraws its Ambassador from South Sudan

Breaking News, South Sudan, USA

  Nov 25th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s government and the United States are at diplomatic odds, as the White House decided on Monday to recall its Ambassador to South Sudan, Thomas Hushek, for further consultations on the recent failure of South Sudanese rival leaders to form a unity government by November 12. “The Department of State has called back U.S. Ambassador […]

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UN urges citizens to remain positive during this extended pre-transitional period

Newsbeat, South Sudan, UN, USA, World

      Nov 22nd, 2019 (SSNN)-The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has urged citizens to maintain positive expectations and wait patiently for the Parties to the R-ARCSS to complete unimplemented pre-transitional tasks during this 100-days extended pre-transitional period. Speaking to the press in the capital Juba, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, David Shearer acknowledged that the […]

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Latest: US reiterates its disappointment over 100-days extension, vows to ‘re-evaluate’ its ties with South Sudan

Breaking News, News, Newsbeat, USA

Nov 14th, 2019 (SSNN)-The US government has issued a strong-worded statement, expressing its “deep disappointment” with the recent extension of the 100-day pre-transitional period, by South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit and opposition leader Dr. Riek Machar Teny, during a Tripartite Summit organized by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) under the auspices of Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. “The […]

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Congress can help bring peace in South Sudan

Corruption, CTSAMM, JMEC, Nyamilepedia, Opinions, Politics, South Sudan, UN, UN, USA
Six School of thoughts undertaking about the Formation of the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity (RTGoNU), in May 12th, 2019: South Sudan

Opinion, By: Richmond Blake, approving bipartisan Senate resolution is a way to reaffirm U.S. support for peace deal. Nov 9th, 2019 (SSNN)- South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar on Thursday pulled back from the brink and agreed to delay the formation of a government of national unity by 100 days. A crucial element of the peace […]

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IRC stresses importance of peace, as parties extend pre-transitional period by 100 days

IRC, News, Newsbeat, UN, UNMISS, USA

Nov 8th, 2019 (SSNN)-The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has stressed the importance of alleviating the suffering of millions of people still struggling for their lives in South Sudan and refugee camps in East African countries. “Following the decision to extend the pre-transitional period by 100 days, peace and stability remain more than ever the prerequisites to alleviate the suffering of […]

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SPLM/A-IO welcomes recent US and British ambassadors’ statements on formation of unity government

News, South Sudan, UK, USA

October 14th, 2019 (SSNN)-The SPLM/SPLA (IO) has welcomed recent statements by the United States Ambassador to South Sudan, Thomas Hushek and the British ambassador to South Sudan, H.E Christopher Trott. Mabior Garang De Mabior, Chairperson of the SPLM-IO National Committee For Information, says Salva Kiir’s Administration has taken advantage of benevolence shown by South Sudan’s international partners. “The regime in […]

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UN, US congratulate Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abi Ahmed on winning ‘2019 Nobel Peace Prize’

News, UN, USA

Oct 12th, 2019 (SSNN)-The U.S. Agency for International Development on Friday congratulated the Prime Minister of The Federal Republic of Ethiopia, Dr. Abiy Ahmed, on being the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize winner. Mark Andrew Green, Director of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), affirmed his country’s commitment to helping the people of Ethiopia as they embark on taking steps […]

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Breaking: US Imposes Sanctions On South Sudan’s Preferred Business Partners

Breaking News, USA

Oct 11th, 2019 (SSNN)-For days, after The Sentry accused a Sudanese businessman, Ashraf Seed Ahmed Al-Cardinal widely known as Al-Cardinal, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed individual sanctions on Ashraf Seed Ahmed Al-Cardinal (Al-Cardinal) and Kur Ajing Ater (Ajing) for their role and involvement in corruption in South Sudan. In the past […]

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Unity Government Formed Without SPLM-IO Won’t Be Recognized – Trump Administration

Breaking News, News, Newsbeat, USA, World

Oct 8, 2019(SSNN) — The United States government, one of the key guarantors of the Revitalized Peace Agreement, has urged South Sudan’s government and opposition parties to focus on resolving pending issues impeding the implementation of the peace deal. Speaking to the press on Monday, the US Ambassador to South Sudan, Thomas Hushek, stressed that the South Sudanese government and […]

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South Sudanese-Australian model faces upto 21 years in jail over drunken plane attack

Breaking News, Diaspora, Newsbeat, USA
South Sudanese Australian Model, Adau Mornyang, could face upto 21 years in jail for attacking flight attendants(Photo: file)

March 24, 2019(SSNN) — Adau Mornyang, a South Sudanese-Australian model, is facing upto 21 years in jail for slapping a United Airline steward and for kicking an air marshal because they couldn’t supply her alcohol during her flight from Melbourne to Los Angeles in January this year. Although the 24 years-old model has denied the attack claiming that she couldn’t […]

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Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on South Sudan

Newsbeat, South Sudan, USA, World
Ambassador Cohen Delivers Remarks on Transnational Organized Crime at Sea as a Threat to International Peace and Security | usun.state.gov

Ambassador Jonathan Cohen Acting Permanent Representative U.S. Mission to the United Nations New York City March 8, 2019 AS DELIVERED Thank you, Madam President. Thank you Special Representative Shearer and Ms. Jial for your briefings about the latest developments on the ground in South Sudan. Today, International Women’s Day, reminds us of a key reason that our conversation on UNMISS […]

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Athing Mu Sets American Record, New World Lead In 600

Breaking News, Diaspora, Education, Newsbeat, Op-Eds, South Sudan, Sports, USA, World
A South Sudanese-American Athiang Mou has set a new American record making her the second fastest 600m runner in the world(Photo credit: MileSplitUSA)

Sunday February 24, 2019(SSNN) — Before Sunday, most general fans of high school running knew the name Athing Mu. After Sunday, the world better take notice. In the women’s 600 meter final at the USA Track and Field Indoor Championships, she put up an otherworldly performance, amazing those in attendance at the Ocean Breeze Facility in Staten Island, New York, […]

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His parents fled civil war in South Sudan. Now Utah’s Both Gach wants to be a role model for a growing wave of South Sudanese hoopers.

Basketball, Diaspora, Op-Eds, Sports, USA, World
Utah Utes forward Both Tut Gach in basketball action, between the Utah Utes and Kentucky Wildcats, Gach scorred 22 but Utah loss to Kentucky....

January 11, 2019(SSNN) — Utah freshman has already drawn comparisons to Ute great Delon Wright and is making an impression. On the bottom floor of Utah’s basketball facility, where players spill into a massive lounge room at the conclusion of the first practice of 2019, the true freshman sits behind one of the many tables. His teammates mingle about, zipping […]

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The new U.S policy toward Africa

Opinions, USA, World
National security adviser Amb John Bolton speaks at Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C, on December 13, 2018(Photo credit: FP)

Remarks by National Security Advisor Ambassador John R. Bolton on the The Trump Administration’s New Africa Strategy By Dr Lako Jada Kwajok, December 19, 2018(SSNN) — Ambassador John Bolton, the U.S National Security Advisor, delivered a speech on the 13th of December 2018 at the Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C outlining the Trump administration’s new Africa Strategy. He pointed out the fact […]

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Remarks by National Security Advisor Ambassador John R. Bolton on the The Trump Administration’s New Africa Strategy

Politics, Stories, USA, World
National security adviser Amb John Bolton speaks at Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C, on December 13, 2018(Photo credit: FP)

As delivered on December 13, 2018 Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C. Dec 13, 2018(Washington, DC) —- Well, Kim, thanks very much, and thanks to you and Kay for inviting me here. I’m delighted again to be here at the Heritage, an institution that really has contributed so much to the public policy debate for many decades now in the United States. […]

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