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East African Parliament tells Kenya to “loosen its stand” on South Sudan

10 years ago

EALA Speaker Daniel Kidega. Photo: East African Legislative Assembly. Kampala/Nairobi, November 23, 2016 (SSNA) — The Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) Daniel Kidega tells Kenyan President Uhuru…

UN, SPLM-North signed deal to end recruitment of child soldiers

10 years ago

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Soldiers of the SPLM-N clean weapons… Photo: IPS/Jared Ferrie Geneva/Khartoum, November 23, 2016 (SSNA) — The United Nations and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) led by Malik Agar have…

Rebel official blasts “false reports” of Machar deportation to South Africa

10 years ago

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South Sudan’s rebel leader, Machar. Photo: AP Addis Ababa/Pretoria, November 22, 2016 (SSNA) — A senior Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/-In Opposition (SPLM/-IO) official has denied reports that Ethiopian government prevented…

South Sudan endless misery, is Dr Riek Machar the sole foul play that deserve to be stoned in the expense of current higgledy piggledy in the country?

10 years ago

Articles, Opinion

Rebel leader Machar. Photo: Reuters By Lul Gatkuoth Gatluak November 22, 2016 (SSNA) — This past weekend, some media outlets rumored that SPLM-IO leader Dr. Riek Machar had been denied…

UK warns of deteriorating situation in South Sudan, urges action

10 years ago

Breaking News, News

“Matthew Rycroft, British Ambassador to the United Nations, speaks during a Security Council meeting at UN headquarters in New York on July 29, 2015.” Photo: Kena Betancur/AFP New York/Juba, November…

Anti-genocide group says genocide warning system is “flashing red” in South Sudan

10 years ago

News, Top Stories

Seen in this picture are government soldiers after war broke out in Juba in December 2013. Photo: Youtube/Getty Images Washington, DC/Juba, November 21,2016 (SSNA) – The Enough Project’s Founding Director,…

Japanese troops land in South Sudan

10 years ago

News, South Sudan, World

Photo: thetower.org Juba, November 21, 2016 (SSNA) — Japanese peacekeepers from Japan Self-Defense Forces have arrived in South Sudan today (Monday), making Tokyo one of UN troop-contributing countries in war-torn…

South Sudan beefs up security amid mounting tension

10 years ago

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South Sudan’s Kiir. Photo: ssddrc.org/File Juba, November 19, 2016 (SSNA) – South Sudanese government has deployed new military battalions in and around Juba as rumors swirled that some changes within the leadership…

UN Security Council alarms over rise of “ethnically targeted killings” in South Sudan

10 years ago

News, Top Stories

United Nations Security Council. Photo: Newsteam/UN/Getty Images New York/Juba, November 19, 2016 (SSNA) — The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the escalation of targeted killings, saying it is…

Massive Funding Shortages Leave a Vast Population at Risk in Darfur, South Kordofan, and Blue Nile—and a modest suggestion for helping

10 years ago

Analyses, Opinion

Darfur refugees in Eastern Chad. Photo: meridithkohut By Eric Reeves November 19, 2016 (SSNA) — For Khartoum, these shortages—in part engineered by the regime—are welcome news from the three marginalized…

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