Dr. Boutros Boutros Ghali: a man of mission
By Ambassador Dhano Obongo March 26, 2016 (SSNA) — On November 14, 1922, in Cairo, Egypt, Boutros Boutros Ghali was born into an Egyptian Coptic Christian family. He went to…
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UN forms a “three-person commission” to investigate South Sudan’s war crimes
March 26, 2016 (SSNA) — The United Nations (UN) has set up a commission to investigate South Sudan’s atrocities committed in the more than two year civil war. The rights…
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S. Sudan Foreign Minister accuses Troika of refusing to pay rebel accommodation fees; vows to end government financial commitment
Juba, March 22, 2016 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s Foreign Minister, Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin, said his government will no longer pay accommodation fees of members of rebel advance team who…
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South Africa’s Haysom appointed UN special envoy to South Sudan
Pretoria/New York/Juba, March 19, 2016 (SSNA) — The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Ban Ki-Moon on Friday appointed Nicholas Haysom of South Africa as his special envoy to South…
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UN says 28 states expansion plan “inconsistent” with peace agreement
New York/Juba, March 18, 2016 (SSNA) — The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has called on South Sudan’s parties to the conflict to respect the IGAD-Plus brokered power-sharing deal which…
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Africa’s $700 Billion Problem Waiting to Happen
The Horn of Africa region is central to the world’s maritime trade. It’s also beginning to fall apart. By Alex De Waal March 17, 2016 (SSNA) — Back in 2002, Meles Zenawi,…
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Rumors of Potential Use of Chemical Weapons Against the Nuba
By Samuel Totten March 15, 2016 (SSNA) — Rumors are afloat in Sudan that the Government of Sudan has recently transported chemical weapons to one or more regions of South…
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Leader of rebel splinter group arrives in Juba; vows to achieve “comprehensive and inclusive” peace
Juba, March 13, 2016 (SSNA) — Leader of a rebel splinter faction which broke away from South Sudan’s armed opposition last year arrived in Juba on Sunday after launching behind the…
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Media under siege in South Sudan
Press statement For immediate release March 12, 2016 (SSNA) –– Journalist Afendi Joseph Deng went missing on 04 March 2016, after being abducted by security agents and dumped in a…
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Rebels accuse government forces of fresh attacks, warn of delay in peace implementation
Pagak/Addis Ababa, March 13, 2016 (SSNA) — The military command of South Sudanese rebels has accused government forces of launching surprised attacks on their outposts located in Northern Bahr el…
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