Black and African: A Life That the World Could Care Less About
By Riang Yer Zuor Nyak February 11, 2015 (SSNA) — It now appears that human life is important when it belongs to certain class of people, or when it belongs…
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South Sudan’s Government cancels elections, vows ‘peace negotiations without pressure’
Juba, February 13, 2015 (SSNA) — South Sudanese government has on Friday postponed elections originally set by South Sudan’s National Elections Commission to take place on the 30th of June…
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Heavy Fighting Erupts in Unity State
Juba/Addis Ababa, February 10, 2015 (SSNA) — Heavy fighting between government and rebel forces broke out in the capital of South Sudan’s oil-rich Unity State, on Tuesday with both sides…
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UN Humanitarian Chief Calls for Arms Embargo Against South Sudan
Juba, February 10, 2015 (SSNA) — The United Nations Under-Secretary General and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, calls for a collective UN action to impose arms embargo against the Republic…
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South Sudan Artist Association in Ethiopia successfully concluded ‘Tut-kernyang’ peace concert in Gambella, Ethiopia
By Mekonen Tefere Addis Ababa, February 9, 2015 (SSNA) — The Office of South Sudan Artist Association in Ethiopia (SSAAE) announced to the media that the concert, which was conducted…
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The Face of War in the Nuba Mountains of South Kordofan: The death of “Yusef,” father of three young children
By Eric Reeves February 9, 2015 (SSNA) — On February 3rd, I published a brief introduction to a set of gruesome photographs taken by Dr. Tom Catena, the only surgeon…
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South Sudan Rebels Designate Equatoria Region “Military Zone,” Urge Citizens to Leave
Addis Ababa, February 9, 2015 (SSNA) — A senior official of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in Opposition (SPLM-IO) has announced that the Equatoria Region has been labeled as a military…
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Roadblocks are preventing aid convoys to reach their destinations in South Sudan: UN
Juba, February 9, 2015 (SSNA) — The United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary General and Emergency Relief Coordinator (USG/ERC), Valerie Amos, told reporters in Juba that roadblocks are established in South Sudan…
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Have we accepted our fate?
By: Cde. Sirir Gabriel Yiei Rut February 7, 2015 (SSNA) — Once upon a time, an African story goes, Tortoise fell into a deep pit latrine. For 10 years he…
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Troika accuses South Sudan’s rivals of “ignoring the suffering of their people”
Washington, DC, February 7, 2015 (SSNA) — The Troika’s countries, namely the United States of America, Norway, and the United Kingdom released a joint statement expressing their disappointment over the…
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