Fighting in the shadow of Justice
By: Justin Ambago Ramba August 16, 2013 (SSNA) — What had started as an internal power wrangling within South Sudan’s ruling SPLM party, finally took a turn for an all-out…
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Presidential decrees vis-à-vis legislative powers: The case of South Sudan
By Magok Alier Akuot August 16, 2013 (SSNA) — Since gaining independence in July 9, 2011, South Sudan has faced enormous challenges in its efforts to forge a democratic system…
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South Sudan Law Society Condemns Threats Made Against South Sudanese Lawyers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Juba, South Sudan 15 August 2013 Juba, August 15, 2013 (SSNA) — Earlier this month, a group of five prominent South Sudanese advocates petitioned the Supreme Court…
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Strong Parliament is the Key to Preventing Hoaxes from Running the New Country
By J. Omunu August 15, 2013 (SSNA) — On hearing the breaking news of the rejection of Mr. Telar Ring Deng’s bid to become South Sudan’s next justice minister, one…
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Humanitarian Conditions in Darfur: Relief Efforts Perilously Close to Collapse, in Two Parts
By Eric Reeves August 15, 2013 (SSNA) — Without an urgent investment of major political energy and commitment, the international community is soon likely to preside over a catastrophic contraction…
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AMISOM Troops Commit Brutal Gang Rape in Mogadishu, Somalia
Press Statement: AMISOM Troops Commit Brutal Gang Rape in Mogadishu, Somalia 14th August 2013 Kampala, August 14, 2013 (SSNA) — On the 8th August 2013, a 20 year old Somali…
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An Insider’s Opinion on Jonglei Political Crisis
By Martino Jackson Juba, August 15, 2013 (SSNA) — In the wake of series political miscalculation and ideological differences within Jonglei political maneuvering and South Sudan at large, there are…
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Why is Calling for Help Despised in South Sudan?
By Tongun Lo Loyuong August 15, 2013 (SSNA) — Apparently the recent articles where I urged South Sudan’s friends and international stakeholders to look their moral consciousness in the mirror…
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Where is your point of departure, Mr. Governor?
(Because it looks as if both of you are just saying the same thing) By Bol Thon Nyabeb, South Sudan August 14, 2013 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s destiny seems to…
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South Sudan Parliamentarians deserve appreciations this time
By Peter Gai Manyuon August 14, 2013 (SSNA) — The National Parliament of South Sudan under the leadership of right Honorable Speaker Comrade James Wani Igga did not represent people…
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