Norwegian Refugee Council-run school inspires South Sudanese children
One of the students at the NRC-run Hope Primary School . Photo: NRC Juba, September 6, 2019 (SSNA) — A school built by the Norwegian Refugee Council in 2014 has…
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South Sudan’s Kiir urges peace as SPLM-IO warns of return to war
Kiir. Photo: Reuters/File Juba, September 5, 2019 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir, said on Thursday that people must embrace peace and suggest that South Sudanese should only talk…
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Asian petroleum companies: imperiling survival of South Sudan’s communities
Photo: CNPC/Getty Images/File By Kor Chop Leek September 4, 2019 (SSNA) — Summary: For two decades, and with the acquiescence of the government of South Sudan, Petronas of Malaysia, China…
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South Sudanese journalist free after more than five weeks in detention
Michael Christopher. Photo: hrw.org Juba, August 26, 2019 (SSNA) — A South Sudanese journalist Michael Christopher has been freed after spending nearly six weeks in detention at the national security…
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IGAD orders Kiir to disburse peace funds
IGAD past session. Photo: IGAD Djibouti/Juba, August 23, 2019 (SSNA) — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has officially asked South Sudan’s Salva Kiir to release peace funds meant for…
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Exclusive: South Sudanese officials bribe Ethiopian officials in Gambella region
Gambella Regional Parliament. Photo: File Juba, August 23, 2019 (SSNA) — South Sudanese government officials have and are still bribing former and current Gambella regional government officials to get their…
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China discovers new oil in South Sudan
Photo: lcsun-news.com Juba, August 20, 2019 (SSNA) — A Chinese oil exploration group has discovered a new oil field in Northeastern Upper Nile, petroleum minister Awow Daniel Chuang discloses today.…
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Kiir declines invitation to participate in peace talks in Ethiopia
Salva Kiir. Photo: Reuters Juba/Addis Ababa, August 20, 2019 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir, has refused to participate in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)-mediated peace talks slated to…
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IGAD denies SSNA report over leaked memo
Photo: IGAD Secretariat/File Juba, August 19, 2019 (SSNA) — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has denied a report by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) that the East African…
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South Sudan’s Kiir is “useful idiot,” UN expert says
Klem Ryan. Photo: File Juba, August 19, 2019 (SSNA) — A United Nations expert on South Sudan said South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir, is simply being used to prolong the…
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