Kiir appoints new army Chief
New army chief of staff Gabriel Jok Riak. Photo: Supplied/File Juba, May 2, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has appointed Gabriel Jok Riak as the new army…
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South Sudan’s rebels released aid workers, warn against unauthorized movements
Col. Lam Paul Gabriel. Photo: File Juba, April 30, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s main rebel group, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-In Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) has released Humanitarian personnel and warned that…
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Armed robbery forced MSF to vacate its medical facility in Mundri
MSF-run clinic in Dorain, Jonglei, South Sudan. Photo: Caroline Scholtes/MSF Juba, April 30, 2018 (SSNA) — The Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) also known as Doctors Without Borders said it medical personnel…
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Why the notion of a regional solution to South Sudan’s conflict is irrational
Flags of IGAD member countries. Photo: File By Duop Chak Wuol April 29, 2018 (SSNA) — It has been more than four years since the civil war broke out in…
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Leaked document: East African leaders are playing ‘a dangerous game’ with South Sudanese lives
Yoweri Museveni (right) and Uhuru Kenyatta. Photo: thelondoneveningpost.com/Getty Images/File Addis Ababa, April 28, 2018 — The Intergovernmental authority on development (IGAD) is not a credible body to bring about peace…
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South Sudan embassy in DRC faces eviction over rent payment
South Sudan’s Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan. Photo: Reuters Juba/Kinshasa, April 27, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been ordered by a landlord…
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IGAD postpones South Sudan peace talks, cites “shuttle diplomacy”
Photo: VOA Addis Ababa, April 26, 2018 (SSNA) — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has postponed South Sudan’s peace revitalization negotiations, saying there still “wide gaps” between parties to…
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10 UN workers missing in Central Equatoria
UN peacekeepers patrolling in an undisclosed location in South Sudan. Photo: UNMISS Juba, April 26, 2018 (SSNA) — The United Nations (UN) has announced the disappearance of humanitarian personnel in…
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A Nuer boy from Nyangore: Eulogy for Daniel Wuor Joak
Late Daniel Wuor Joak. Photo: Daniel Wuor Joak’s social media file By Margaret Akulia April 25, 2018 (SSNA) — The journey to Malakal took us about five hours and we…
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Attacks on health facilities spike in South Sudan – report
Photo: Médecins Sans Frontières Juba, April 23, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s government and rebel forces have systematically attack health care facilities, aid workers, and deny humanitarian access to areas…
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