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Ethiopia’s ruling party elects new leader

8 years ago

Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali. Photo: YouTube/File Addis Ababa, March 27, 2018 (SSNA) – The Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) party has selected a new chairman, local media reported. The EPRDF’s…

IGAD says willing to relocate South Sudan’s Machar

8 years ago

News, South Sudan, Top Stories

IGAD at a conference in 2017. Photo: IGAD Secretariat Addis Ababa, March 26, 2018 (SSNA) — In its 61st Extra-Ordinary Session in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, the Council of Ministers…

UN completes road rehabilitation project in Bahr el Ghazal region

9 years ago

News, South Sudan, Top Stories

“Chinese Engineers begin repair work on main supply route in Kuajok,” November 2017. Photo: UNMISS/File Juba, March 23, 2018 (SSNA) — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has…

Salva Kiir’s gestapo mentality

9 years ago

Articles, Opinion

Salva Kiir. Photo: The Independent/Getty Images/File By Duop Chak Wuol March 22, 2018 (SSNA) — It was a common perception in Adolf Hitler’s Germany that working as an assassin for…

South Sudan accuses the United States of plot to oust Salva Kiir

9 years ago

News, South Sudan, Top Stories

Michael Makuey Lueth. Photo: File Juba, March 22, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s government on Thursday accused the United States of trying to topple President Salva Kiir’s government by imposing…

US imposes sanctions on South Sudan’s oil entities

9 years ago

News, South Sudan, Top Stories

US President Donald J. Trump. Photo: The Independent (UK)/Getty Images/File Washington, DC/Juba, March 21, 2018 (SSNA) — The government of the United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on South Sudan’s…

South Sudan communication authority suspends mobile operator Vivacell

9 years ago

News, South Sudan, Top Stories

South Sudan’s Kiir. Photo: YouTube/File Juba, March 20, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan communication authority has suspended operations of Vivacell, citing noncompliance with regulations. The regulator said it acts on the…

South Sudan’s minister lashes out at UN, calls for expulsion of peacekeepers

9 years ago

News, South Sudan, Top Stories

Michael Makuey Lueth. Photo: AP Juba, March 19, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s information minister, Michael Makuey Lueth, has lashed out at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), saying the world…

EU donates $10 million to support humanitarian operations in South Sudan

9 years ago

Health, News, South Sudan, Top Stories

EU Headquarters building. photo: EU/Getty Images/File Juba, March 17, 2018 (SSNA) — The European Union (EU) has donated eight million euros (approx. $10 million) to the United Nations Children’s Fund…

UN threatens to impose arms embargo on South Sudan

9 years ago

News, South Sudan, World

UNSC members at a voting session. Photo: UN New York/Juba, March 15, 2018 (SSNA) — The United Nations Security Council UNSC) has adopted a strongly-worded US-drafted resolution, extending its mission…

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