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Ugandan air force carries out airstrikes on South Sudanese rebels positions in Upper Nile

9 years ago

A Ugandan air force fighter jet. Photo: New Vision-Uganda/Getty Images/File Pagak/Juba, July 22, 2017 (SSNA) — Ugandan’s military warplanes Friday carried out airstrikes on a South Sudan armed opposition outpost in Upper…

Tribalists and Tribalism in South Sudan

9 years ago

Articles, Opinion

Photo: File By: Cde. Sirir Gabriel Yiei Ruot July 21, 2017 (SSNA) — It has been almost to one year since we gave the Addis Ababa peace agreement on the…

Cholera vaccination campaign to be launched in South Sudan next week

9 years ago

Health, News, South Sudan

“IOM administers oral cholera vaccine at the Bentiu Protection of Civilians site in South Sudan.” Photo: IOM Juba, July 20, 2017 (SSNA) — The United Nations’ health agency, the World…

UN supports ‘get girls back to school campaign’ in Bentiu

9 years ago

Education, News, South Sudan

“Children attend class at Liberty Primary School in Bentiu Protection of Civilians site.” Photo: UNCEF/Rich Bentiu/Juba, July 20, 2017 (SSNA) — South Sudanese government has launched a campaign to help…

JMEC chair says rebel leader Dr. Machar refuses to renounce violence

9 years ago

News, South Sudan, Top Stories

Festus Mogae. Photo: Wikimedia/Getty Images/File Juba/New York, July 20, 2017 (SSNA) — The chairperson of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) Festus Mogae told the United Nations that South Sudanese…

US warns South Sudan rival leaders over 2015 peace deal

9 years ago

News, South Sudan, Top Stories

Michele Sison. Photo: US Embassy in Syria. New York, July 20, 2017 (SSNA) — The United States’ deputy Ambassador to the United Nations, Michele Sison has warned that revitalization of the August 2015…

South Sudan rebels dismiss blockade of Pagak as “white propaganda”

9 years ago

News, South Sudan, Top Stories

Soldiers of the SPLA-IO. Photo: File Pagak/Juba, July 17, 2017 (SSNA) — South Sudanese rebels have accused government and its allies of spreading lies, saying Juba has become a lying…

SSHURSA Condemns dismissal of South Sudanese judges, calls on President Kiir to respect the independence of the Judiciary

9 years ago

News, Press Releases, South Sudan, Top Stories

Logo of the South Sudan Human Rights Society for Advocacy. Press Release: 15 July 2017, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Re: SSHURSA Condemns dismissal of South Sudanese judges, calls on President Kiir…

“Sea Change of Improvement in Humanitarian Access” in Sudan? Where’s the Evidence

9 years ago

Articles, Opinion

“Cholera breeding grounds such as this are increasingly common during the current rainy season in Darfur.” Photo: sudanreeves.org By Eric Reeves July 15, 2017 (SSNA) — If there has been…

South Sudan Ex-MP blasts African Union over conflicts

9 years ago

News, South Sudan, Top Stories

Hon. Reath Muoch Tang. Photo: Pan African Vision/File Washington, DC, July 14, 2017 (SSNA) — A South Sudanese Former member of parliament has criticized the African Union (AU) for failing…

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