Heavy Fighting Erupts in Unity State
Juba/Addis Ababa, February 10, 2015 (SSNA) — Heavy fighting between government and rebel forces broke out in the capital of South Sudan’s oil-rich Unity State, on Tuesday with both sides…
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UN Humanitarian Chief Calls for Arms Embargo Against South Sudan
Juba, February 10, 2015 (SSNA) — The United Nations Under-Secretary General and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, calls for a collective UN action to impose arms embargo against the Republic…
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South Sudan Artist Association in Ethiopia successfully concluded ‘Tut-kernyang’ peace concert in Gambella, Ethiopia
By Mekonen Tefere Addis Ababa, February 9, 2015 (SSNA) — The Office of South Sudan Artist Association in Ethiopia (SSAAE) announced to the media that the concert, which was conducted…
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South Sudan Rebels Designate Equatoria Region “Military Zone,” Urge Citizens to Leave
Addis Ababa, February 9, 2015 (SSNA) — A senior official of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in Opposition (SPLM-IO) has announced that the Equatoria Region has been labeled as a military…
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Roadblocks are preventing aid convoys to reach their destinations in South Sudan: UN
Juba, February 9, 2015 (SSNA) — The United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary General and Emergency Relief Coordinator (USG/ERC), Valerie Amos, told reporters in Juba that roadblocks are established in South Sudan…
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Troika accuses South Sudan’s rivals of “ignoring the suffering of their people”
Washington, DC, February 7, 2015 (SSNA) — The Troika’s countries, namely the United States of America, Norway, and the United Kingdom released a joint statement expressing their disappointment over the…
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Lou Nuer warns Uganda, South Sudan of bloody end, vows ‘merciless defense’
Waat, February 7, 2015 (SSNA) — A group calling itself the leadership of Lou Nuer in the Republic of South Sudan has announced that they have tangible evidences which show…
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UN warns of looming food crisis in South Sudan
Juba, February 6, 2015 (SSNA) — The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) has warned that South Sudan food insecurity is going to get worse by…
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EU disappoints over the delay of publication of AU Commission of Inquiry; urges the international community to involve in Peace Talks
Brussels, February 5, 2015 (SSNA) — The European Union (EU) has expressed its dissatisfaction over the handling of the African Union Commission of Inquiry which was tasked to look into…
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Mixed reactions evoke as South Sudan rebels set to release top government official
By Mekonen Tefere Addis Ababa, February 4, 2015 (SSNA) — The South Sudanese government announced on Wednesday that it has received an assurance from the rebel leadership that they would…
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