SPLM-IO official dies in Norway
Late Daniel Wuor Joak. Photo: Daniel Wuor Joak’s Facebook profile Oslo/Juba, April 21, 2018 (SSNA) — A senior Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO) official has died on Friday after…
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South Sudan army chief has died
General James Ajongo Mawut. Photo: Reuters/File Juba, April 20, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s army chief of General staff, General James Ajongo Mawut, has on Friday dies in Egypt, according to…
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South Sudan orders BBC stations to cease operations, cites “unpaid arrears”
Micheal Makuey Lueth. Photo: AP Juba, April 18, 2018 (SSNA) — The government of South Sudan has shut down two BBC-run FM relay stations, claiming the two transmit-stations ignored government…
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Salesian missionaries in Juba support displaced by providing education
Photo: Kenneth Odiwuor/File Juba, April 17, 2018 (SSNA) — Father David Tulimelli, parish priest at the Salesian St. Vincent de Paul parish which operates Don Bosco Gumbo, has dedicated his…
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Uganda accused of secretly sending troops to South Sudan
Uganda’s soldiers. Photo: Reuters Maiwut/Kampala, April 17, 2018 (SSNA) — The President of Uganda has been accused of covertly sending troops to South Sudan to resume fighting alongside South Sudan’s…
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South Sudan’s rebels released aid workers
Photo: SPLA-IO/Col. Lam Paul Gabriel Juba, April 15, 2018 (SSNA) — The Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) has released seven humanitarian personnel, a statement has shown. In the text…
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US asks IGAD to release South Sudan’s ceasefire violations “as soon as possible”
US President Donald J. Trump. Photo: AP Juba, April 13, 2018 (SSNA) — The United States has asked the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to release all documented reports of December…
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SPLA-IO accuses some IGAD’s members of being compromised over South Sudan’s peace talks
SPLA-IO’s Deputy Spokesman, Col. Lam Paul Gabriel. Photo: File Juba/Addis Ababa, April 9, 2018 (SSNA) — The Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) said some member states of the Intergovernmental…
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Australia excludes South Sudan from refugee sponsorship program
Home Affairs and Immigration and Border Protection Minister Peter Dutton. Photo: YouTube/File Juba, April 5, 2018 (SSNA) — Australia’s immigration authority has removed the Republic of South Sudan from its…
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China donates 38 computers to South Sudan
South Sudanese and Chinese flags. Photo: File Juba, April 5, 2018 (SSNA) — The embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Juba on Thursday announced a donation of 38…
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