South Sudan vows to get arms embargo lifted
Deng Dau Deng, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations. Photo: Eye Radio/File Juba, January 5, 2022 (SSNA) — The government of South Sudan said it is working…
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South Sudan lobbies Russia to lift arms embargo
Washington, DC/Juba, December 25, 2022 (SSNA) — The government of South Sudan has launched a behind-the-scenes lobbying campaign to reverse an arms embargo that was imposed by the UN Security…
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Troika, EU call for end to violence in South Sudan
President Kiir and First VP Dr. Machar meeting with Troika countries and EU ambassadors in 2021. Photo: File Juba, December 17, 2022 (SSNA) — The United States of America, Norway,…
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UN envoy urges Security Council to support peace in South Sudan
UNMISS head, Nicholas Haysom. Photo: UN Juba, December 13, 2022 (SSNA) — The head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Nicholas Haysom has briefed the UN Security…
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South Sudan declares measles outbreak as cases rise
Photo: MSF/William Davies Juba, December 12, 2022 (SSNA) — The government of South Sudan declared a widespread measles outbreak in the country, saying cases are on the rise and that…
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South Sudanese praise Chinese language program
Photo: File Juba, December 10, 2022 (SSNA) — South Sudanese who have enrolled in the Chinese language learning and cultural exchange program in Juba said their decision to enroll in…
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UK sanctions two South Sudan’s commissioners over crimes in Unity State
UK’s Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly. Photo: AP Juba, December 9, 2022 (SSNA) — The government of the United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on two county commissioners in South Sudan’s Unity…
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SPLM backs Kiir for 2024 presidential bid as 20,000 flee violence in Upper Nile
Salva kiir. Photo: File Juba, December 7, 2022 (SSNA) — The ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) party has endorsed President Salva Kiir for the presidential election scheduled to take…
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RJMEC Chair briefs UN on peace implementation
RJMEC Chairperson Maj. Gen. Charles Tai Gituai. Photo: JMEC Juba, December 7, 2022 (SSNA) — The Chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) Major General Charles Tai…
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UN lauds South Sudan peace efforts, urges partners to do more
UN Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix. Photo: AP Juba, November 8, 2022 (SSNA) — The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for peace Jean-Pierre Lacroix praised principal signatories of the 2018 revitalized peace agreement, saying…
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