South Sudan Football Chief suspended
Chabur Goc Alei. Photo: Eyeradio Juba, December 3, 2016 (SSNA) — The board of directors of South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) has suspended its football head, Chabur Goc Alei, over…
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South Sudan accuses Ethiopia and Sudan of complicity in Machar isolation
South Sudan FVP Gai. Photo: Radio Tamazuj/File Addis Ababa/Khartoum, December 2, 2016 (SSNA) — South Sudanese First Vice president Taban Deng Gai says governments of Ethiopia and Sudan agree with…
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Government troops defect to rebel forces in Unity State
South Sudanese rebel soldiers. Photo: AP Juba, December 2, 2016 (SSNA) — At least 300 soldiers of South Sudan national army (SPLA) have defected and joined the rival Sudan People’s…
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South Sudan’s rebel leader appoints senior officials
South Sudan’s Machar. Photo: AP Juba/Pretoria, December 1, 2016 (SSNA) — The leader of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-In Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) Dr. Riek Machar has appointed Henry L. Odwar, Tingo…
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US says South Sudan targeting civilians, prepares to launch “large-scale” attacks
US Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Council Keith Harper. Photo: United States Mission to the United Nations in Geneva. Juba/Geneva, November 30, 2016 (SSNA) — The United States’…
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South Sudan Peace monitors arrived in Yei
SPLA soldiers. Photo: Albert Gonzalez Farran/AFP Yei/Juba, November 30, 2016 (SSNA) — Peace monitors of the Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring Mechanism (CTSAMM) have finally arrived in Yei town…
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UNMISS Chief urges South Sudanese to work for a common national identity
Ellen Margrethe Løj. Photo: UN/Youtube Juba, November 28, 2016 (SSNA) — The head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and Special Representative of UN Secretary-General Ellen Margrethe…
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South Sudan agrees to more UN peacekeepers deployment
UN Peacekeepers in South Sudan. Photo: Reuters Juba, November 26, 2016 (SSNA) — The government of the Republic of South Sudan has agreed to more UN peacekeepers deployment to the…
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East African Parliament tells Kenya to “loosen its stand” on South Sudan
EALA Speaker Daniel Kidega. Photo: East African Legislative Assembly. Kampala/Nairobi, November 23, 2016 (SSNA) — The Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) Daniel Kidega tells Kenyan President Uhuru…
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UN, SPLM-North signed deal to end recruitment of child soldiers
Soldiers of the SPLM-N clean weapons… Photo: IPS/Jared Ferrie Geneva/Khartoum, November 23, 2016 (SSNA) — The United Nations and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) led by Malik Agar have…
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