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…
Read More 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…
Read More 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…
Read More 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…
Read More 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…
Read More 8 million people to face food insecurity in South Sudan next year, report says
A mother with her malnourished child site at a hospital run by the Doctors Without Borders. Photo: AP Juba, November 6, 2022 (SSNA) — A new report released by the…
Read More Pope Francis to visit South Sudan in February next year, source says
Pope Francis. Photo: CNN Juba, November 1, 2022 (SSNA) — Pope Francis is expected to visit the Republic of South Sudan in February 2023, a source with Catholic Dioceses of…
Read More WHO distributes medical kits to partners in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State
Photo: WHO Juba, October 31, 2022 (SSNA) — The World Health Organization( WHO) says it has distributed at least 21 medical emergency kits to health cluster partners carrying out healthcare…
Read More UN to close health clinic in Lakes State
Photo: AP Juba, October 30, 2022 (SSNA) — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) says it is preparing to shut down the Mingkama-based clinic by December this year.…
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