South Sudan releases rebel official
“James Gatdet Dak, a former spokesman of rebel leader Riek Machar, sits inside the dock in the High Court in Juba on February 12, 2018.” Photo: Reuters Khartoum, November 2,…
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South Sudan’s rebel leader to attend peace celebration in Juba
SPLM/A-IO leader Dr. Machar. Photo: AFP/Getty Images Juba, October 30, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese main opposition leader Dr. Riek Machar will attend a peace celebration tomorrow, a rebel spokesman…
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South Sudan troops rape and kill children, UN says
The UN Security Council at a past session. Photo: UN New York/Juba, October 16, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese government forces have killed and raped children throughout South Sudan, especially…
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SSNA editor blasts Kenya over money laundering claims
Kirr (R), Kenyatta (L). Kiir (R). Photo: Getty Images File Nairobi, October 12, 2018 (SSNA) — A South Sudanese news editor has harshly criticized Kenya over what he described as “immoral…
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Exclusive: Kiir wants peace deal “without reforms”
Kiir. Photo: Al Jazeera Juba, October 5, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir Mayardit, will never accept a peace that barred him from ruling through decrees, a senior…
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More than 382,000 died in South Sudan civil war, a new report says
“In this file photo taken on October 16, 2016, soldiers of the Sudan People Liberation Army patrol near the dead bodies of rebel soldiers in Lelo, outside Malakal, northern South…
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South Sudan’s peace in limbo as Kiir refuses to release political detainees
Khartoum, September 22, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has refused to released Prisoners of War (POWs) and political detainees as stipulated in past and current ceasefire deals,…
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1300 snipers arrive in Juba as South Sudanese celebrate peace deal
Government soldiers. Photo: AFP Kampala/Addis Ababa, September 15, 2018 (SSNA) — Ugandan-trained South Sudanese snipers have arrived in Juba on Saturday night, a former Ugandan intelligence officer told the South…
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South Sudan warring parties to sign peace in Ethiopia
Machar (R), Kiir (L). Photo: AFP Addis Ababa, September 11, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s incumbent Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU), the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO), and…
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South Sudan Military Judge jails soldiers for rape and murder
South Sudanese soldiers (left) jailed for murdering a local journalist and rapping aid workers in July 2016 Terrain Hotel rampage. Photo: Reuters Juba, September 6, 2018 (SSNA) — A military…
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