South Sudan tops list for most dangerous countries for aid workers
Photo: AFP Juba, August 15, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan is the most dangerous place for humanitarian personnel for the third year in a row, a report released on Monday…
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Uganda trains South Sudan snipers as peace continues in Khartoum
Museveni (right), Kiir (left). Photo: thetowerpost.com/File Kampala, August 8, 2018 (SSNA) — The Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) is secretly training snipers of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) in…
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South Sudan’s warring factions sign power-sharing deal
Salva Kiir (right), Dr. Riek Machar (left). Photo: AFP Khartoum, August 5, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese rival factions signed a final power-sharing deals on Sunday, signaling a new hope…
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Kiir, Machar sign new power-sharing deal
Kiir (right), Machar (left). Photo: Getty Images Khartoum, July 25, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese rival leaders Salva kiir and Dr. Riek Machar have on Wednesday signed a revised Khartoum’s…
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MSF suspends the majority of its medical activities in Maban area after a violent attack
An MSF nurse in Maban. Photo: MSF Juba, 24 July 2018 (SSNA) — International medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders (MSF) has suspended most of its activities in Maban,…
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Exclusive: There is no peace unless Uganda and Egypt stop supporting Juba
Egyptian President El-Sisi (right) and Ugandan President Museveni (left). Photo: File/xpresstimes.co.ug Juba, July 20, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s government will never accept peace unless the international does something to…
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Ugandan President asks UN to drop South Sudan arms embargo
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. Photo: Reuters Kampala, July 14, 2018 (SSNA) — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said he wants the United Nations to drop the recently imposed arms embargo on…
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SPLM-IO blasts Juba over term extension
Mabior Garang de Mabior. Photo: AFP Juba, July 12, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese rebels have harshly criticized Juba over recent action by the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) to…
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Government troops prepare to attack rebel forces in Kajo Keji
Col. Lam Paul Gabriel. Photo: File Juba, July 10, 2018 (SSNA) — Government forces are on the move to attack SPLA-IO positions in Central Equatoria’s Kajo Keji country, rebel deputy…
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South Sudan rebels reject Uganda’s peace proposal
Mabior Garang de Mabior (center-left). Photo: Getty Images Kampala/Addis Ababa, July 9, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese main rebel group, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO), has rejected a…
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