UN approves sanctions against South Sudan
Photo: UN New York, May 31, 2018 (SSNA) — The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday approved a resolution, imposing an arms embargo on South Sudan and sanctions against…
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People caught in the frontlines of fighting in South Sudan’s Leer and Mayendit counties
Displaced people in Leer County. Photo: MSF Juba, May 31, 2018 (SSNA) — Since the end of April, the conflict-ravaged counties of Leer and Mayendit, in South Sudan’s north, have…
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Exclusive: Kiir uses “deadly charm” to get any support
Salva Kiir. Photo: Reuters Addis Ababa, May 30, 2018 (SSNA) — In an exclusive interview on Wednesday, a senior Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO) official has accused South Sudanese…
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South Sudan’s ambassador accuses US of encouraging rebels to reject IGAD peace deal
Jmaes P. Morgan. Photo: Ethiopian News Agency/File Addis Ababa/Juba, May 26, 2018 (SSNA) — A South Sudanese ambassador has accused the United States government of being behind a recent decision…
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South Sudan rebels reject IGAD’s peace proposal
Mabior Garang Mabior (left). Photo: Getty Images Addis Ababa, May 23, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese rebels have rejected the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) power-sharing proposal and described it…
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South Sudan rebels deny “breakthrough” on security arrangements
Col. Lam Paul Gabriel. Photo: File Addis Ababa, May 21, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s main rebel group, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-In Opposition (SPLM/A-IO), has denied reports that it…
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Exclusive: IGAD to table new peace proposal
Photo: VOA/Getty Images Addis Ababa, May 19, 2018 (SSNA) — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is set to present to South Sudan’s warring factions a new peace proposal, an…
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UN deploys more troops to Unity State, cites ‘deliberate’ killings
UNMISS peacekeepers. Photo: UN/File Juba, May 17, 2018 (SSNA) — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNM ISS) says it is sending more troops to Unity state to protect…
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South Sudan’s Machar meets with IGAD delegation in South Africa
SPLM/A-IO leader with IGAD’s delegation team. Photo: File Pretoria, May 15, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese rebel leader Dr. Riek Machar met with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) delegation…
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Cracks emerge as Taban Deng Gai’s loyalists distance themselves from SPLM reunification
Taban Deng Gai. Photo: AFP Juba, May 11, 2018 (SSNA) — In an exclusive interviewed on Friday, a senior government official who asked not to be named told the South Sudan News…
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