IGAD says willing to relocate South Sudan’s Machar
IGAD at a conference in 2017. Photo: IGAD Secretariat Addis Ababa, March 26, 2018 (SSNA) — In its 61st Extra-Ordinary Session in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, the Council of Ministers…
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UN completes road rehabilitation project in Bahr el Ghazal region
“Chinese Engineers begin repair work on main supply route in Kuajok,” November 2017. Photo: UNMISS/File Juba, March 23, 2018 (SSNA) — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has…
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South Sudan accuses the United States of plot to oust Salva Kiir
Michael Makuey Lueth. Photo: File Juba, March 22, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s government on Thursday accused the United States of trying to topple President Salva Kiir’s government by imposing…
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US imposes sanctions on South Sudan’s oil entities
US President Donald J. Trump. Photo: The Independent (UK)/Getty Images/File Washington, DC/Juba, March 21, 2018 (SSNA) — The government of the United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on South Sudan’s…
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South Sudan communication authority suspends mobile operator Vivacell
South Sudan’s Kiir. Photo: YouTube/File Juba, March 20, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan communication authority has suspended operations of Vivacell, citing noncompliance with regulations. The regulator said it acts on the…
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South Sudan’s minister lashes out at UN, calls for expulsion of peacekeepers
Michael Makuey Lueth. Photo: AP Juba, March 19, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s information minister, Michael Makuey Lueth, has lashed out at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), saying the world…
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EU donates $10 million to support humanitarian operations in South Sudan
EU Headquarters building. photo: EU/Getty Images/File Juba, March 17, 2018 (SSNA) — The European Union (EU) has donated eight million euros (approx. $10 million) to the United Nations Children’s Fund…
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Uganda, South Sudanese rebels trade accusations over Ugandan youth recruitment claims
Ugandan President Museveni (right), SPLM/A-IO leader Machar (left). Photo: The Observer (Uganda)/File Kampala/Juba, March 14, 2018 (SSNA) — A Lira Town-based Ugandan pastor has been arrested on suspicious of recruiting…
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22 people dead after cattle raid in South Sudan
Photo: Photo: Matthew Abbott Juba, March 12, 2018 (SSNA) – A group of heavily armed youths from Eastern Lake State on Monday conducted a cattle raid in Terekeka State’s Tidilo…
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Human rights defenders call for “unconditional” release of James Gatdet Dak
James Gatdet Dak. Photo: Reuters Juba, March 11, 20185 (SSNA) — A coalition of human rights organizations have called on South Sudan’s government to “unconditionally and urgently release” the former rebel…
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