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South Sudan’s Government cancels elections, vows ‘peace negotiations without pressure’

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Juba, February 13, 2015 (SSNA) — South Sudanese government has on Friday postponed elections originally set by South Sudan’s National Elections Commission to take place on the 30th of June…

UN Humanitarian Chief Calls for Arms Embargo Against South Sudan

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Juba, February 10, 2015 (SSNA) — The United Nations Under-Secretary General and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, calls for a collective UN action to impose arms embargo against the Republic…

South Sudan Artist Association in Ethiopia successfully concluded ‘Tut-kernyang’ peace concert in Gambella, Ethiopia

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By Mekonen Tefere Addis Ababa, February 9, 2015 (SSNA) — The Office of South Sudan Artist Association in Ethiopia (SSAAE) announced to the media that the concert, which was conducted…

Roadblocks are preventing aid convoys to reach their destinations in South Sudan: UN

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Juba, February 9, 2015 (SSNA) — The United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary General and Emergency Relief Coordinator (USG/ERC), Valerie Amos, told reporters in Juba that roadblocks are established in South Sudan…

Troika accuses South Sudan’s rivals of “ignoring the suffering of their people”

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Washington, DC, February 7, 2015 (SSNA) — The Troika’s countries, namely the United States of America, Norway, and the United Kingdom released a joint statement expressing their disappointment over the…

UN warns of looming food crisis in South Sudan

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Juba, February 6, 2015 (SSNA) — The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) has warned that South Sudan food insecurity is going to get worse by…

EU disappoints over the delay of publication of AU Commission of Inquiry; urges the international community to involve in Peace Talks

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Brussels, February 5, 2015 (SSNA) — The European Union (EU) has expressed its dissatisfaction over the handling of the African Union Commission of Inquiry which was tasked to look into…

Mixed reactions evoke as South Sudan rebels set to release top government official

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By Mekonen Tefere Addis Ababa, February 4, 2015 (SSNA) — The South Sudanese government announced on Wednesday that it has received an assurance from the rebel leadership that they would…

Rights group welcomes ‘roadmap deal’; calls for establishment of ‘truth and reconciliation commission’

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February 2, 2015 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s rights body, the South Sudan Human Rights society for Advocacy (SSHURSA), has welcomed the signing of the roadmap agreement between the government of…

South Sudan warring factions disagree on ‘power sharing’ as IGAD demands ‘breakthrough’

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Addis Ababa, January 31, 2015 (SSNA) — Rival factions of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) have failed to agree on the distribution of the power and asked IGAD for…

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