Joining the EAC: What it means for South Sudan
By Kuach Tutkuay March 25, 2016 (SSNA) — The news of accession of South Sudan to the East Africa Community was received with mixed reactions by South Sudanese; with some…
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Dr. Boutros Boutros Ghali: a man of mission
By Ambassador Dhano Obongo March 26, 2016 (SSNA) — On November 14, 1922, in Cairo, Egypt, Boutros Boutros Ghali was born into an Egyptian Coptic Christian family. He went to…
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Africa’s $700 Billion Problem Waiting to Happen
The Horn of Africa region is central to the world’s maritime trade. It’s also beginning to fall apart. By Alex De Waal March 17, 2016 (SSNA) — Back in 2002, Meles Zenawi,…
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Rumors of Potential Use of Chemical Weapons Against the Nuba
By Samuel Totten March 15, 2016 (SSNA) — Rumors are afloat in Sudan that the Government of Sudan has recently transported chemical weapons to one or more regions of South…
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Lt. Gen. Gai Yoach’s Comment sets a stage for another major crisis in Juba when Dr. Riek Machar arrives
By: J. Nguen March 7, 2016 (SSNA) — Many experts agreed that the civil war in South Sudan on December 2013, which killed fifty thousand (UN’s report), displaced 2.3 million…
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No leadership is eternal than the national sovereignty itself (Message of peace)
“Our lives begin to end the minute we become silent about things that matters,” Martin Luther King. By: Maulana Deng Gai Gatluak March 6, 2016 (SSNA) — My dear countrymen,…
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The intention of IGAD Communiqué: demystifying the interpretive maneuovres!
By Biel Boutros Biel Part II February 29, 2016 (SSNA) — On 8 February 2016, Part I, of this argument made an analysis on article 7 of the Communiqué on…
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Letter to President Kiir on South Sudan joining East African Community
To: President of South Sudan, General Salva Kiir Mayardit, Chairman of SPLM and Commander in Chief of SPLA Cc: Chairman of SPLM-In Opposition, Dr. Riek Machar Teny Cc: Comrade Pagan Amum, Leader…
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Khartoum’s Humanitarian Embargo on the Nuba Mountains: Death by Starvation
By Eric Reeves March 2, 2016 (SSNA) — The “Special Bulletin: Food security situation in Warni and Kau-Nyaro” just released by the Food Security and Monitoring Unit (FSMU), reports levels “of food…
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We condemn the brutal murder of the Gambella Deputy Minister for roads and transportation
“If it is not broke, don’t fix it.” By Duach R. Mach February 28, 2016 (SSNA) — We the Nuer community of Ethiopia in Diasporas unequivocally condemned the horrific murder…
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