China discovers new oil in South Sudan
Photo: lcsun-news.com Juba, August 20, 2019 (SSNA) — A Chinese oil exploration group has discovered a new oil field in Northeastern Upper Nile, petroleum minister Awow Daniel Chuang discloses today.…
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Kiir declines invitation to participate in peace talks in Ethiopia
Salva Kiir. Photo: Reuters Juba/Addis Ababa, August 20, 2019 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir, has refused to participate in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)-mediated peace talks slated to…
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IGAD denies SSNA report over leaked memo
Photo: IGAD Secretariat/File Juba, August 19, 2019 (SSNA) — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has denied a report by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) that the East African…
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South Sudan’s Kiir is “useful idiot,” UN expert says
Klem Ryan. Photo: File Juba, August 19, 2019 (SSNA) — A United Nations expert on South Sudan said South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir, is simply being used to prolong the…
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South Sudanese must know their rights for others to help
Photo: File THE UNITED DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT/ARMY (UDRM/A) OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF August 17, 2019 Ref: UDRM/A/PR3/2019 By Gatwech Koang Thiech Zuor, PhD “Our problem is…
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Leaked memo: Uganda is the real threat to peace in South Sudan
Museveni (right), Kiir (left). Photo: Africa Union (AU). Addis Ababa, August 16, 2019 (SSNA) — South Sudan civil war will never be resolved peacefully if the East African regional bloc,…
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Kenya Commercial Bank vows to resume investment in South Sudan
KCB building in Nairobi. Juba, August 9, 2019 (SSNA) — Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) has announced that it is ready to boost investment in South Sudan, saying there are positive…
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South Sudan will not implement peace agreement in November: Source
Salva Kiir. Photo: File Juba, August 2, 2019 (SSNA) — The government of South Sudan is prepared not to abide by the November 2019 dateline to execute the September 2018…
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Serialization of UDRM/A’s Manifesto
UDRM Secretary-General Hon. Deng Vanang. Photo: File By Hon. Deng Vanang, UDRM’s Secretary-General Monday 5th– Sunday 11th August 2019 Juba, August 2, 2019 (SSNA) — Reeling under systemic tribalism, endemic…
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Exclusive: Bribery emerges as former oil minister eludes justice
Former petroleum minister Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth (right), President Salva kiir (left). Photo: File Juba, July 28, 2019 (SSNA) — Many government officials are being bribed by former petroleum minister Ezekiel…
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