South Sudan

Huge military buildup in Yei River State as citizens flee

7 years ago

SSPDF’s Soldiers. Photo: capitalfm.co.ke Juba, January 30, 2019 (SSNA) — The South Sudanese and the National Salvation Front (NAS) are mobilizing their forces in Yei River State for a possible…

Secret army recruitment hits Bahr el Ghazal region as rival factions urge peace

7 years ago

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Salva Kiir. Photo: ssddrc.org/File Juba, January 29, 2019 (SSNA) — The South Sudanese government is conducting secret military recruitment in Twic State and that Juba sent hundreds of national security…

South Sudan accuses EU, Troika of working against peace

7 years ago

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Information Minister Micheal Makuey Lueth. Photo: Eye Radio/File Juba, January 28, 2018 (SSNA) — The government of South Sudan has accused the European Union (EU) and the Troika countries namely…

NAS accuses SPLM-IO of embracing “faked-up peace”

7 years ago

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NAS leader Thomas Cirillo Swaka. photo: File Addis Ababa, January 26, 2019 (SSNA) — The National Salvation Front (NAS) has accused the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO) of being…

No money for peace implementation, South Sudan says

7 years ago

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South Sudanese pound. Photo: File Juba, January 23, 2019 (SSNA) — South Sudanese government on Wednesday said it has no money for the implementation of the September 2018 peace agreement…

JMEC Chair calls for unification of South Sudan’s rival forces

7 years ago

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JMEC Interim Chair Augostino Njoroge. Photo: JMEC Juba, January 23, 2019 (SSNA) — The interim chairperson of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) Augostino Njoroge said he wants to…

South Sudan bans skin bleaching products

7 years ago

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Skin bleaching products. Photo: The African Voice/File Juba, January 22, 2019 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s Drugs and Food Control Authority (DFCA) says it has banned importation and sale of all…

Disagreement emerges among SPLM-IO officials as government pushes for joint military offensive against NAS

7 years ago

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SPLM/A-IO leader Dr. Riek Machar. Photo: eNews Channel Africa/File Juba, January 21, 2019 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s main rebel group, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-In Opposition (SPLM/A-IO), is divided over…

Israeli Prime Minister makes a secret fly over South Sudan

7 years ago

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Shutterstock/ lobelog.com Juba, January 20, 2019 (SSNA) — The Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu went to Chad and flew over South Sudan from Chad…

South Sudan peace has little chance of succeeding, expert warns

7 years ago

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Kiir (right), Machar (left), and Museveni (far-center). Photo: sunrise.ug Juba, January 19, 2019 (SSNA) — A former United Nations expert says the ongoing peace process in South Sudan has a…

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