Ebola fears hit South Sudan-DRC border residents
Ebola outbreak in DRC. Photo: AP Tambura/Juba, December 18, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese residents living in areas bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) say they are living in…
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Refugee Response Plan to help South Sudanese refugees access to education
Kakuma refugee camp. Photo: The Lutheran World Federation/James Macharia Nairobi, December 19, 2018 (SSNA) — A Kenyan-based Refugee Response Plan (RRP) has partnered with the government of Kenya to help…
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Juba secures $2 billion in oil investments, vows more firms will join
Photo: File/africanarguments.org Juba, December 18, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s petroleum minister, Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, said his government has so far secured more $2 billion dollars from Malaysia, South Africa,…
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South Sudan accuses US of working against peace over aid cut
Salva kiir. Photo: File/Getty Images Juba, December 17, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese government has accused the United States of acting against the ongoing peace process, saying Washington’s recent decision…
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Israeli ex-general under US sanctions denies arming South Sudan
Juba, December 16, 2018 (SSNA) — An ex-general with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) who has been sanctioned by the United States for fueling South Sudan’s civil war by supplying…
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Ex-Machar’s spokesman arrives in Khartoum
James Gatdet Dak. Photo: File Khartoum, December 16, 2018 (SSNA) — The former spokesman for the leadership of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO) has arrived in Sudanese capital…
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US targets three people over activities in South Sudan’s civil war
Photo: US Department of the Treasury/steemit.com Washington, DC, December 14, 2018 (SSNA) — The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on…
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US ends financial assistance to South Sudan, warns of consequences
US National Security Adviser John Bolton. Photo: The National Interest/Getty Images/File Washington, DC, December 13, 2018 (SSNA) — The United States has announced on Thursday that it is ending financial…
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South Africa’s Deputy President calls for peace implementation in South Sudan
South African Deputy President David Mabuza. Photo: BizNews.com/Getty Images Juba, December 11, 2018 (SSNA) — South African Deputy President David Dabede Mabuza has called on the East African regional leaders…
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Djibouti to provide port services to South Sudan
Djibouti’s Duraleh Multipurpose Port’s (DMP). Photo: Reuters Juba, December 6, 2018 (SSNA) — Djibouti has announced that it will resume port services to South Sudan after a peace deal was…
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