MSF welcomes the adoption of a resolution at the World Health Assembly
“Banywich Bone, 18 ans, was reffered to Agok From Mayom, where MSF runs a primary health center. He was bitten by a snake three years ago, while he was sleeping…
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South Sudan rebels reject IGAD’s peace proposal
Mabior Garang Mabior (left). Photo: Getty Images Addis Ababa, May 23, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese rebels have rejected the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) power-sharing proposal and described it…
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South Sudan rebels deny “breakthrough” on security arrangements
Col. Lam Paul Gabriel. Photo: File Addis Ababa, May 21, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s main rebel group, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-In Opposition (SPLM/A-IO), has denied reports that it…
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Exclusive: IGAD to table new peace proposal
Photo: VOA/Getty Images Addis Ababa, May 19, 2018 (SSNA) — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is set to present to South Sudan’s warring factions a new peace proposal, an…
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MSF leaves field health structure for newly renovated 40-bed hospital in Malakal
An MSF-run clinic in Malakal. Photo: UN/MSF Malakal, May 18, 2018 (SSNA) — Médecins Sans Frontières /Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is today officially opening its new hospital in Malakal town…
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UN deploys more troops to Unity State, cites ‘deliberate’ killings
UNMISS peacekeepers. Photo: UN/File Juba, May 17, 2018 (SSNA) — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNM ISS) says it is sending more troops to Unity state to protect…
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South Sudan’s Machar meets with IGAD delegation in South Africa
SPLM/A-IO leader with IGAD’s delegation team. Photo: File Pretoria, May 15, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese rebel leader Dr. Riek Machar met with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) delegation…
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Cracks emerge as Taban Deng Gai’s loyalists distance themselves from SPLM reunification
Taban Deng Gai. Photo: AFP Juba, May 11, 2018 (SSNA) — In an exclusive interviewed on Friday, a senior government official who asked not to be named told the South Sudan News…
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South Sudan says US is ‘obstacle’ to peace
Salva Kiir. Photo: Reuters Juba, May 10, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s government has accused the United States of being “a real obstacle” to peace in the young nation, according…
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S. Sudan’s Kiir removes bank governor
Former BoSS Governor Dr. Othom Rago Ajak. Photo: The Juba Monitor/File Juba, May 10, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese president has fired the governor of the Bank of South Sudan…
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