South Sudan

Amnesty International calls on UN to boost its presence in South Sudan

9 years ago

UNMISS soldiers at a UN-run site. Photo: Reuters Nairobi/Juba, March 14, 2018 (SSNA) — Amnesty International has called on the United Nations (UN) to step up its efforts in the…

Uganda, South Sudanese rebels trade accusations over Ugandan youth recruitment claims

9 years ago

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Ugandan President Museveni (right), SPLM/A-IO leader Machar (left). Photo: The Observer (Uganda)/File Kampala/Juba, March 14, 2018 (SSNA) — A Lira Town-based Ugandan pastor has been arrested on suspicious of recruiting…

MSF launches mobile clinics in South Sudan’s remote areas

9 years ago

Health, News, South Sudan

“An MSF community health promoter tests a child for malaria at an outdoor support clinic in Thaker, Leer County, South Sudan.” Photo: Siegfried Modola/MSF Akobo, March 13, 2018 (SSNA) —…

22 people dead after cattle raid in South Sudan

9 years ago

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Photo: Photo: Matthew Abbott Juba, March 12, 2018 (SSNA) – A group of heavily armed youths from Eastern Lake State on Monday conducted a cattle raid in Terekeka State’s Tidilo…

Human rights defenders call for “unconditional” release of James Gatdet Dak

9 years ago

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James Gatdet Dak. Photo: Reuters Juba, March 11, 20185 (SSNA) — A coalition of human rights organizations have called on South Sudan’s government to “unconditionally and urgently release” the former rebel…

Egyptian foreign minister to visit South Sudan

9 years ago

News, South Sudan, World

Sameh Hassan Shoukr. Photo: egyptianstreets.com Juba/Cairo, March 11, 2018 (SSNA) — Egypt’s foreign minister, Sameh Hassan Shoukr, is scheduled to visit Juba tomorrow (Monday) where he will discuss unspecified east…

South Sudan’s opposition leader mocks Juba over Arab League membership application

9 years ago

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Dr. Lam Akol. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/File Addis Ababa, March 10, 2018 (SSNA) — A senior South Sudanese opposition leader Friday questioned Juba’s decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem and…

South Sudan suspends UN-run radio station

9 years ago

Breaking News, News, South Sudan

Radio Miraya Journalists at 2018 Women day show. Photo: Radio Miraya Juba, March 9, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s Media Authority (SSMA) Friday issued an order, suspending Radio Miraya, for…

US calls for a UN-mandated arms embargo on South Sudan

9 years ago

News, South Sudan, World

US Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley. Photo: AP/File Juba, March 8, 2018 (SSNA) — In what was seen by some regional experts as an unorthodox political move, the…

Israel offers educational opportunities for South Sudanese women and girls

9 years ago

Education, News, South Sudan

South Sudanese school children in South Sudan’s capital, Juba. Photo: Moshe Shai/Flash90/File Juba, March 7, 2018 (SSNA) — An Israel-based humanitarian group has conducted successful operations in war-torn South Sudan,…

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