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US, Russia clash over South Sudan arms embargo

9 years ago

Russian President Putin (right), American President Trump (left). Photo: Getty Images/File Juba/New York, April 25, 2017 (SSNA) — The United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Tuesday…

South Sudan drops poisonous gas on rebel-held territories

9 years ago

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Photo: Jamii Radio Juba/Addis Ababa, April 15, 2017 (SSNA) — South Sudanese government has dropped containers of toxic gas on rebel-held areas in Bieh State, a senior rebel military source told…

UK declares South Sudan killings as ‘genocide’

9 years ago

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Priti Patel. Photo: Conservative Friends of Israel Juba/Kampala, April 12, 2017 (SSNA) — The United Kingdom has accused South Sudanese government of pursuing a “scorched-earth policy,” saying killings in South…

South Sudan troops carry out ‘ethnic killings’ in Wau

9 years ago

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Two SPLA soldiers stand guard in an undisclosed location. Photo: AFP Juba, April 10, 2017 (SSNA) — South Sudanese soldiers and government-sponsored militia groups have carried out what local residents…

“Border Control from Hell”: EU’s Migration Management Program Supports Brutal Militia in Sudan

9 years ago

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Photo: operationworld.org/File New report: Sudan using notorious militia to curb migration flows to Europe, EU risks being complicit in human rights abuses Washington, D.C., April 6, 2017 (SSNA) — A…

Enough Project’s Omer Ismail Tells US Congress to “keep up pressure on Sudan’s corrupt elite”

9 years ago

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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. Photo: Getty Images/File Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing today: Enough’s Omer Ismail Tells Congress: Keep Up Pressure on Sudan’s Corrupt Elite Washington, D.C., April 4,…

Rights activist to speak on famine in South Sudan

9 years ago

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John Prendergast. Photo: Getty Images Washington, DC, April 3, 2017 (SSNA) — American human rights activist and Founding Director of the US-based Enough Project John Prendergast will speak on famine in South…

SPLA-IO vows to stop oil production, warns of “serious consequences”

9 years ago

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Juba/Pagak, April 1, 2017 (SSNA) – The military command of South Sudanese rebels, the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO), on Saturday, warned against any oil exploration in areas under…

South Sudan rebels release Indian and Pakistani oil Engineers

9 years ago

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South Sudanese rebel leader Dr. Machar. Photo: AP Addis Ababa, March 30, 2017 (SSNA) — South Sudanese rebel leader Dr. Riek Machar has ordered an immediate release of one Pakistani…

UN says over 60,000 South Sudanese refugees enter Sudan in 2017

9 years ago

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South Sudanese refugees in Elegu, Uganda. Photo: UNHCR/Will Swanson Khartoum, March 29, 2017 (SSNA) — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said at least 60,000 South Sudanese have…

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