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Uganda rejects external intervention in South Sudan

9 years ago

Ugandan Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Okello Oryem. Photo: PBS/Redpepper/File Juba, February 2, 2017 (SSNA) — Ugandan Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Okello Oryem said Kampala would reject…

UNMISS reiterates commitment to support South Sudan’s peace process

9 years ago

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South Sudanese IDPs in Wau. Photo: UNMISS Juba/New York, February 2, 2017 (SSNA) — The new head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), David Shearer, today reiterated that the Mission…

UN chief calls for a peaceful solution in South Sudan

9 years ago

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“UN Secretary-General António Guterres (3rd right, front row) poses for a group photo with African Union leaders at the opening of their Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.” Photo: Antonio Fiorente/UN…

SSHURSA Condemns Minister Michael Makuei Lueth’s resistance to the Hybrid Court

9 years ago

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Micheal Makuey Lueth. Photo: Eye Radio Press Release: for immediate release; 30 January 2017 SSHURSA Condemns Minister Michael Makuei Lueth’s resistance to the Hybrid Court and urges African Union, United…

Military situation remains tense in Malakal, UN warns

9 years ago

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SPLA soldiers guard Malakal airport. Photo: Reuters Juba/New York, January 2017 (SSNA) – A heavy fighting between government and rebel forces broke out in South Sudan’s upper Nile, prompting the…

MSF closes project in Melut after three years

9 years ago

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MSF’s measles vaccination campaign. Photo: Kate Nolan/MSF Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) just closed the doors of its emergency health centre in Melut. The intervention in the north-east of…

AFRICAN Centre for Transitional Justice calls on Kenya government to immediately release Civil rights Lawyer Dong Samuel Luak and Political activist Aggrey Idri without pre-conditions

9 years ago

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Dong Saluel Luak (right), Aggrey Idri (center), and James Gatdet Dak who was deported to Juba in November last year. Photo: Sirir Gabriel Yiei Ruot/File ACT-J calls on Kenya government…

UN says South Sudan peace can only be achieved within the framework of the 2015 Agreement

9 years ago

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AU in a past session. Photo: Pan-African Parliament/File Addis Ababa, January 29, 2017 (SSNA) — The African Union (AU), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and the United Nations (UN)…

UN calls for ceasefire as fighting intensifies in Upper Nile

9 years ago

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Photo: Justin Lynch Juba/New York, January 27, 2017 (SSNA) — The United Nations on Friday called on South Sudan’s warring factions to immediately stop fighting and work toward implementing the…

Kiir, UNMISS Chief meet in Juba; discuss peace efforts

9 years ago

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UNMISS Head David Shearer. Photo: UN/File Juba/New York, January 26, 2017 (SSNA) — The newly appointed head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan and Special Representative of the…

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