The irrationality of the South African detainment of Dr. Riek Machar
South Sudanese rebel leader Dr. Riek Machar. Photo: AP By Duop Chak Wuol July 28, 2017 (SSNA) — The unlawful detention of South Sudanese rebel leader Dr. Riek Machar by…
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Japanese minister to resign over South Sudan mission “cover-up”
Shinzo Abe (L), Tomomi Inada ®. Photo: South China Morning Post/Getty Images/File Juba, July 27, 2017 (SSNA) — Japan’s Defense Minister, Tomomi Inada, along with other military officers are set…
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South Sudan and Uganda Exposed as Major Trafficking Hubs for Ivory, Wildlife from Congo, Region
Uganda’s Museveni (R), South Sudan’s Kiir (L). Photo: Phillip Dhil/EPA Uganda beginning to take key steps to combat trafficking of elephant tusks, pangolins; South Sudan must do much more to…
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Africa expert questions White House position on South Sudan
J. Stephen Morrison. Photo: CSIS/medium.com Juba/Washington, DC, July 11, 2017 (SSNA) — An African expert with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) said in an interview with the Voice of America’s…
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Trump Administration Faces Decision on Sudan Sanctions – Deadline This Wednesday
Sudan’s al Bashir. Photo: Al Jazeera/Getty Images/File Washington, DC, July 10, 2017 (SSNA) — The Trump administration faces a July 12 deadline to make a decision on whether to terminate the…
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UN Security Council Votes to Drawdown Darfur Peacekeeping Operation, Experts Say Decision “Flawed”
UN Security Council. Photo: UN/Getty Images/File Washington, DC, June 29, 2017 — Today the U.N. Security Council voted to decimate the capacity of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID)…
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Sudan Sanctions July Deadline “Won’t Work”: Trump Administration Should Delay Decision
Photo: dabangasudan.org/Getty Images/File “July Deadline Won’t Work”: Trump Administration Should Delay Decision on Sudan Sanctions Washington, DC, June 22, 2017 — The Trump administration should delay a July decision on U.S.…
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UN warns of worsening food crisis in South Sudan
South Sudanese refugees… Photo: AFP Juba/Washington, DC, June 6, 2017 (SSNA) — The United Nations has warned that South Sudan’s hunger crisis is worsening and blames South Sudanese warring factions…
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US, UK downplay significance of Kiir’s ceasefire announcement
United States’ deputy Ambassador to the United Nations, Michele Sison. Photo: UN/Getty Images/File Juba/New York, May 24, 2017 (SSNA) — The United States and the United Kingdom said South Sudan’s…
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Ethiopia to lead the World Health Organization
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Photo: Ethiopian News gency (ENA)/File. Geneva/Addis Ababa, May 23, 2017 (SSNA) — The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has emerged as the winner to run the World…
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