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More Chinese peacekeepers arrive in South Sudan

10 years ago

Chinese troops. Photo: Youtube/Getty Images/File Juba, December 5, 2016 (SSNA) — China has resumed the deployment of its 700-peacekeeping infantry battalion to South Sudan, dispatching 120 of them to the…

US alarms over escalation of violence in South Sudan

10 years ago

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US State Department Spokesman Mark Toner. Photo: Youtube/Getty Images/File Washington, DC/Juba, December 5, 2016 (SSNA) — The United States says it is worries and alarmed over the escalation of violence…

South Sudan accuses Ethiopia and Sudan of complicity in Machar isolation

10 years ago

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South Sudan FVP Gai. Photo: Radio Tamazuj/File Addis Ababa/Khartoum, December 2, 2016 (SSNA) — South Sudanese First Vice president Taban Deng Gai says governments of Ethiopia and Sudan agree with…

UN warns of imminent “ethnic cleansing” campaign in South Sudan

10 years ago

South Sudan, World

Photo: UN/Getty Images Juba, December 1, 2016 (SSNA) — A United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) has warned Thursday that a campaign of ethnic cleansing is underway in South…

A humanitarian house robbed in Mundri

10 years ago

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“As South Sudan marks the first anniversary of its independence on July 9, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are struggling to save lives in one of the most complicated and…

Missing British pilot turns up in South Sudan

10 years ago

South Sudan, World

“This file photo taken on October 10, 2016 shows Pilot Pedro Langdon flying his Travel Air 4000 biplane during a photocall for the launch of the Vintage Air Rally in…

East African Parliament tells Kenya to “loosen its stand” on South Sudan

10 years ago

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EALA Speaker Daniel Kidega. Photo: East African Legislative Assembly. Kampala/Nairobi, November 23, 2016 (SSNA) — The Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) Daniel Kidega tells Kenyan President Uhuru…

Japanese troops land in South Sudan

10 years ago

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Photo: thetower.org Juba, November 21, 2016 (SSNA) — Japanese peacekeepers from Japan Self-Defense Forces have arrived in South Sudan today (Monday), making Tokyo one of UN troop-contributing countries in war-torn…

US seeks to blacklist Machar, Malong, and Lueth

10 years ago

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US President Barack Obama. Photo: Alex Wong/AP/Getty Images New York/Juba, November 18, 2016 (SSNA) — The United States proposed an arms embargo and targeted sanctions proposal seek to blacklist South…

Japanese troops to participate in rescue missions in South Sudan

10 years ago

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Photo: Getty Images/File Tokyo/Juba, November 14, 2016 (SSNA) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has told a parliamentary committee that Tokyo is ready to respond…

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