South Africa to build $1 billion oil refinery in South Sudan
Photo: File/Getty Images Juba, April 1, 2019 (SSNA) — South Africa has confirmed that it is negotiating a deal that would allow Cape Town to build a $1 billion dollars…
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UN raises alarm over possible delay in the formation of South Sudan transitional government
Photo: UN Juba, March 29, 2019 (SSNA) — The head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) David Shearer says the time stipulated in the September 2018 peace…
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South Sudan lawmaker killed in Upper Nile
Photo: USA Today Juba, March 27, 2019 (SSNA) — A South Sudanese Member of Parliament (MP) was shot dead by unknown assailants while on a peace mission in Upper Nile…
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South Sudan seeks close ties with Qatar to boost oil output
Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth (right), Abdallah Mubarak Al-Khalifa (left). Photo: African Exponent/File Juba, March 26, 2019 (SSNA) — South Sudan wants Qatar to help in its plan to increase oil output…
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South Sudan charges 7 people with insurgency
Peter Biar Ajak. Photo: Reuters Juba, March 25, 2019 (SSNA) — South Sudan National Security has charged seven people with an insurgency, sabotage, and possession of weapons with intent to…
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South Sudan oil sector is run by a Mob-like group, official says
Photo: oilprice.com Juba, March 23, 2019 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s oil is secretly being run, manages, and auctioned off by a small group hand-picked by President Salva Kiir, a confidential…
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Japan donates $25 million for South Sudan’s peace and development
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Photo: Japan Prime Minister Office Juba, March 20, 2019 (SSNA) — Japan has donated $25 million dollars for peace and development in South Sudan, the…
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South Sudan accused of selling “nontransparent” oil advances
Photo: Getty Images/File Juba, March 20, 2019 (SSNA) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has accused South Sudanese government of contracting oil advances that are not transparent and urges the…
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US honors Irish nun for education work in South Sudan
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Photo: US Embassy in Nigeria Juba, March 8, 2019 (SSNA) — The United States Department of State has awarded the annual International Women of…
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Asian, middle east oil firms are complicit in South Sudan civil war, report says
Seen in this photo are Chinese oil workers in an oil filed in Paloch. Photo: AP Juba, March 6, 2019 (SSNA) — Oil companies operating in South Sudan have contributed…
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UN to strengthen peace mission in South Sudan
UN Security Council in a past session. Photo: AFP Juba, March 4, 2019 (SSNA) — The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has proposed that the UN peacekeeping mission in South…
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Israel summons ex-General over weapons sale to South Sudan
Former IDF General Israel Ziv. Photo: Reuters Juba, March 4, 2019 (SSNA) — Israel’s Defense Ministry has summoned a retired Israeli Maj. General over an alleged weapons sale to the…
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Ethiopian Prime Minister, Eritrean President visit South Sudan
Ethiopian PM Dr. Abiy (right), South Sudanese President Salva Kiir (center), and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki. Photo: Fana Broadcasting Corporation Juba, March 4, 2019 (SSNA) — The Ethiopian Prime Minister…
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Cambridge University protests detainment of Peter Biar Ajak
Peter Biar Ajak. Photo: Aaron Spence Juba, March 3, 2019 (SSNA) — The University of Cambridge has protested against an arbitrary arrest of a doctoral student Peter Biar Ajak, the…
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South Sudan killed 7 people in February
South Sudanese president Salva kiir. Photo: Reuters March 1, 2019 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s government has executed at least seven people this month, the Amnesty International says. According to the…
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World Bank approves $105.4 million to improve South Sudan health system
The World Bank. Photo: Getty Images/ goobjoog.com Juba, February 28, 2019 (SSNA) — The Republic of South Sudan will receive $105.4 million US dollars to help strengthen its national healthcare…
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