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

9 years ago

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…

US warns South Sudan over “deliberate starvation tactics”

9 years ago

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US Deputy Ambassador to UN Michele Sison. Photo: AP New York/Juba, March 23, 2017 (SSNA) — The United States has warned South Sudanese government over what it described as “deliberate…

South Sudan tops list of world’s suffering nations

9 years ago

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Photo: Ben Curtis/AP Juba, March 23, 2017 (SSNA) — In a survey released Thursday, the Republic South Sudan has been ranked as the top country in term of suffering. The…

New Report Identifies Causes of South Sudan’s Famine and Potential Genocide

9 years ago

News, South Sudan, Top Stories

Photo: Natalia Jidovanu Washington, DC, March 21, 2017 (SSNA) — In a new report published today, John Prendergast, Founding Director of the Enough Project, offers an historical review of corruption…

South Sudan plane crashes in Wau, passengers survive

9 years ago

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“Photos from the scene show fire engines dousing the smouldering wreckage with water.” Photo: Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock Wau/Juba, March 20, 2017 (SSNA) – A plane carrying at least 44 passengers has crashed…

South Sudan rebels captured Indian Engineers in Upper Nile

9 years ago

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Col. William Gatjiath Deng. Photo: File Pagak/Juba, March 10, 2017 (SSNA) — The Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) said it has captured alive two Indian oil Engineers in…

Clooney & Prendergast: Those Who Create Famine in South Sudan and Benefit from War Should Pay a Steep Price

9 years ago

Breaking News, News, Press Releases, South Sudan, Top Stories

The Sentry co-founders: George Clooney (right) and John Prendergast (left). Photo: africanarguments.org/File Washington, DC, March 9, 2017 (SSNA) — In an op-ed published today in the Washington Post, The Sentry co-founders George Clooney…

A rebuttal to the Sudan Tribune report that published my name among South Sudan government alleged corrupt officials

9 years ago

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Biel Boutros Biel. Photo: File A rebuttal to the Sudan Tribune report that published my name among South Sudan government alleged corrupt officials and beneficiaries of the misappropriated funds of…

UNHCR and UK supporting South Sudanese Refugee Response in Sudan

9 years ago

News, South Sudan, World

Photo: Borgen Magazine/File Khartoum, March 8, 2017 (SSNA) — The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) welcomed a recent contribution of £2 million (approximately US$2.5 million)…

Exclusive: Egypt sneaky strategy against Ethiopia

9 years ago

Breaking News, News, South Sudan, World

Photo: AP/MENA, Mohammed Samaha Kampala, March 5, 2017 (SSNA) – In an exclusive interview on Sunday, a former Ugandan intelligence agent told the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) that Egyptian…

Number of South Sudanese refugees continues to rise: UN

9 years ago

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Photo: UN Kampala/Juba, March 2, 2017 (SSNA) — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said a number of South Sudanese leaving South Sudan for neighboring countries is rising…

Mystery deepens after court rules against families of missing South Sudanese activists

10 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 Nairobi, February 22, 2017 (SSNA)…

Uganda to import gold from South Sudan

10 years ago

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‘South Sudanese pan for gold in Nanakanak, Eastern Equatoria’. Photo: Hannah McNeish/AFP Juba, February 21, 2017 (SSNA) — A newly established Ugandan gold factory is set to import gold and…

Kenyan police demand ransom for South Sudanese hostages

10 years ago

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Kenyan police officers. Photo: Getty Images/File Nairobi, February 19, 2017 (SSNA) — Top intelligence officials of Kenyan police demand the families of South Sudanese rebel figures who were kidnapped last…

SSHURSA background statement alerting the public on plot to kidnap and deport its head

10 years ago

News, Press Releases, South Sudan

SSHURSA’s logo. Press release February 19, 2017 (SSNA) — There is reliable information from credible sources that a team of South Sudanese security members has been sent to Kampala, Uganda,…

Civilians flee as violence intensifies in Equatoria region

10 years ago

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“South Sudanese refugees gather at a UNHCR collection center on the South Sudan border in Egelo, Uganda.” Photo: UNHCR Kampala/Juba, February 15, 2017 (SSNA) — Heavy fighting between South Sudan warring…

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