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US backs arms embargo, targeted sanctions on South Sudan

10 years ago

US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power. Photo: AP New York/Juba, November 17, 2016 (SSNA) — The United States’ Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power said her country…

U.S. to Introduce UN Security Council Resolution for Targeted Sanctions, Arms Embargo on South Sudan

10 years ago

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Government soldiers… Photo: AFP As threat of genocide looms, Enough Project lauds urgently-needed step, calls for swift adoption Washington, DC, November 17, 2016 (SSNA) —Today, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha…

South Sudan’s rebel leader says Juba regime “must go”

10 years ago

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Rebel Leader Machar. Photo: AP Pretoria/Juba, November 16, 2016 (SSNA) — South Sudanese rebel leader Dr. Riek Machar has criticized Salva kiir’s government over the closure of the independent radio…

UN Chief calls for arms embargo on South Sudan, cites mass atrocities

10 years ago

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Photo: UN/Getty Images New York/Juba, November 16, 2016 (SSNA) — The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Security Council Wednesday to impose an arms embargo…

Aid group warns of “fragile humanitarian situation” in Unity State

10 years ago

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“A boy who suffered severe burns to his leg is tended to by a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) doctor at the MSF clinic set up at the camp for displaced…

UN calls on two Sudans to resolve final status of disputed Abyei area

10 years ago

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UN Security Council. Photo: UN/Getty Images New York/Juba, November 15,2016 (SSNA) — The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) voted unanimously Tuesday to extend mandate of the peacekeepers operating in the…

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…

Deportation of rebel spokesman sparks diplomatic firestorm

10 years ago

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Kenyatta (right), Kiir (left). Photo: africa.tvcnews.tv/File Juba, November 13, 2016 (SSNA) — A highly placed source with South Sudan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has revealed to the South Sudan News…

Prominent politician blasts Kenya over troops withdrawal

10 years ago

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ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi. Photo: Youtube/KTN Nairobi/Juba, November 14, 2016 (SSNA) — The leader of Amani National Congress (ANC) party Musalia Mudavadi has criticized Kenyatta over his decision to pull…

South Sudan national security shut down Eye Radio

10 years ago

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South Sudan’s security forces in Juba. Photo: Jubaweb/File Juba, November 11, 2016 (SSNA) — South Sudanese security agents have told representatives of the Eye Radio (ER) that they must stop…

Expert warns of looming genocide in South Sudan

10 years ago

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Government soldiers. Photo: Simon Maina/AFP Juba, November 11, 2016 (SSNA) — The United Nations Special Adviser on the prevention of genocide Adama Dieng has warned that South Sudan civil war…

Fuel shortage hits South Sudan’s capital

10 years ago

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Photo credit: Getty Images Juba, November 10, 2016 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s capital, Juba, has been hit by fuel shortage, forcing some businesses to close their operations, business owners and…

UN says over 16,000 children still in South Sudan armed groups

10 years ago

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“This photo…shows young boys, child soldiers, sitting with their rifles at a ceremony of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration in Pibor overseen by UNICEF and partners.” Photo: Charles Lomodong/AFP Juba, November…

UN warns of deadly cholera outbreak in South Sudan

10 years ago

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FILE— In this Saturday May 24, 2014 file photo, relatives of Samual Moro, 30, grieve after he died of cholera, outside the cholera isolation ward at the Juba Teaching Hospital…

South Sudan’s government wants UN to reinstate sacked Kenyan General

10 years ago

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Michael Makuei Lueth. Photo: Radio Tamazuj/Getty Images/File Juba, November 7, 2016 (SSNA) — South Sudanese information minister Michael Makuei Lueth has revealed that his government has sent a letter to…

UNHCR accuses Kenya of violating “international refugee law”

10 years ago

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UNHCR human rights Council. Photo: UN/Getty Images Geneva/Nairobi, November 6, 2016 (SSNA) — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) accuses Kenya of violating human rights over forced deportation…

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