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South Sudan’s rebel advance team set to arrive in Juba

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Juba, December 21, 2015 (SSNA) — An advance team of rebel Sudan’s People’s Liberation Movement/Army-In Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) is set to arrive in Juba today (Monday), Spokesman for the leadership of the…

Greater Bor Community of the United States of America (GBC-USA) thanks its donors “for their generous financial contributions”

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Press release Generous Donors, Community leaders, and the General Assembly of GBC-USA Dear our donors and the community at large, December 19, 2015 (SSNA) — On behalf of Greater Bor…

Leer County residents receive food after months in swamps

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Juba, December 19, 2015 (SSNA) — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has delivered food to tens of thousands of residents of Leer County of the oil-rich Unity…

South Sudan’s rebels deny involvement in ‘recruitment of child soldiers’

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Pagak/Addis Ababa, December 16, 2015 (SSNA) — The rebel military command of the Sudan people’s Liberation army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) has denied reports that its senior Generals have involved in “child…

Central Darfur security raids Tearfund’s office in Nierteti

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Nierteti, December 15, 2015 (SSNA) — Security agents closed the office of the UK-based Tearfund organisation in Nierteti, Central Darfur, on Monday. A source reported to Radio Dabanga from Nierteti…

UN accused of ‘failing to protect civilians’ in South Sudan

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Juba, December 15, 2015 (SSNA) — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has been accused of lack of enforcement of the UN-mandated rules and failure to protect civilians…

New report exposes South Sudan’s war machine, offers steps to target financial interests and counter potential spoilers

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New report: South Sudan’s war machine, on 2nd anniversary of civil war outbreak Tenuous Peace Deal at Risk as Youngest Nation Marks 2-Year Anniversary of Conflict Outbreak…

UN approves more peacekeepers for South Sudan as the young nation marks second anniversary of ‘bloody war’

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New York/Juba, December 15, 2015 (SSNA) — The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has approved the deployment of more peacekeepers for South Sudan as the young nation marks its two-year…

Hundreds of thousands of South Sudanese face critical food shortage: ICRC

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Geneva/Juba, December 11, 2015 (SSNA) — Hundreds of thousands of South Sudanese face severe food shortages and an alarming hunger situation after two years of fighting in the country, the…

John Prendergast Testimony to Senate Today: South Sudan not a Failed State, it’s a “Hijacked State”

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For Immediate Release John Prendergast Testimony to Senate Today: South Sudan not a Failed State, it’s a "Hijacked State" Washington DC, December 10, 2015 (SSNA) — In testimony today before a Senate…

John Prendergast to Testify Thursday before Senate on South Sudan

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Enough Project Director to Join U.S. Special Envoy Booth, Princeton Lyman, and Amnesty International at Foreign Relations Hearing “Independent South Sudan: A Failure of Leadership” Washington, DC, December 9, 2015…

New service complex opened in North Darfur

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Tabit, December 8, 2015 (SSNA) — The First Vice-President of Sudan and the Deputy Prime-Minister of Qatar officially opened a service complex in the Tabit Unit area in Tawila locality,…

Exclusive: South Sudan’s government divided over rebel advance team visit

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Juba, December 9, 2015 (SSNA) — A government source who talked exclusively to the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) has told the SSNA on Wednesday that South Sudanese government’s position…

The Coalition of Advocates for South Sudan’s report on its September 2015 conference

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Diaspora Unity for Peace Conference “Uniting the Diaspora through Shared Vision for South Sudan” Final Report: The Coalition of Advocates for South Sudan September 19, 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS Background,Appreciation 3…

UN refutes a SSNA report over a ‘failed peace deal’ comment

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New York/Juba, December 5, 2015 (SSNA) — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has denied that its Undersecretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Hervé Ladsous, did not said South Sudan’s…

Fighting erupts in Western Bahr el Ghazal State; Lou Nuer “on high alert”

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Juba, December 5, 2015 (SSNA) — Heavy fighting between South Sudan’s rival forces has broken out in Bahr el Ghazal State with both sides using heavy artilleries, rebel military command has…

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