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Machar, Amum sign “compromise peace agreement” as Kiir refuses

11 years ago

Addis Ababa, August 17, 2015 (SSNA) — South Sudanese rebel leader Dr. Riek Machar and Former political detainee Pagan Amum have signed IGAD-Plus’s compromise peace agreement exactly on the dateline…

Jikany Nuer Community condemns defected senior rebel leaders

11 years ago

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Juba, August 13, 2015 (SSNA) — The Greater Jikany Community in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) camps in and around South Sudan’s capital, Juba, has strongly condemned…

Rights group condemns closure of media outlets

11 years ago

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Nairobi, August 10, 2015 (SSNA) — The South Sudan Human Rights Society for Advocacy (SSHURSA) has condemned the shutting down of two South Sudanese media outlets namely, The Citizen Newspaper…

South Sudanese rebels blast Juba over “aid restrictions”

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Addis Ababa, August 6, 2015 (SSNA) — The leadership of the armed opposition led by South Sudan’s Former Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, has strongly condemned Juba’s decision to…

South Sudan’s peace talks resume as US renews ‘ultimatum’

11 years ago

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Addis Ababa, August 6, 2015 (SSNA) — Peace talks between South Sudan’s warring factions have resumed on Thursday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. Negotiations restarted as the United States…

South Sudanese opposition leader barred from travelling to peace talks

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Juba, August 5, 2015 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s opposition leader, Dr. Lam Akol, has been blocked by Juba from travelling to Addis Ababa to participate in the upcoming IGAD-Plus peace…

South Sudan’s News Editor Criticizes ‘Dinka Council of Elders’

11 years ago

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Addis Ababa, August 5, 2015 (SSNA) — A South Sudanese News Editor has criticized the Jieng (Dinka) Council of Elders on his social media page, saying the Elders who supposed…

South Sudan’s rivals must reach a peace deal by August 17 or risk being sidelined, US President warns

11 years ago

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Washington, DC, August 4, 2015 (SSNA) — The United States’ President, Barack Obama, on Tuesday issued an ultimatum to South Sudanese warring factions, saying the two competing sides must sign a…

South Sudanese rebel leader arrives in Pagak amid tight security

11 years ago

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Pagak, August 1, 2015 (SSNA) — The leader of South Sudan’s armed opposition Dr. Riek Machar has arrived in Pagak where a third consultative meeting is expected to kick off…

South Sudan Artists’ Association in Ethiopia to launch peace concert in Akobo next week

11 years ago

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Addis Ababa, July 28, 2015 (SSNA) — The office of south Sudan Artists Association in Ethiopia (SSAAE) is hereby announcing to the public that it will be launching peace concert…

South Sudan’s rebel leader establishes a ‘national telecommunication company’

11 years ago

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Addis Ababa, July 30, 2015 (SSNA) — In a move seen as a mean to assert himself as a capable national leader, the former South Sudan’s vice president issued numerous…

South Sudanese government troops steal “relief food” in Unity State

11 years ago

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Addis Ababa, July 30, 2015 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s government troops and their allied militia have been accused of stealing “relief supplies” which were given to South Sudanese refugees by…

US loses ‘patience’ over South Sudan’s civil war

11 years ago

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Juba, July 30, 2015 (SSNA) — The United States’s Special Envoy to South Sudan, Donald Booth, on Thursday delivered a strong message to South Sudanese government saying the US has…

Dok Community Association’s statement on Unity State atrocities

11 years ago

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Press release Date: 24/07/2015 Ref: Serious Atrocities Committed by the government of Salva Kiir and its Allied militias of Bul to the people of Lich state (Unity); Rubkona, Guit, Koch,…

US President calls on South Sudanese warring factions to “put their country first,” urges collective work

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Nairobi, July 25, 2015 (SSNA) — The President of the United Stated of America Barack Obama on Saturday announced that the US and Kenya have to work together to find…

South Sudanese rebels protest against non-invitation by the African Union; accuse AUPSC of “dishonesty and lack of transparency”

11 years ago

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Addis Ababa, July 24, 2015 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s armed opposition, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-In Opposition (SPLM/A-IO), on Friday released a strongly worded statement saying the African Union Peace…

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