Opinion

Why arming South Sudanese rebels could end the war

8 years ago

SPLA-IO soldiers. Photo: AP By Duop Chak Wuol January 24, 2018 (SSNA) — There are those who believe that the main armed opposition, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-In Opposition (SPLM/A-IO),…

South Sudan’s vicious tyrant

8 years ago

Analyses, Articles, Opinion

South Sudan’s Kiir. Photo: Reuters By Duop Chak Wuol January 13, 2018 (SSNA) — The Republic of South Sudan is being run by a man with a reputation for having…

Is revitalization of peace in South Sudan credible?

8 years ago

Analyses, Articles, Opinion

Kiir (left), Machar (right). Photo: Reuters By Duop Chak Wuol December 31, 2017 (SSNA) — Countries are created in line with international treaties and norms, and the United Nations Security…

What Lessons to Drawn from the Military Showdown in Zimbabwe?

9 years ago

Articles, Opinion

Former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. Photo: Reuters By Dr. Gatluak Ter Thach* November 15, 2017 (SSNA) — In 2000, the Organization of African Unity current called African Union (AU) adopted…

New ideas: The East African Community History

9 years ago

Articles, Opinion

Flags of the EAC. Photo: citizentv.co.ke/Getty Images By Amb. Dhano Obongo November 3, 2017 (SSNA) — The East African Community, (EAC) is an intergovernmental union composed by six nations of…

Is the Dismantling of Darfur’s IDP Camps Beginning Under Cover of “Arms Collection”?

9 years ago

Articles, Opinion

An IDP camp in Darfur. Photo: UN By Eric Reeves October 23, 2017 (SSNA) — As far back as the summer of 2004 plans for the “return” of displaced persons were being…

Is freedom of Speech dead or alive in South Sudan?

9 years ago

Articles, Opinion

By James Tot Mathiang September 9, 2017 (SSNA) — What is freedom mean to South Sudanese after the bitter fruit of civil-war, which began in 1955, and ended in 2005?…

National Dialogue: A Necessity for Post War South Sudan

9 years ago

Articles, Opinion

Ambassador Dhano Obongo. Photo: File By Ambassador Dhano Obongo August 22, 2017 (SSNA) — South Sudan Newest Nation in the world gained its independence on July 9th, 2011, supported worldwide…

Prime Minister Meles Zenawi: An African icon gone too soon

9 years ago

Analyses, Articles, Opinion, World

Late Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. Photo: Aljazeera/Getty Images/File By Duop Chak Wuol August 20, 2017 (SSNA) — Waging an armed struggle against your own country is probably one of…

Rewarding Policies that Starve Children in the Nuba Mountains of South Kordofan

9 years ago

Articles, Opinion

“Obama administration ambassador to the UN Samantha Power preposterously declared (January 13, 2017) that there had been a “sea change” of improvement in humanitarian access in Sudan.” Photo: sudanreeves.org/Getty Images…

Trials, tribulations, injustices, and the peril destruction of the Nuer people

9 years ago

Articles, Opinion

A section of the Nuer Community conference in the United States; March 2015. Photo: SSNA Trials, tribulations, injustices and the peril destruction Nuer people are inflicted on themselves, due to…

Darfuri Refugees in Eastern Chad: The Most Invisible Casualties of the Darfur Genocide

9 years ago

Articles, Opinion

Darfur refugees in eastern Chad. Photo: Radio Dabanga By Eric Reeves August 8, 2017 (SSNA) — African/non-Arab refugees from violence in Darfur began to flee to eastern Chad well before…

In defense of the SPLM-IO

9 years ago

Analyses, Articles, Opinion

SPLM leader Kiir (L) shakes hands with SPLM-IO leader Machar (R) as former Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete (C) looks on after they signed a peace pact in Arusha, Tanzanian; January…

Shifting my communications, commentary on Sudan issues

9 years ago

Articles, Opinion

Photo: AP/Getty Images By Eric Reeves August 2, 2017 (SSNA) — For a variety of reasons, my primary commentary on events in Sudan, South Sudan, and the Two Areas (Blue Nile and South Kordofan/Nuba Mountains)…

The irrationality of the South African detainment of Dr. Riek Machar

9 years ago

Analyses, Articles, Opinion, South Sudan, World

South Sudanese rebel leader Dr. Riek Machar. Photo: AP By Duop Chak Wuol July 28, 2017 (SSNA) — The unlawful detention of South Sudanese rebel leader Dr. Riek Machar by…

The International Community is Playing Games with the Question of #Cholera_in_Sudan

9 years ago

Articles, Opinion

Photo: Middle East Monitor/Getty Images/File By Eric Reeves July 27, 2017 (SSNA) — The International community is playing games with question of #Cholera_in_Sudan. Almost a year into the epidemic, why have we…

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