South Sudan could return to “full scale” war, UN warns
Photo: UN New York/Juba, September 16, 2019 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s rival factions could easily go back to a ‘full-scale’ war at any time, a new report released on Monday…
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US ambassador says Salva Kiir cannot be trusted
US ambassador to South Sudan Thomas Hushek. Photo: Twitter/Getty Images Juba, September 16, 2019 (SSNA) — The United States Ambassador to South Sudan Thomas Hushek says Salva Kiir government lacks…
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South Sudan borrows $600 million from China
Photo: Reuters Juba, September 16, 2016 (SSNA) — The government of South Sudan announces that it has borrowed $600 million dollars from the Chinese government, saying the money will be…
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South Sudan President cancels meeting with Machar
Salva Kiir. Photo: Reuters Juba, September 10, 2019 (SSNA) — The President of South Sudan Sava Kiir has canceled his meeting with the SPLM-IO leader Dr. Riek Machar on the…
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South Sudan’s Machar set to arrive in Juba tomorrow
SPLM-IO leader Dr. Riek Machar. Photo: EPA Khartoum, September 8, 2019 (SSNA) — The leader of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-In Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) Dr. Riek Machar will go to Juba…
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IGAD says South Sudan’s rival leaders to meet in Juba
Machar (right), Kiir (left). Photo: Reuters Juba, September 6, 2019 (SSNA) — South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and the leader of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-In Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) Dr. Riek…
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Outrage after court case file went missing from presidential office
“The Terrain Hotel compound was ransacked by South Sudanese troops, who went on to attack foreign aid workers,” July 2016. Photo: AP Juba, September 6, 2019 (SSNA) — A court…
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Norwegian Refugee Council-run school inspires South Sudanese children
One of the students at the NRC-run Hope Primary School . Photo: NRC Juba, September 6, 2019 (SSNA) — A school built by the Norwegian Refugee Council in 2014 has…
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South Sudan’s Kiir urges peace as SPLM-IO warns of return to war
Kiir. Photo: Reuters/File Juba, September 5, 2019 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir, said on Thursday that people must embrace peace and suggest that South Sudanese should only talk…
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South Sudanese journalist free after more than five weeks in detention
Michael Christopher. Photo: hrw.org Juba, August 26, 2019 (SSNA) — A South Sudanese journalist Michael Christopher has been freed after spending nearly six weeks in detention at the national security…
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IGAD orders Kiir to disburse peace funds
IGAD past session. Photo: IGAD Djibouti/Juba, August 23, 2019 (SSNA) — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has officially asked South Sudan’s Salva Kiir to release peace funds meant for…
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Exclusive: South Sudanese officials bribe Ethiopian officials in Gambella region
Gambella Regional Parliament. Photo: File Juba, August 23, 2019 (SSNA) — South Sudanese government officials have and are still bribing former and current Gambella regional government officials to get their…
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China discovers new oil in South Sudan
Photo: lcsun-news.com Juba, August 20, 2019 (SSNA) — A Chinese oil exploration group has discovered a new oil field in Northeastern Upper Nile, petroleum minister Awow Daniel Chuang discloses today.…
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Kiir declines invitation to participate in peace talks in Ethiopia
Salva Kiir. Photo: Reuters Juba/Addis Ababa, August 20, 2019 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir, has refused to participate in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)-mediated peace talks slated to…
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IGAD denies SSNA report over leaked memo
Photo: IGAD Secretariat/File Juba, August 19, 2019 (SSNA) — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has denied a report by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) that the East African…
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South Sudan’s Kiir is “useful idiot,” UN expert says
Klem Ryan. Photo: File Juba, August 19, 2019 (SSNA) — A United Nations expert on South Sudan said South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir, is simply being used to prolong the…
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