South Sudan

South Sudan’s rebels welcome US call to seize assets of corrupt leaders

8 years ago

Mabior Garang de Mabior (left). Photo: Getty Images/File Addis Ababa/Juba, June 15, 2018 (SSNA) — The leadership of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-In Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) has accepted the United States…

South Sudan denies investing illicit money in Uganda and Kenya

8 years ago

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South Sudanese currency. Photo: delasalle.org.au Nairobi/Juba, June 14, 2018 (SSNA) — A South Sudanese government official has denied recent accusations by the United States that South Sudan’s government officials buy…

South Sudan’s rebel leader to arrive in Ethiopia next week

8 years ago

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Dr. Riek Machar. Photo: AP Addis Ababa, June 13, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese rebel leader Dr. Riek Machar will meet face-to-face with Salva Kiir on June 20 in Ethiopian…

US calls on East African region to block South Sudan illicit money

8 years ago

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US’s Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Sigal Mandelker. Photo: c-span.org/Getty Images Kampala/Juba, June 11, 2018 (SSNA) — The United States has called on East African governments to stop…

South Sudan’s Machar to visit Kenya after Khartoum meeting

8 years ago

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Machar (right), Odinga (left). Photo: File Pretoria/Addis Ababa, June 8, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese rebel leader Dr. Riek Machar is expected to travel to Kenya after his meeting with…

South Sudan’s atrocities are hidden from public, expert says

8 years ago

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Government soldiers patrol in undisclosed location. Photo: medium.com/Getty Images Juba, June 6, 2018 (SSNA) — A senior Africa researcher for Human Rights Watch (HRW) says the decision to keep some…

Leaked document: Defense minister bought expensive buildings in Uganda

8 years ago

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YLSSJMR says this new building is owned by Kuol Manyang Juuk. Photo: YLSSJMR Kampala/Juba, June 1, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s defense minister, Kuol Manyang Juuk, invests heavily in Ugandan…

UN approves sanctions against South Sudan

8 years ago

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Photo: UN New York, May 31, 2018 (SSNA) — The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday approved a resolution, imposing an arms embargo on South Sudan and sanctions against…

People caught in the frontlines of fighting in South Sudan’s Leer and Mayendit counties

8 years ago

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Displaced people in Leer County. Photo: MSF Juba, May 31, 2018 (SSNA) — Since the end of April, the conflict-ravaged counties of Leer and Mayendit, in South Sudan’s north, have…

Exclusive: Kiir uses “deadly charm” to get any support

8 years ago

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Salva Kiir. Photo: Reuters Addis Ababa, May 30, 2018 (SSNA) — In an exclusive interview on Wednesday, a senior Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO) official has accused South Sudanese…

Education advocacy group enrolls more South Sudanese children in schools

8 years ago

Education, News, South Sudan

South Sudanese young girls attending classes in Panrieng primary school Unity State, South Sudan. Photo: Windle Trust International Juba, May 30, 2018 (SSNA) — An educational charity group said its…

South Sudan’s ambassador accuses US of encouraging rebels to reject IGAD peace deal

8 years ago

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Jmaes P. Morgan. Photo: Ethiopian News Agency/File Addis Ababa/Juba, May 26, 2018 (SSNA) — A South Sudanese ambassador has accused the United States government of being behind a recent decision…

MSF welcomes the adoption of a resolution at the World Health Assembly

8 years ago

Health, South Sudan

“Banywich Bone, 18 ans, was reffered to Agok From Mayom, where MSF runs a primary health center. He was bitten by a snake three years ago, while he was sleeping…

South Sudan rebels reject IGAD’s peace proposal

8 years ago

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Mabior Garang Mabior (left). Photo: Getty Images Addis Ababa, May 23, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese rebels have rejected the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) power-sharing proposal and described it…

South Sudan rebels deny “breakthrough” on security arrangements

8 years ago

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Col. Lam Paul Gabriel. Photo: File Addis Ababa, May 21, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s main rebel group, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-In Opposition (SPLM/A-IO), has denied reports that it…

Exclusive: IGAD to table new peace proposal

8 years ago

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Photo: VOA/Getty Images Addis Ababa, May 19, 2018 (SSNA) — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is set to present to South Sudan’s warring factions a new peace proposal, an…

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