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South Sudan drops poisonous gas on rebel-held territories

9 years ago

Photo: Jamii Radio Juba/Addis Ababa, April 15, 2017 (SSNA) — South Sudanese government has dropped containers of toxic gas on rebel-held areas in Bieh State, a senior rebel military source told…

UK declares South Sudan killings as ‘genocide’

9 years ago

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Priti Patel. Photo: Conservative Friends of Israel Juba/Kampala, April 12, 2017 (SSNA) — The United Kingdom has accused South Sudanese government of pursuing a “scorched-earth policy,” saying killings in South…

South Sudan troops carry out ‘ethnic killings’ in Wau

9 years ago

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Two SPLA soldiers stand guard in an undisclosed location. Photo: AFP Juba, April 10, 2017 (SSNA) — South Sudanese soldiers and government-sponsored militia groups have carried out what local residents…

“Border Control from Hell”: EU’s Migration Management Program Supports Brutal Militia in Sudan

9 years ago

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Photo: operationworld.org/File New report: Sudan using notorious militia to curb migration flows to Europe, EU risks being complicit in human rights abuses Washington, D.C., April 6, 2017 (SSNA) — A…

Enough Project’s Omer Ismail Tells US Congress to “keep up pressure on Sudan’s corrupt elite”

9 years ago

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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. Photo: Getty Images/File Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing today: Enough’s Omer Ismail Tells Congress: Keep Up Pressure on Sudan’s Corrupt Elite Washington, D.C., April 4,…

Rights activist to speak on famine in South Sudan

9 years ago

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John Prendergast. Photo: Getty Images Washington, DC, April 3, 2017 (SSNA) — American human rights activist and Founding Director of the US-based Enough Project John Prendergast will speak on famine in South…

SPLA-IO vows to stop oil production, warns of “serious consequences”

9 years ago

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Juba/Pagak, April 1, 2017 (SSNA) – The military command of South Sudanese rebels, the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO), on Saturday, warned against any oil exploration in areas under…

South Sudan rebels release Indian and Pakistani oil Engineers

9 years ago

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South Sudanese rebel leader Dr. Machar. Photo: AP Addis Ababa, March 30, 2017 (SSNA) — South Sudanese rebel leader Dr. Riek Machar has ordered an immediate release of one Pakistani…

UN says over 60,000 South Sudanese refugees enter Sudan in 2017

9 years ago

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South Sudanese refugees in Elegu, Uganda. Photo: UNHCR/Will Swanson Khartoum, March 29, 2017 (SSNA) — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said at least 60,000 South Sudanese have…

US warns South Sudan over “deliberate starvation tactics”

10 years ago

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US Deputy Ambassador to UN Michele Sison. Photo: AP New York/Juba, March 23, 2017 (SSNA) — The United States has warned South Sudanese government over what it described as “deliberate…

South Sudan tops list of world’s suffering nations

10 years ago

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Photo: Ben Curtis/AP Juba, March 23, 2017 (SSNA) — In a survey released Thursday, the Republic South Sudan has been ranked as the top country in term of suffering. The…

New Report Identifies Causes of South Sudan’s Famine and Potential Genocide

10 years ago

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Photo: Natalia Jidovanu Washington, DC, March 21, 2017 (SSNA) — In a new report published today, John Prendergast, Founding Director of the Enough Project, offers an historical review of corruption…

South Sudan plane crashes in Wau, passengers survive

10 years ago

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“Photos from the scene show fire engines dousing the smouldering wreckage with water.” Photo: Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock Wau/Juba, March 20, 2017 (SSNA) – A plane carrying at least 44 passengers has crashed…

South Sudan rebels captured Indian Engineers in Upper Nile

10 years ago

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Col. William Gatjiath Deng. Photo: File Pagak/Juba, March 10, 2017 (SSNA) — The Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) said it has captured alive two Indian oil Engineers in…

Clooney & Prendergast: Those Who Create Famine in South Sudan and Benefit from War Should Pay a Steep Price

10 years ago

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The Sentry co-founders: George Clooney (right) and John Prendergast (left). Photo: africanarguments.org/File Washington, DC, March 9, 2017 (SSNA) — In an op-ed published today in the Washington Post, The Sentry co-founders George Clooney…

UNHCR and UK supporting South Sudanese Refugee Response in Sudan

10 years ago

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Photo: Borgen Magazine/File Khartoum, March 8, 2017 (SSNA) — The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) welcomed a recent contribution of £2 million (approximately US$2.5 million)…

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