South Sudan

Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the situation in South Sudan

10 years ago

Adama Dieng, UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide. Photo: UN New York, February 7, 2017 (SSNA) — The Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide,…

Sudan accuses Egypt of supporting rebels

10 years ago

News, South Sudan, World

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. Photo: Getty Images/File Juba, February 6, 2017 (SSNA) – Sudan’s President, Omar al-Bashir, has accused Egyptian Intelligence of arming and harboring Sudanese rebels and threatened to…

UK troops to protect humanitarian aid in South Sudan

10 years ago

News, South Sudan, World

British’s 16 air assault brigade in Afghanistan. Photo: Getty Images Juba, February 6, 2017 (SSNA) — Britain’s Secretary of State for the Department for International Development, Priti Patel, suggested the…

Gendered violence in Juba

10 years ago

Analyses, Opinion, South Sudan

South Sudanese women in Juba. Photo: alarabiya.net/File By Professor Simon E. Kulusika February 6, 2017 (SSNA) — Before explaining the meaning of the title of this article, it may help…

Egypt denies involvement in Upper Nile airstrikes

10 years ago

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Egyptian foreign ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid. Photo: Al-Ahram/Getty Images/File Nairobi, February 4, 2017 (SSNA) — The Egyptian government has denied reports that it carried out deadly airstrikes on South…

Egyptian Air Force bombs South Sudanese rebels in Upper Nile

10 years ago

Breaking News, News, South Sudan

“This file photo shows two Dassault Rafale fighter jets operated by the Egyptian Air Force.” Photo: Getty Images/File Pagak/Juba, February 3, 2017 (SSNA) — The military command of the Sudan People’s…

MSF calls for humanitarian access for civilian population in Upper Nile

10 years ago

News, Press Releases, South Sudan

“An MSF team walking through the swamps between the villages of Padith and Pattaw to assess the needs of the villages in November 2016.” Photo: MSF February 3, 2017 (SSNA)…

Uganda rejects external intervention in South Sudan

10 years ago

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Ugandan Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Okello Oryem. Photo: PBS/Redpepper/File Juba, February 2, 2017 (SSNA) — Ugandan Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Okello Oryem said Kampala would reject…

UNMISS reiterates commitment to support South Sudan’s peace process

10 years ago

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South Sudanese IDPs in Wau. Photo: UNMISS Juba/New York, February 2, 2017 (SSNA) — The new head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), David Shearer, today reiterated that the Mission…

UN chief calls for a peaceful solution in South Sudan

10 years ago

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“UN Secretary-General António Guterres (3rd right, front row) poses for a group photo with African Union leaders at the opening of their Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.” Photo: Antonio Fiorente/UN…

SSHURSA Condemns Minister Michael Makuei Lueth’s resistance to the Hybrid Court

10 years ago

News, Press Releases, South Sudan

Micheal Makuey Lueth. Photo: Eye Radio Press Release: for immediate release; 30 January 2017 SSHURSA Condemns Minister Michael Makuei Lueth’s resistance to the Hybrid Court and urges African Union, United…

Military situation remains tense in Malakal, UN warns

10 years ago

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SPLA soldiers guard Malakal airport. Photo: Reuters Juba/New York, January 2017 (SSNA) – A heavy fighting between government and rebel forces broke out in South Sudan’s upper Nile, prompting the…

MSF closes project in Melut after three years

10 years ago

News, Press Releases, South Sudan

MSF’s measles vaccination campaign. Photo: Kate Nolan/MSF Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) just closed the doors of its emergency health centre in Melut. The intervention in the north-east of…

AFRICAN Centre for Transitional Justice calls on Kenya government to immediately release Civil rights Lawyer Dong Samuel Luak and Political activist Aggrey Idri without pre-conditions

10 years ago

News, Press Releases, South Sudan

Dong Saluel Luak (right), Aggrey Idri (center), and James Gatdet Dak who was deported to Juba in November last year. Photo: Sirir Gabriel Yiei Ruot/File ACT-J calls on Kenya government…

UN says South Sudan peace can only be achieved within the framework of the 2015 Agreement

10 years ago

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AU in a past session. Photo: Pan-African Parliament/File Addis Ababa, January 29, 2017 (SSNA) — The African Union (AU), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and the United Nations (UN)…

UN calls for ceasefire as fighting intensifies in Upper Nile

10 years ago

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Photo: Justin Lynch Juba/New York, January 27, 2017 (SSNA) — The United Nations on Friday called on South Sudan’s warring factions to immediately stop fighting and work toward implementing the…

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