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Pan-African bank to provide $15 million for Juba International Airport security system

8 years ago

Juba International airport. photo: File Juba, December 26, 2018 (SSNA) — The Egypt-based African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed an agreement with Securiport SUARL, a Senegal-based airport security entity, to…

Troika condemns South Sudan for assaulting peace monitors

8 years ago

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Photo: The Oslo Times Juba, December 22, 2018 (SSNA) — The Troika countries, namely the United Kingdom, Norway, and the United States have condemned South Sudan’s government over peace monitors…

Ugandan engineer suspected of having evidence about John Garang death resurfaces in Kampala

8 years ago

News, South Sudan, World

Andrew Ndawula (left) with his newly wedded wife Deborah Nankwanga Kawaala (right). Photo: The New Vision (Uganda). Kampala, December 19, 2018 (SSNA) — A Ugandan telecommunications engineer Andrew Ndawula who…

Israeli ex-general under US sanctions denies arming South Sudan

8 years ago

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Juba, December 16, 2018 (SSNA) — An ex-general with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) who has been sanctioned by the United States for fueling South Sudan’s civil war by supplying…

US ends financial assistance to South Sudan, warns of consequences

8 years ago

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US National Security Adviser John Bolton. Photo: The National Interest/Getty Images/File Washington, DC, December 13, 2018 (SSNA) — The United States has announced on Thursday that it is ending financial…

Djibouti to provide port services to South Sudan

8 years ago

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Djibouti’s Duraleh Multipurpose Port’s (DMP). Photo: Reuters Juba, December 6, 2018 (SSNA) — Djibouti has announced that it will resume port services to South Sudan after a peace deal was…

Troika urges South Sudan warring parties to commit to peace

8 years ago

News, South Sudan, World

Photo: The Oslo Times Juba, November 17, 2018 (SSNA) — Troika countries, namely Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States have urged South Sudan’s warring parties to respect their…

Donors provide over $77m humanitarian aid for South Sudan

8 years ago

News, South Sudan, World

Photo: Natalia Jidovanu Juba, November 15, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan has received $77.5 million dollars from Donors, the UN Office of Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a…

US Ambassador to UN resigns

8 years ago

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Nikki Haley. Photo: Getty Images/File Washington, D.C., October 9, 2018 (SSNA) — The United States’ Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has resigned Tuesday, according to the White House.…

MSF resumes humanitarian operations in Maban

8 years ago

News, South Sudan, World

Photo: MSF Maban, October 5, 2018 (SSNA) — Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) also known as Doctors Without Borders has resumed medical operations in Maban after the group suspended its medical…

UK warns against travel to South Sudan

8 years ago

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UK’s foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt. Photo: Reuters Juba, July 28, 2018 (SSNA) — The United Kingdom government has warned all its citizens living in South Sudan to leave and warns…

US welcomes arms embargo on South Sudan, threatens to impose more sanctions

8 years ago

News, South Sudan, World

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Photo: Reuters Washington, DC, July 22, 2018 (SSNA) — The United States on Sunday criticized South Sudanese rival leaders Salva Kiir and Dr.…

US urges its citizens not to travel to South Sudan

8 years ago

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US’s State Department Spokeswoman, Heather Nauert. Photo: US Embassy in Syria/Getty Images/File Juba, June 28, 2018 (SSNA) — The United States has quietly declared South Sudan as a dangerous place…

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…

US set to review South Sudan assistance, blasts Juba over “cynical repudiation of the peace process”

8 years ago

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The White House’s Press Secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Photo: Reuters Washington, DC/Juba, May 8, 2018 (SSNA) — The United States on Tuesday says it is ready and well-positioned to review…

US asks IGAD to release South Sudan’s ceasefire violations “as soon as possible”

8 years ago

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US President Donald J. Trump. Photo: AP Juba, April 13, 2018 (SSNA) — The United States has asked the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to release all documented reports of December…

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