Uganda to import gold from South Sudan
‘South Sudanese pan for gold in Nanakanak, Eastern Equatoria’. Photo: Hannah McNeish/AFP Juba, February 21, 2017 (SSNA) — A newly established Ugandan gold factory is set to import gold and…
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UN Security Council Condemns Fighting in South Sudan
The United Nations Security Council. Photo: UN/Getty Images New York/Juba, February 11, 2017 (SSNA) — The United Nations Security Council on Friday condemned renewed fighting in South Sudan, particularly in…
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Exxon Mobil in talks with South Sudan over oil deal
Photo: The New York Times Juba, February 9, 2017 (SSNA) — The US-based Exxon Mobil Corporation is in secret talks with Juba to buy a stake in South Sudan’s vast…
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UN peacekeepers arrived in Central Equatoria after a three-day road block
UN peacekeepers. Photo: Reuters Juba/New York, February 7, 2017 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s military and security personnel have finally allowed the United Nations peacekeepers to enter Kajo Keji town of…
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Sudan accuses Egypt of supporting rebels
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…
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UK troops to protect humanitarian aid in South Sudan
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…
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UNMISS reiterates commitment to support South Sudan’s peace process
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…
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UN chief calls for a peaceful solution in South Sudan
“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…
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UN says South Sudan peace can only be achieved within the framework of the 2015 Agreement
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)…
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Kiir, UNMISS Chief meet in Juba; discuss peace efforts
UNMISS Head David Shearer. Photo: UN/File Juba/New York, January 26, 2017 (SSNA) — The newly appointed head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan and Special Representative of the…
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Kenya accused of kidnapping South Sudanese rebel officials
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta (right), South Sudan’s Kiir (left). Photo: CapitalFM (Kenya) Nairobi/Juba, January 24, 2017 (SSNA) — Kenya has been accused of kidnapping two South Sudanese opposition figures for…
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UN says it receives reports of fresh fighting in Central Equatoria, calls for cessation of hostilities
Stephane Dujarric. Photo: UN Audiovisual Library New York/Juba, January 24, 2017 (SSNA) — The United Nations (UN) says it has received credible reports of renewed fighting between South Sudan national…
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UN calls for “swift deployment” of regional protection force to South Sudan
UNSC in a past session… Photo: AP New York/Juba, January 23, 2017 (SSNA) — The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday called for an immediate deployment of the regional…
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Troika blasts South Sudan over “reckless” regime change statements, demands retraction
Troika Representatives… Photo: The Oslo Times Juba/Khartoum, January 18, 2017 (SSNA) — The Troika counties, Norway, United Kingdom, and the United States have criticized South Sudanese government over what they…
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US Assistant Secretary of State to visit South Sudan
Linda Thomas-Greenfield. Photo: US State Department/Getty Images/File Juba, January 17, 2017 (SSNA) — The United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield is set to arrive in…
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UN pledges to support DRC in finding solutions to issue of the SPLA-IO disarmed elements
SPLA-IO troops. Photo: AP Kinshasa, January 16, 2017 (SSNA) — In a joint statement, the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, Said Djinnit, and the Special Representative…
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