New York/Juba, September 16, 2019 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s rival factions could easily go back to a ‘full-scale’ war at any time, a new report released on Monday by a United Nations panel shows. The report also says all parties to the September 2018 peace agreement have resumed recruiting child soldiers to increase their numbers….
Juba, September 16, 2016 (SSNA) — The government of South Sudan announces that it has borrowed $600 million dollars from the Chinese government, saying the money will be used to pay all South Sudanese civil servants for six months. The announcement comes just after information minister Micheal Makuey Lueth told reporters that South Sudan’s government…
Juba, September 16, 2019 (SSNA) — The United States Ambassador to South Sudan Thomas Hushek says Salva Kiir government lacks transparency and that it will take a while for the International community to trust Kiir again. In an exclusive interview with the Voice of America (VOA), ambassador Hushek declares that Kiir has been misusing South…
Juba, September 6, 2019 (SSNA) — South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and the leader of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-In Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) Dr. Riek Machar will meet in Juba to discuss ways to implement the September 2018 peace agreement, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) says. In a statement published on its website, IGAD explains…
Juba, September 6, 2019 (SSNA) — A school built by the Norwegian Refugee Council in 2014 has become the hope for young South Sudanese school children who want to build better future for themselves for the country. Teachers at the school inspire students by encouraging to learn. Some teachers say psychological help may be needed…
Public Announcement: Naath Honoring Graduates Class of 2019 August 17, 2019 Washington, DC, July 20, 2019 (SSNA) – The Naath Education Foundation (NEF) is a USA based non-profit and non-political organization founded on January 30, 2019 with headquarter in Washington, DC, and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia office represent Africa continent. The founders were inspired by the…
Juba, July 5, 2019 (SSNA) — South Sudan health ministry is on high-alert after Ebola virus killed a woman 70 kilometers away from the capital, Juba. South Sudan’s Director General for disease control, Dr. Pinyi Nyimol, told VOA’s South Sudan in Focus program that the ministry of health sent seven people Yei River State –…
Juba, April 19, 2019 (SSNA) — Diseases are as deadly as the ongoing civil war in South Sudan, humanitarian organizations said. The report comes as aid groups operating in the northern part of the country witnessed an increase in the death of people, especially children. The Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) which operates in…
Juba, February 16, 2019 (SSNA) — Africa is rapidly becoming one of the world fast-growing grain importer as some land-locked African nation face difficulties in terms of deliveries. A report, published in the world-grain website points out that South Sudan is one of the countries in the East Africa region, lacking port services. The report…
Juba, January 7, 2018 (SSNA) — All 16 oil wells in Unity have restarted producing oil five years after the civil broke out, the New York-based Bloomberg news agency reported. Juba wants to generate money from oil to fund a transition government proposed in September 2018 Khartoum’s peace agreement. South Sudan is currently producing 155,000…
Juba, February 16, 2019 (SSNA) –– In a recently featured article in South Africa, a woman named Tuleka Prah – a chief, was named as one of the best African known chiefs. Tuleka is best known for traveling around the globe and makes “Africa’s rich cuisines to the world, according to the report. Her blog,…
Juba, December 1, 2018 (SSNA) — The Republic South Sudan has been named as one of the countries with extreme danger level based on the current threat posed to anyone who wants to travel to the young nation, a report released last month by the Travel Risk Map shows. The company with help from International…
By Kor Chop Leek September 4, 2019 (SSNA) — Summary: For two decades, and with the acquiescence of the government of South Sudan, Petronas of Malaysia, China National Petroleum and ONGC Videsh of India have been spewing poisons into South Sudan’s ecosystems – with corresponding and devastating results to communities and their residents’ lives. Defying…
By Kuir ë Garang June 20, 2019 (SSNA) — This article addresses some issues in Dr. Nyaba’s article, Letting the Cat out: Jieng Dinka Attempt to Impose Hegemony and Domination in South Sudan!! [SSN, June 03, 2019]. Note that this is not a rebuttal to the central idea of the article but a reminder about…
By Roger Alfred Yoron Modi June 2, 2019 (SSNA) — In March 2011, Bari Community BC issued their position rejecting to offer land to the South (thern) Sudan government to build a national capital in or around Juba. Gen. Alfred Lado Gore, who was the chair of BC at the time, officially submitted the document…
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