Juba, October 2019 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s main opposition leader Dr. Riek Machar has returned to Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, after talks between him and his rival President Salva Kiir collapsed, a senior aide to the leadership of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO) told the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA). The official explained that…
Juba, October 20, 2019 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s main opposition leader, Dr. Riek Machar, told the a United Nations delegation that his party is not interested in rushing to form a transitional government by November 12 dateline, saying main provisions of peace agreement popularly known as ‘security arrangements’ must be fully implemented before a provisional…
Juba, October 20, 2019 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s rival leaders, President Salva Kiir and Dr. Riek Machar held their second face-to-face meeting today but the meeting ended without any progress, a senior aide to Machar who was at the meeting but requested his name not be published because he was not authorized to speak to…
Juba, October 18, 2019 (SSNA) — The leader of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-In Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) Dr. Riek Machar will arrive in Juba tomorrow to have a face-to-face meeting with President Salva Kiir, a senior SPLM-IO official who asked for anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media told the South Sudan…
Juba, October 16, 2019 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s government and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO) have accused each other of impeding the implementation of peace, a report by the Associated Press shows. The report says the SPLM-IO deputy chairman Henry Odwar makes it clear that his party will not be a part of…
Addis Ababa/Juba, October 11, 2019 (SSNA) — The president of South Sudan Salva Kiir has accused some unnamed Western countries of being not happy with ways parties to the agreement reached a conclusion, a speech obtained by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) shows. The accusation comes as Western powers, particularly Troika countries (the United…
Addis Ababa, October 10, 2019 (SSNA) — The editor-in-chief of the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) Duop Chak Wuol has criticized president Salva Kiir, describing him as “cunning and master of deceit” who cannot be trusted by anyone. Late last week, Duop wrote an opinion piece that was widely published in South Sudanese media outlets…
Juba, October 9, 2019 (SSNA) — The Human rights Watch (HRW) has called on South Sudan’s government, opposition leaders, and the African Union (AU) to meet and discuss ways to establish a hybrid court for war crimes and crimes against humanity, a letter obtained by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) shows. Human Rights Watch’s…
Juba, October 8, 2019 (SSNA) — The controversial Jieng Council of Elders (JCE) told President Salva Kiir that he must keep the 32 states or reduce them to a number that will only benefit the Dinka, an assistant to one of the elders who requested that his name be hidden for fear of reprisal told…
Juba, October 6, 2019 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s government has misused at least $400 million, a portion of $600 million dollars that was borrowed last month to pay salaries of all civil servants for six months, a senior government official who agrees to speak to the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) on condition of anonymity…