By Duop Chak Wuol June 29, 2018 (SSNA) — Fighting against an established system is not theatrical. The general rule for an armed rebellion is not to appease people; it is to fight for a cause using necessary political and military means. The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition’s (SPLM-IO) strategy of focusing too much on…
By Duop Chak Wuol June 15, 2018 (SSNA) — Empires come and go, regardless of whether they are good or bad. One of the chief measures employed by historians is an investigatory examination into the legacies the empires leave behind — these legacies are always methodically scrutinized by the people who the empires once ruled….
By Deng Akok Muoradid June 8, 2018 (SSNA) — In South Sudan, there is no culture and religion which condones corruption. Even a devil itself does not encourage its followers to practice corruption. The indigenous South Sudanese described corruption as a most sinful criminal act worse than killing. This explains why a corrupt individual was…
By Duop Chak Wuol May 18, 2018 (SSNA) — Salva Kiir likes to preach democracy to confuse people, looks for ways to legitimize his atrocious regime, uses deception to promote his despotism, and calculatingly waits for the right time to obliterate his political rivals. His supposed recent quest for peace through the reunification of the…
By Peter Gai Manyuon May 16, 2018 (SSNA) — In fact, the crisis of South Sudan was caused by suspicion of the unknown among the so-called SPLM leaders in 2013. The ongoing peace talks or side meetings in Ethiopian Capital Addis Ababa might not bring a genuine peace and stability in South Sudan unless otherwise, President…
By Peter Gai Manyuon May 8, 2018 (SSNA) — Taban Deng Gai has been the First Vice President of South Sudan since 2016 after J1 incident that killed thousands from both Kiir forces and Riek Machar forces. Previously he was the Minister of Mining and the Governor of the Unity State, a position he held…
By Peter Gai Manyuon May 4, 2018 (SSNA) — In fact, what is happening in the Republic of South Sudan is disastrous to the local, nation, region and the world at large. So far, cluster bombs and the same chemical weapons used against Syria civil population was used in 2014 between Juba and Bor by…
By Duop Chak Wuol April 29, 2018 (SSNA) — It has been more than four years since the civil war broke out in South Sudan, numerous pacts have been violated, and the international community seems to have no practical solution to help resolve the conflict. There are other possible approaches that, if used reasonably, could…
By Margaret Akulia April 25, 2018 (SSNA) — The journey to Malakal took us about five hours and we arrived in the evening, probably at 6 pm GMT. On arrival at Malakal Station, the driver and his assistant told me to get out of the lorry with the rest of the passengers who were mainly…
By Duop Chak Wuol April 19, 2018 (SSNA) — One of the main reasons the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) was formed was to maintain peace in the East African region. In its mission statement, the bloc claims that it is the premier alliance for preserving peace in the region. This is an attempt to…