By Roger Alfred Yoron Modi November 24, 2019 (SSNA) — While emphasizing the need to work on a roadmap and implementation plan to ensure the timely completion of pending pre-transitional tasks of the R-ARCSS, the IGAD Council of Ministers in its Communiqué of 10th November 2019 instructed the IGAD Special Envoy for South Sudan in…
By Roger Alfred Yoron Modi November 4, 2019 (SSNA) — The reconstituted National Constitutional Amendment Committee (NCAC) established under the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) should be transparent to the public in their activities. The Agreement says the reconstituted NCAC shall complete the tasks necessary to prepare for…
By Peter Gai Manyuon October 29, 2019 (SSNA) — Many critics have criticized the 2018 peace agreement due to numerous factors that are foreseen ahead of the implementation process by the parties to the agreement. So far, many are identified as causes for the conflict in South Sudan, ranging from ethnic tensions, mismanagement of resources…
By Duop Chak Wuol October 26, 2019 (SSNA) — It is documented that history and publicly available researched data show that dictators who continuously ruled oppressively are cowards. This cowardice act is usually fueled by intense paranoia, anti-social behavior, incoherent thinking, sadistic mentality, among others. This class of rulers are power-hungry and tend to wet…
By Duop Chak Wuol October 20, 2019 (SSNA) — When Salva Kiir premeditated the civil war in the pretext of a bogus coup, he did not call for the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to endorse his plan. What he did was to run to Uganda and asked his regional ally, Yoweri Museveni, who has…
By James Okuk, PhD October 20, 2019 (SSNA) — The coming of the members of UN Security Council to Juba with arrival of Dr Riek Machar and Dr Lam Akol to engage in high-level meetings on evaluation of the status of pre-transitional period as provided in the 2018 Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the…
By Sirir Gabriel Yiei Rut October 20, 2019 (SSNA) — Flood is one of the deadly natural disasters. It’s catastrophic and dangerous. It is caused by nature or the natural processes of the earth. Two weeks ago, Bieh State, Sobat State, and Adar State were engulfed by angry waters. The flood has demolished huts and…
By Duop Chak Wuol October 16, 2019 (SSNA) — He began his tenure as a leader admired by most South Sudanese. The death of South Sudan’s renowned leader, Dr. John Garang de Mabior, in July 2005 opened the door for him to become the chairman of the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) party. His…
By: Sirir Gabriel Yiei Rut October 15, 2019 (SSNA) — Nowadays, Media is the most powerful branch in any Country. It is a tool to maintain a balanced society that is characterized by well-informed people, effective democracy and social justice. In fact, media has unparallel influence on all aspects of human life in modern times….
By Lul Gatkuoth Gatluak This article is to congratulate Ethiopian Prime Minister His Excellency Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali, for winning 2019 Alfred Nobel Peace Prize and demonstrate the type of leadership style today’s world order required. October 14, 2019 (SSNA) — The purpose of this article is to congratulate Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali for winning…
By Duop Chak Wuol October 11, 2019 (SSNA) — In April 2018, Ethiopia’s prime minister, Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali, took the oath of office and told the Ethiopian parliament in a speech that he intended to make peace with Eritrea. The speech was full of promises that were foreign in the minds of most African…
By Roger Alfred Yoron Modi October 9, 2019 (SSNA) — Last month, The Sentry Report <https://cdn.thesentry.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/TakingOfSouthSudan-Sept2019-TheSentry.pdf> released a report titled “The Taking of South Sudan- the Tycoons, Brokers, and Multinational Corporations Complicit in Hijacking the World’s Newest Nation.” The report argues that The Sentry’s investigation exposes an array of international actors who stand to profit…
By Duop Chak Wuol October 6, 2019 (SSNA) — Trusting Salva Kiir is like trusting a pathological liar who constantly beats his chest to prove that his lies are the embodiment of truth. I have harshly criticized Kiir’s policies in the media for years—my articles in the media can attest to my claim. There are…
By Isaac Kiir Geka October 5, 2019 (SSNA) — With all the due respect to some truth Hon. Kim touched in his remark, I think Hon. Kim was making a political statement and not addressing the issue he supposed to address as a member of the EAC Parliament representing South Sudan. The reasons for my…
By Thokhat Khor Wiw October 4, 2019 (SSNA) — The new defectors claimed that five subsections of Gajaak United themselves against one, that was part of the reason they decided to join Salva Kiir who is the enemy to Gajaak. Yet, without any shame, they handpicked a few individuals who live in Gambella from the…
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…