Juba, June 24, 2019 (SSNA) — The European Union (EU) says it will keep supporting South Sudan’s agriculture sector, saying 100,000 South Sudanese farmers benefit from the program. The EU also says it has spent nearly $300,000,000 million dollars on agricultural projects in South Sudan. “The EU has been a development partner in South Sudan’s…
Juba, June 10, 2019 (SSNA) — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said it has launched a clean-up campaign to clean Juba, refugee camps, and its mission areas. The UN states that South Sudan needs “Umuganda,” a Rwanda’s voluntary exercise performed by Rwandans each month to clean up Rwandan cities. UNMISS asserts that…
Juba, May 25, 2019 (SSNA) — The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has imposed ten years ban on South Sudanese football official Chabur Goc Alei, saying the former President of South Sudan Football Association misused $499,000 dollars intended for development and other football-related projects. The world football governing body discloses that Chabur misused the…
Juba, May 9, 2019 (SSNA) — The United States government says South Sudanese September 2018 peace partners should use the six months pre-transitional extension to form a provisional government, saying the warring factions should “start thinking beyond.” In an interview with the German-based DW news website, Thomas Hushek, the U.S. ambassador to South Sudan explains…
Juba, May 8, 2019 (SSNA) — The recently agreed extension of South Sudan pre-transitional period for six months to allow South Sudanese parties to the September 2018 peace deal enough time to execute security arrangements has been approved, the Ethiopian government announced today. Ethiopia says on a Facebook post that council of East African ministers…
Juba, May 3, 2019 (SSNA) — The transitional army council of Sudan which is running the country has rejected civilian majority in a joint provisional government, the BBC reports. The report says Lt Gen Salah Abdelkhalek states that the Sudanese military will not accept civilian majority in the government and that the only option the…
Juba, April 30, 2019 (SSNA) — The Troika countries (the United Kingdom, Norway, and the United States) say the September 2018revitalized peace agreement may not be fulfilled as required by the pact, a joint statement released today shows. The 3-nation bloc explained in the statement that they are concerned because the May 12 dateline stipulated…
Washington, DC/Juba, April 19, 2019 (SSNA) — The United States has added South Sudan to a new kidnapping list and asks its citizens not to travel to the war-wracked young nation, an updated version of US State Department travel advisory seen by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) shows. The announcement comes days after an…
Addis Ababa, April 19, 2019 (SSNA) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed has for the third time reshuffled his cabinet, signaling yet a new era for reforms in the East African nation of more than 100 million people. In a move some Ethiopian observers seen as strategic, the Ethiopian leader appointed the influential Oromia’s…
Juba, April 11, 2019 (SSNA) — China’s new Ambassador to South Sudan, Hua Ning, said his country is ready to improve bilateral relation to developing the war-wracked young nation, China-state runs Xinhua reported. The announcement comes barely a day before Sudanese President Omar al Bashir was forced out of power by the military. At a…
Juba, April 2, 2019 (SSNA) — The United States has again declared South Sudan as a threat to its national and foreign policies, an updated version of the Executive Order 13664 seen by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) shows. In the new order, the US President Donald J. Trump, says the national emergency declared…
Juba, March 20, 2019 (SSNA) — Japan has donated $25 million dollars for peace and development in South Sudan, the Japanese government has announced. Japan says it donates the money with a partnership with international aid agencies, saying the September 2018 revitalized peace agreement is a milestone for the young nation. Japan sees the agreement…
Juba, March 8, 2019 (SSNA) — The United States Department of State has awarded the annual International Women of Courage Awards to an Irish nun who has been educating South Sudanese girls since 2006, the State Department said in a statement. Orla Treacy along with nine other women was honored on Thursday at the State…
Juba, March 4, 2019 (SSNA) — The Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki visited South Sudan on Monday. PM Abiy’s office says on a social media post that the trip is centered on bolstering peace and economic ties in the region. “PM Abiy Ahmed and President Isaias Afwerki have arrived…
Juba, February 28, 2019 (SSNA) — The Republic of South Sudan will receive $105.4 million US dollars to help strengthen its national healthcare system, the World Bank announced on Wednesday. The bank says its Board of Executive Directors approved the money because it wants to improve access to mental health treatments for the people of…
Juba, February 26, 2019 (SSNA) — The Chinese government has donated anti-malaria drugs to South Sudan, enabling the war-wracked young nation to respond to tropical-related disease, China’s state-run Xinhua newspaper reports. The paper explains in its report that Chinese Ambassador to South Sudan He Xiangdong delivered the donation worth $744,000 U.S. dollars to South Sudanese…