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Japan donates $25 million for South Sudan’s peace and development

March 20, 2019News, South Sudan, Worldsouthsudannews

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…

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US honors Irish nun for education work in South Sudan

March 8, 2019News, South Sudan, Worldsouthsudannews

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…

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Ethiopian Prime Minister, Eritrean President visit South Sudan

March 4, 2019News, South Sudan, Worldsouthsudannews

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…

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World Bank approves $105.4 million to improve South Sudan health system

February 28, 2019News, South Sudan, Worldsouthsudannews

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…

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China donates anti-malaria drugs to South Sudan

February 26, 2019News, South Sudan, Worldsouthsudannews

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…

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Troika ‘alarmed’ by renewed clashes in Yei River State

February 20, 2019News, South Sudan, Worldsouthsudannews

Juba, February 20, 2019 (SSNA) — The Troika countries (the United States, Norway, and the United Kingdom) issued a statement on Wednesday, expressing concern about the ongoing fighting between government and the National Salvation Front (NAS) in South Sudan’s Yei River State. In the statement, the 3-nation bloc seen as the main backer of the…

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UK ambassador to South Sudan to be replaced in May

February 19, 2019News, South Sudan, Worldsouthsudannews

Juba, February 19, 2019 (SSNA) — The United Kingdom has picked a new ambassador to replace its current Ambassador who will be transferred to a different diplomatic post, UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office has announced. In a statement, the foreign office explains that Christopher John Trott will be the new ambassador, replacing ambassador Ms. Alison…

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UK helps Uganda seized 750 pieces of ivory smuggled from South Sudan in January: report

February 12, 2019News, South Sudan, Worldsouthsudannews

Juba, February 12, 2019 (SSNA) — A United Kingdom-funded program helped Uganda captured two Vietnamese nationals suspected of illegally transporting 750 pieces of ivory and thousands of pangolin scales, a statement obtained by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) has confirmed. It is the first time the UK admitted that it has helped catch the…

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US bans citizens from traveling to South Sudan

February 5, 2019News, South Sudan, Worldsouthsudannews

Juba, February 5, 2019 (SSNA) — The United States has banned its citizens from visiting the war-ravaged South Sudan, saying the young nation is a threat to its national security, the USA Today reported. The report indicates that there are other 27 countries blacklisted by the US and South Sudan is listed on number 23….

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Israeli Prime Minister makes a secret fly over South Sudan

January 20, 2019News, South Sudan, Worldsouthsudannews

Juba, January 20, 2019 (SSNA) — The Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu went to Chad and flew over South Sudan from Chad to Israel, the Jerusalem Post reports. Israeli media states that South Sudan is a friendly nation to Israel and that the two nations enjoy a friendly atmosphere. They, however, did not explain…

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UK to send maggots to war zones in South Sudan to help treat wounds

January 16, 2019News, South Sudan, Worldsouthsudannews

Juba, January 16, 2019 (SSNA) — The government of the United Kingdom through its Department for International Development (DFID) will fund international war zones to use maggots to help clean infected wounds, the Daily Mail newspaper reports. The UK says it will be sending maggots to war zones in countries lacking adequate medical supplies and…

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UK Defense Secretary visits South Sudan, says his nation stands with South Sudanese

January 7, 2019News, South Sudan, Worldsouthsudannews

Juba, January 7, 2019 (SSNA) — The United Kingdom Secretary of Defense Gavin Williamson said his country is working to bring stability to South Sudan and that the people of the UK stand with the people of the war-ravaged young nation. Williamson comment comes as he tours the country. “The UK is a nation that…

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China donates $7 million to South Sudan

January 3, 2019News, South Sudan, Worldsouthsudannews

Juba, January 3, 2019 (SSNA) — China has donated $7 million dollars to the United Nations to help the agency purchase food for South Sudanese in need of food, according to a joint statement seen by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA). In the text, Chinese Ambassador to South Sudan He Xiangdong says his country…

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Zimbabwe to export unemployed graduates to South Sudan

January 1, 2019News, South Sudan, Worldsouthsudannews

Juba, January 1, 2019 (SSNA) — Zimbabwean minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Professor Amon Murwira says his nation is prepared to finalize a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Sudan’s Ministry of Higher Education, saying Zimbabwe is “very literate,” according to an interview obtained by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA)….

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Pan-African bank to provide $15 million for Juba International Airport security system

December 26, 2018News, South Sudan, Worldsouthsudannews

Juba, December 26, 2018 (SSNA) — The Egypt-based African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed an agreement with Securiport SUARL, a Senegal-based airport security entity, to construct a new security system for a facility at Juba’s International Airport, the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) has learned. The bank says in a statement obtained by the SSNA…

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Troika condemns South Sudan for assaulting peace monitors

December 22, 2018News, South Sudan, Worldsouthsudannews

Juba, December 22, 2018 (SSNA) — The Troika countries, namely the United Kingdom, Norway, and the United States have condemned South Sudan’s government over peace monitors detainment, describing the move as “abuse of monitors,” saying the young nation national security sector should not be used to harass people, a statement obtained by the South Sudan…

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