Washington, DC/Juba, May 8, 2018 (SSNA) — The United States on Tuesday says it is ready and well-positioned to review its assistance to South Sudan, saying the current Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU) is no longer legitimate and warned of further consequences, should Juba continue with its anti-peace policy. “Today, the United States will…
Juba, April 13, 2018 (SSNA) — The United States has asked the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to release all documented reports of December 2017 ceasefire violations. The demand comes as South Sudan’s warring factions prepared to resume the revitalization talks in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa next week. A senior US official who refused to…
Juba, April 5, 2018 (SSNA) — Australia’s immigration authority has removed the Republic of South Sudan from its Community Support Program (CSP), saying recent assessment will only allow countries that are prioritized. The decision barred South Sudanese-Australians from sponsoring refugees who want to resettle in Australia. Reports indicated that immigration authority has informed sponsors with…
Juba, April 5, 2018 (SSNA) — The embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Juba on Thursday announced a donation of 38 computers to South Sudanese government, saying the computers will go directly to the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM). China’s Charge de Affairs, Liu Xiaodong, told China-run Xinhua that Beijing and Juba…
Washington, DC, March 27, 2018 (SSNA) — The United States on Tuesday declared a national emergency on South Sudan, saying the situation in and in relation to the young nation compels the US to extend the April 2014 national emergency order. In a letter to the Speaker of United States House of representatives Paul Ryan,…
Addis Ababa, March 27, 2018 (SSNA) – The Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) party has selected a new chairman, local media reported. The EPRDF’s executive committee picked Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali as its new leader, replacing outgoing Prime Minister and Chairman Hailemariam Desalegn. The EPRDF is a ruling coalition of four major ethnic-based political parties….
New York/Juba, March 15, 2018 (SSNA) — The United Nations Security Council UNSC) has adopted a strongly-worded US-drafted resolution, extending its mission in South Sudan, demanding an end to the ongoing civil war, and threatening to impose an arms embargo on the young nation. The 15-member council voted unanimously Thursday, a move which some human…
Nairobi/Juba, March 14, 2018 (SSNA) — Amnesty International has called on the United Nations (UN) to step up its efforts in the war-torn South Sudan, saying The Protection of Civilians (POC) sites are saving lives of people who are in desperate need of protection. The call comes as mandate of the United Nations Mission in…
Juba/Cairo, March 11, 2018 (SSNA) — Egypt’s foreign minister, Sameh Hassan Shoukr, is scheduled to visit Juba tomorrow (Monday) where he will discuss unspecified east African regional matters South Sudanese President Salva Kiir, according to Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid. Ahmed said the Egyptian minister will also meet with expected to…
Juba, March 8, 2018 (SSNA) — In what was seen by some regional experts as an unorthodox political move, the United States, on Wednesday introduced through the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), introduced a ban, which, according to documents seen by the South Sudan News agency, would impose punitive measure against the war-torn young nation….
Washington, DC/Juba, February 2, 2018 (SSNA) — The United States has imposed arms restrictions on South Sudan, saying it is appalled by the continuous violence in the war-torn young nation. The move came after the US failed to mobilize members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to support its arms embargo proposal. The sanctions,…
Washington, DC, October 6, 2017 (SSNA) — Today, the United States lifted longstanding comprehensive sanctions on Sudan. Experts from the Enough Project are available for comment and analysis. John Prendergast, Founding Director at the Enough Project, said: “Now that sanctions have been lifted, the Trump administration should create a completely new policy framework which aims to address the…
Washington, DC/Juba, September 6, 2017 (SSNA) — The United States has imposed sanctions on two current and one former South Sudanese government officials in what regional observers branded as “positive step” taken by the new American President Donald J. Trump.The U.S. Treasury department said Wednesday that it has imposed sanctions against South Sudan information minister…
Washington, DC, August 14, 2017 (SSNA) — In a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker (R-TN) and Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) detail the necessary steps the Treasury Department should take on South Sudan to “cut off the free flow of resources to the political and military elites, their families…
Washington, DC/Juba, August 4, 2017 (SSNA) — The United States has nominated Thomas J. Hushek to be its Ambassador to the Republic of South Sudan, State Department said. The White House said President Donald J. Trump intends to nominate Hushek. Mr. Hushek, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, has served as…
Juba, July 27, 2017 (SSNA) — Japan’s Defense Minister, Tomomi Inada, along with other military officers are set to resign over alleged claims that her office failed to disclose information about Japanese peacekeepers activities in South Sudan, Japan media reports. The controversy surrounding the expected resignation was triggered by government critics who cited a Japanese…