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    United States’ deputy Ambassador to the United Nations, Michele Sison. Photo: UN/Getty Images/File Juba/New York, May 24, 2017 (SSNA) -- The United States and the United Kingdom said South Sudan’s President recent declaration of the unilateral ceasefire is not new, saying Kiir is simply repeating the same promises he previously announced. United...
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News

US, UK downplay significance of Kiir’s ceasefire announcement

May 24, 2017Breaking News, News, South Sudansouthsudannews

Juba/New York, May 24, 2017 (SSNA) — The United States and the United Kingdom said South Sudan’s President recent declaration of the unilateral ceasefire is not new, saying Kiir is simply repeating the same promises he previously announced. United States’ deputy Ambassador to the United Nations, Michele Sison, blasted Kiir’s announcement, saying South Sudanese President…

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Exclusive: Former Ugandan intelligence officer accuses the West of failing South Sudan

May 21, 2017News, South Sudan, Top Storiessouthsudannews

Kampala, May 21, 2017 (SSNA) — A former Ugandan intelligence officer James Moises has accused Western countries of complicity in the going South Sudan’s civil war, claiming that Western nations have allowed South Sudan’s neighbor, Uganda, to manage South Sudan’s peace process. Moises, who is widely credited for exposing Uganda’s involvement in South Sudan’s civil…

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World

Ethiopia to lead the World Health Organization

May 23, 2017News, Worldsouthsudannews

Geneva/Addis Ababa, May 23, 2017 (SSNA) — The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has emerged as the winner to run the World Health Organization (WHO) after three rounds of an intense voting. Ethiopia’s Former health and foreign minister, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, beats Pakistan’s Dr. Sania Nishtarand UK’s Dr. David Nabarro. Geneva-based African experts told the…

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UN accuses South Sudan of carrying out ethnic killings in Yei

May 19, 2017South Sudan, Worldsouthsudannews

Geneva/Juba, May 19, 2017 (SSNA) — The United Nations has accused South Sudanese government troops of carrying out ethnic killings in Yei, saying at least 114 civilians were killed by Juba-backed forced. The Geneva-based office of the United Nations human rights said in a report on Friday that attacks that resulted in the death of…

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Education

MSF opens a new health center in Yei

December 12, 2016Education, News, South Sudan, Worldsouthsudannews

Yei/Juba, December 12, 2016 (SSNA) — Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has opened a new health clinic in Yei town to improve access to healthcare for the locals in Yei and the Greater Equatoria region, the group said. MSF says its new primary healthcare clinic is free to anyone seeking medical assistance, adding that diseases such…

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UN says educating South Sudanese women is important

December 7, 2016Educationsouthsudannews

Juba, December 7, 2016 (SSNA) — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has hosted a discussion intended to educate South Sudanese women the importance of education, especially in “conflict and post-conflicts” areas. Saadia Aleem, who represents the UNMISS rights body says the “dialogue was necessary so they could identify the issues women face”,…

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Health

Aid group warns of “fragile humanitarian situation” in Unity State

November 16, 2016Health, News, Top Stories, Travelsouthsudannews

Bentiu/Juba, November 16, 2016 (SSNA) — South Sudanese living inside a UN camp in South Sudan’s Unity State are facing humanitarian problems, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) International has warned. The independent medical humanitarian agency which operates a hospital inside a Protection of Civilians (PoC) in Bentiu says there are alarming signs and that aid groups…

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UN warns of deadly cholera outbreak in South Sudan

November 8, 2016Breaking News, Health, News, Top Storiessouthsudannews

Juba, November 8, 2016 (SSNA) — The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised an alarm, saying cholera-related cases have spiked in the war-torn South Sudan and that close to 3,000 people have so far contracted the disease. The UN’s health arm discloses that it began monitoring the disease since July. World Health Organization South Sudan…

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Business

South Sudan hikes registration and licensing fees for aid agencies

May 3, 2017Business, News, South Sudan, Top Storiessouthsudannews

Juba, May 3, 2017 (SSNA) — The government of South Sudan has increased registration fees for international aid organizations seeking to operate in South Sudan, a document obtained by the Reuters has shown. The decision to increase registration and licensing fees comes as the young nation struggles to pay government and civil service personnel. The…

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South Sudan tops list of most corrupt countries

January 25, 2017Business, News, South Sudan, Top Storiessouthsudannews

Juba, January 25, 2017 (SSNA) – The Republic of South Sudan has been named in a Transparency International’s annual report as one of the world’s most corrupt nations. The report ranked Somalia most corrupt, followed by South Sudan, North Korea, and Syria. Transparency International says its rankings is done based a mix of government and business sources. South…

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Travel

Aid group warns of “fragile humanitarian situation” in Unity State

November 16, 2016Health, News, Top Stories, Travelsouthsudannews

Bentiu/Juba, November 16, 2016 (SSNA) — South Sudanese living inside a UN camp in South Sudan’s Unity State are facing humanitarian problems, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) International has warned. The independent medical humanitarian agency which operates a hospital inside a Protection of Civilians (PoC) in Bentiu says there are alarming signs and that aid groups…

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South Sudan is Culturally Diverse

May 12, 2016CultureDuop
Juba, May 12, 2016 (SSNA) -- The Republic of South Sudan is ethnically diverse, has a rich culture full of diverse cultural norms and customs. South Sudan gained her independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011. The young nation has more than 63 tribes namely Azande, Nuer, Anuak, Dinka, Luo, Shilluk, Bari, Baggara and many...
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Opinion

U.S. Sudan Policy Continues to be Defined by Disingenuousness and Distortion: Radio Dabanga’s interview with former Obama administration Special Envoy for the Sudans Donald Booth

May 21, 2017Articles, Opinionsouthsudannews

By Eric Reeves May 21, 2017 (SSNA) — In a wide-ranging interview with Radio Dabanga published a week ago, the Obama administration’s third and final Special Envoy for the Sudans, Donald Booth, offered a reprise of much that has been reported about the decision by President Obama to lift longstanding U.S. economic sanctions on the genocidal…

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New Militia Attacks on African Villages in Darfur Are Emblematic of Continuing Genocide: The World’s Forgetting and Ignoring is Now Complete

May 8, 2017Articles, Opinionsouthsudannews

By Eric Reeves May 8, 2017 (SSNA) — The militia attacks near Nierteti (western Central Darfur) reported today by Radio Dabanga are identical to those that were occurring fourteen years ago, down to such grim details as the cutting down of mature fruit trees to ensure there is nothing to come back to in the…

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Former U.S. Special Envoy for Sudans Princeton Lyman—still pushing expedient, mendacious claims about Khartoum regime

May 6, 2017Articles, Opinionsouthsudannews

By Eric Reeves May 6, 2017 (SSNA) — If anyone thought that the views expressed by former Special Envoy for the Sudans in December 2011—arguing that the National Islamic Front/National Congress Party regime is capable of “carrying out reform via constitutional democratic measures”—might have been chastened by the dramatic increase in domestic repression in Sudan,…

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