Juba, February 6, 2017 (SSNA) – Sudan’s President, Omar al-Bashir, has accused Egyptian Intelligence of arming and harboring Sudanese rebels and threatened to take Cairo to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) over a border dispute, Al-Arabiya TV network reported. Khartoum and Cairo have been in a dispute over Halayeb Triangle on the Red Sea…
Juba, February 6, 2017 (SSNA) — Britain’s Secretary of State for the Department for International Development, Priti Patel, suggested the UK peacekeepers who will be deployed to South Sudan this year could help guard sites of humanitarian organizations. In an exclusive interview with the Sky News, Patel did not admit whether her country peacekeeping troops…
Juba/New York, February 3, 2017 (SSNA) — Thousands of civilians have been displaced in and around Kajo-Keji of Central Equatoria, the United Nations has said. Stephane Dujarric, the Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, said at a news conference in New York today that thousands of innocent civilians have been displaced in Central equatorial and that…
Juba/New York, February 2, 2017 (SSNA) — The new head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), David Shearer, today reiterated that the Mission is committed to helping the South Sudanese create the conditions of peace and security that internally displaced people need in order to feel confident about returning home. He added that UNMISS can…
Addis Ababa, January 31, 2017 (SSNA) — The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called on the African Union to work for the betterment of the continent and find a peaceful political solution in South Sudan, adding Africa could prevent conflicts by embracing sustainable and inclusive development. At a news conference in the Ethiopian capital, Addis…
Addis Ababa, January 29, 2017 (SSNA) — The African Union (AU), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and the United Nations (UN) have agreed that a peaceful political solution to South Sudan ongoing civil war can only be achieved if parties to the ongoing civil war stick to the August 2015 compromise peace agreement. The…
Juba/New York, January 26, 2017 (SSNA) — The newly appointed head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan and Special Representative of the UN David Shearer met Wednesday with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir in Juba, the United Nations has announced. Stephane Dujarric, the Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General told reporters at a press…
Nairobi/Juba, January 24, 2017 (SSNA) — Kenya has been accused of kidnapping two South Sudanese opposition figures for being vocal against South Sudan’s government, a senior rebel official told the South Sudan News Agency in Nairobi. The official who asked not to be identified for fear of reprisal said Dong Samuel Luak and Aggrey Idri…
New York/Juba, January 24, 2017 (SSNA) — The United Nations (UN) says it has received credible reports of renewed fighting between South Sudan national army (SPLA) and armed opposition in Central Equatoria, UN Spokesman told reporters today. The UN calls for an immediate end to the fighting and urges ‘an inclusive political process’. In his…
New York/Juba, January 23, 2017 (SSNA) — The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday called for an immediate deployment of the regional protection force to end what it described as systematic “obstructions.” The world body says it is concerned by the continuation of fighting throughout South Sudan, denials of humanitarian access to many parts…