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South Sudan rebels release Indian and Pakistani oil Engineers

March 30, 2017Breaking News, News, South Sudansouthsudannews

Addis Ababa, March 30, 2017 (SSNA) — South Sudanese rebel leader Dr. Riek Machar has ordered an immediate release of one Pakistani and two Indian Engineers who were captured this month on two separate occasions, a senior SPLM-IO official who declined to be named told the South Sudan News Agency in the Ethiopian capital, Addis…

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UN says over 60,000 South Sudanese refugees enter Sudan in 2017

March 29, 2017News, South Sudan, Worldsouthsudannews

Khartoum, March 29, 2017 (SSNA) — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said at least 60,000 South Sudanese have entered Sudan in the first quarter of 2017, saying the increase in a number of people who fled South Sudan has exceeded its expectation. The UN refugee agency said in a statement that its…

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US warns South Sudan over “deliberate starvation tactics”

March 23, 2017News, South Sudan, Worldsouthsudannews

New York/Juba, March 23, 2017 (SSNA) — The United States has warned South Sudanese government over what it described as “deliberate starvation tactics,” saying Juba is deliberately preventing humanitarian organizations to reach famine-hit areas. Deputy US Ambassador to the United Nations Michele Sison told the 15-member UN Security Council that South Sudan famine is a result…

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South Sudan tops list of world’s suffering nations

March 23, 2017News, South Sudan, Top Storiessouthsudannews

Juba, March 23, 2017 (SSNA) — In a survey released Thursday, the Republic South Sudan has been ranked as the top country in term of suffering. The finding adds yet another negative imprint on the violence-ravaged young nation. In its 2017 World Happiness report, the US-based Gallup, Inc, places South Sudan on the top list,…

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New Report Identifies Causes of South Sudan’s Famine and Potential Genocide

March 21, 2017News, South Sudan, Top Storiessouthsudannews

Washington, DC, March 21, 2017 (SSNA) — In a new report published today, John Prendergast, Founding Director of the Enough Project, offers an historical review of corruption and profiteering in South Sudan, detailing how a legacy of violent kleptocratic leadership has led the world’s newest nation into a crisis of famine, war, and potential genocide….

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South Sudan plane crashes in Wau, passengers survive

March 20, 2017Breaking News, News, South Sudan, Top Storiessouthsudannews

Wau/Juba, March 20, 2017 (SSNA) – A plane carrying at least 44 passengers has crashed in Wau State and all passengers and crew members survive, South Supreme Airlines has said. Local airport authorities blame bad weather for the crash. South Supreme Airlines’ Manager, Gabriel Ngang said the plane took off from South Sudanese capital Juba…

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South Sudan rebels captured Indian Engineers in Upper Nile

March 10, 2017Breaking News, News, South Sudansouthsudannews

  Pagak/Juba, March 10, 2017 (SSNA) — The Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) said it has captured alive two Indian oil Engineers in and around a new oil field located in Guelguk North in Upper Nile after a fierce fighting between rebel and government forces. The SPLA-IO spokesman Col. William Gatjiath Deng said in…

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Clooney & Prendergast: Those Who Create Famine in South Sudan and Benefit from War Should Pay a Steep Price

March 9, 2017Breaking News, News, Press Releases, South Sudan, Top Storiessouthsudannews

Washington, DC, March 9, 2017 (SSNA) — In an op-ed published today in the Washington Post, The Sentry co-founders George Clooney and John Prendergast explain how South Sudan’s famine is not only ‘man-made,’ but in fact ‘government-made.’ In the piece, titled “South Sudan’s government-made famine,” they urge leaders to address the famine, target the root causes of the crisis…

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UNHCR and UK supporting South Sudanese Refugee Response in Sudan

March 8, 2017News, South Sudan, Worldsouthsudannews

Khartoum, March 8, 2017 (SSNA) — The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) welcomed a recent contribution of £2 million (approximately US$2.5 million) to its programme from the Government of the United Kingdom to respond to the needs of South Sudanese refugees in Sudan. UNHCR is using the funds to purchase…

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Exclusive: Egypt sneaky strategy against Ethiopia

March 5, 2017Breaking News, News, South Sudan, Worldsouthsudannews

Kampala, March 5, 2017 (SSNA) – In an exclusive interview on Sunday, a former Ugandan intelligence agent told the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) that Egyptian government is actively pursuing a sneaky military strategy against Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and that Egypt is also assisting South Sudanese government in its war against the…

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Number of South Sudanese refugees continues to rise: UN

March 2, 2017Breaking News, News, South Sudansouthsudannews

Kampala/Juba, March 2, 2017 (SSNA) — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said a number of South Sudanese leaving South Sudan for neighboring countries is rising and warned that the number could be higher if the current “rate of inflow” is not contained. “We have already in the first two months of this…

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Mystery deepens after court rules against families of missing South Sudanese activists

February 22, 2017Breaking News, News, South Sudansouthsudannews

Nairobi, February 22, 2017 (SSNA) — Mystery deepens after a Kenyan court ruled that the government of Kenya and its security branches have nothing do with the disappearance of two South Sudanese rebel officials who were kidnapped last month, raising fear the men  may have already been secretly transported to Juba. The court also described the…

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Uganda to import gold from South Sudan

February 21, 2017News, South Sudan, Worldsouthsudannews

Juba, February 21, 2017 (SSNA) — A newly established Ugandan gold factory is set to import gold and other gold-related materials from South Sudan, Reuters reported. Africa Gold Refinery (AGR), the company in question announced that it will process raw gold from the war-torn South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). “It’s a…

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Kenyan police demand ransom for South Sudanese hostages

February 19, 2017Breaking News, News, South Sudansouthsudannews

Nairobi, February 19, 2017 (SSNA) — Top intelligence officials of Kenyan police demand the families of South Sudanese rebel figures who were kidnapped last month pay at least $10,000 dollars (1 million Kenyan shillings) for their release, two senior rebel officials sourced close to the families of Dong Samuel Luak and Aggrey Idri told the South…

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SSHURSA background statement alerting the public on plot to kidnap and deport its head

February 19, 2017News, Press Releases, South Sudansouthsudannews

Press release February 19, 2017 (SSNA) — There is reliable information from credible sources that a team of South Sudanese security members has been sent to Kampala, Uganda, by the government of South Sudan to kidnap and deport to South Sudan human rights lawyer Biel Boutros Biel. He is the executive director of South Sudan…

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Civilians flee as violence intensifies in Equatoria region

February 15, 2017Breaking News, News, South Sudansouthsudannews

Kampala/Juba, February 15, 2017 (SSNA) — Heavy fighting between South Sudan warring factions intensified in and around Kajo-Keji county of Central Equatoria, resulting in massive displacement of civilians, humanitarian personnel told the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) in Kampala on Wednesday. The aid workers also said the number of South Sudanese fleeing the violence in Yei and Kajo-Keji…

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  • South Sudan plane crashes in Wau, passengers survive March 20, 2017
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