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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
New York/Juba, February 11, 2017 (SSNA) — The United Nations Security Council on Friday condemned renewed fighting in South Sudan, particularly in Upper Nile and Equatoria regions. The council also strongly denounced attacks directed against civilians, saying those responsible should be punished. “The members of the Security Council strongly condemned continued fighting across South Sudan,…
Juba, February 9, 2017 (SSNA) — The US-based Exxon Mobil Corporation is in secret talks with Juba to buy a stake in South Sudan’s vast untapped oil deposit, a senior-level government source familiar with the negotiations told the South Sudan News Agency on Wednesday. The official, who demanded his identity be submerged because of the…
Juba/New York, February 7, 2017 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s military and security personnel have finally allowed the United Nations peacekeepers to enter Kajo Keji town of Central Equatoria after three days of a systematic road block. The peacekeepers were prevented from accessing location of fleeing civilians after reports of worsening of security and humanitarian situation…
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…