Juba, January 2, 2021 (SSNA) — A new report by the Associated Press (AP has found that close to 1 million South Sudanese have been displaced by months of flooding. The AP based its report on discussions with local people in Jonglei State’s Old Fangak County. The AP’s report concludes that the 2020 flood “is…
Juba, December 30, 2020 (SSNA) — President Salva Kiir has appointed six deputy governors of Unity, Eastern Equatoria, Lakes, Western Equatoria, Western Bar el Ghazal, and Jonglei States. The two main parties to the revitalized peace agreement, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement -In Opposition (SPLM-IO) and Sudan People’s Liberation Movement -In Government (SPLM-IO) each got…
Juba, December 27, 2020 (SSNA) — The Sudan People’s Liberation army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) and South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) have clashed in Central Equatoria State’s kajo-Keji county, SPLA-IO spokesman Brig. General William Gatjiath Deng says. The SPLA-IO states that government soldiers launched surprised attacks on its Kirwa and Ajoh barracks at 6:00 am South…
Juba, December 27, 2020 (SSNA) — Pope Francis and Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury have called on South Sudan’s political leaders to fully implement the peace agreement. In a joint letter seen by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA), the church leaders said they will visit South Sudan, urged President Kiir, First Vice President…
Juba, December 27, 2020 (SSNA) — A former South Sudanese ambassador to Russian Federation and legal advisor to President Salva Kiir has died of Coronavirus, a senior government official who does not want to be named because he was not authorized to speak on behave of the family of the deceased told the South Sudan…
Eastern Jikany Peace Initiative Council (EPIC) Office of the Executive Committee Joint Press Release Date 26th December 2020 To: Padang Community Leadership Upper Nile State, Republic of South Sudan Subject: Response to Padang Community rejection on Upper Nile State Peace Conference December 27, 2020 (SSNA) — After the decision of the Presidency dated 9, December…
Juba/Pibor, December 25, 2020 (SSNA) — At least 105,000 South Sudanese are at risk of starvation, the United Nations warned. The warning comes days after hunger experts visited several cities in the greater Pibor administrative district areas. Among the towns visited by the experts was Lekuangole. Residents of the town told the visiting experts that…
Juba, December 25, 2020 (SSNA) — Pope Francis says he will visit South Sudan as soon as possible. On Thursday, the Pope delivered his 2020 Christmas message, saying he is prepared to visit South Sudan and Lebanon. The Vatican says South Sudan has been in Pope’s prayers for some time. In April 2019, Pope Francis…
The Eastern Jikany Peace Initiative Council (EPIC) Office of the EPIC Executive Council JOINT PRESS RELEASE Date 10th September 2020 SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO NEGATIVE PROPAGANDA ACCUSING EPIC LEADERSHIP TO HAVE ADDRESSED LETTER TO PRESIDENT SALVA KIIR DESERVES NO ATTENTION September 11, 2020 (SSNA) — The Leadership of EPIC in South Sudan and worldwide is…
Juba, August 22, 2020 (SSNA) — A cargo plane carrying three passengers and five crew members crashed on Saturday in an area locally known as ‘Kameru neighborhood’. The lone survivor is a passenger. The authorities said the plane owned by a local company called South West Aviation crashed after it took off from Juba International…
Juba, August 11, 2020 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s government soldiers have carried out a disarmament campaign which resulted in the death of more than 70 people, the government has said. According to the government, the clash between civilians and government forces began last weekend after civilians refused to hand their guns to the authorities. The…
Juba, August 7, 2020 (SSNA) — Church leaders in Tambura and Yambio are terrified as the rest of the people of South Sudan after killers or a killer slaughtered three innocent children in Juba. Still in shock, the church leaders reaffirm their sadness after August 2, 2020 the children and describe the unknown culprits or…
Nairobi/Juba, July 24, 2020 (SSNA) — A prominent South Sudanese economist and activist Peter Biar Ajak has fled to the United States with his family on Thursday after he was warned by a senior government official that President Salva Kiir has secretly ordered the national security to kill him in Kenya. Peter Biar told Reuters…
Juba, July 15, 2020 (SSNA) — South Sudan President Salva Kiir has today issued a republican decree, appointing Denay Jock Chagor as governor of Jonglei State. The announcement comes as Kiir and First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar involve in an intense debate over who should be the governor of Upper Nile State. The decision…
Malakal, July 14, 2020 (SSNA) — A public prosecutor has been assassinated in Upper Nile State’s capital, Malakal, the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) has learned. Thomas Aban Akol Ajawin, who is a brother of Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin, was killed last night while having dinner with family members and friends. Thomas Aban, who worked…
Juba, July 13, 2020 (SSNA) — A senior official of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO) Mabior Garang de Mabior has staunchly denied social media reports that he has abandoned the SPLM-IO. The move comes barely a day after a fake press resignation statement attributed to him was widely shared on social media. The…