Alfred Taban

S.Sudan To Lift Ban On Foreign Journalists

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South Sudan’s media authority will lift a ban on around 20 foreign journalists who had been refused access to the country, a top media official said Thursday. Earlier this month the government’s media regulatory authority said it had banned the journalists over “unsubstantiated and unrealistic stories”. The National Dialogue Steering Committee — tasked with leading … Read more

South Sudan Bans Foreign Journalists

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The South Sudan Media Authority has banned at least 20 foreign journalists from media coverage in the country for what it termed as “unsubstantiated and unrealistic stories.” Elijah Alier, managing director of the Media Authority, confirmed the report and said that the journalists reported stories about South Sudan with elements of hate, but he could … Read more