South Sudan’s Central Bank Governor, Other Senior Government Officials Sacked
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has sacked his longer – serving central bank governor Korneilo Koryom Mayik and his deputy ...
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Appointment Of Gen. Gregory (Kiir’s In-Law)
It was on Tuesday, the 3rd of January, the first work day of 2017 when President Salva Kiir Mayardit inked ...
Appointment Of Gen. Gregory (Kiir’s In-Law)
It was on Tuesday, the 3rd of January, the first work day of 2017 when President Salva Kiir Mayardit inked ...
Gambia Shaken By Fake News Alleging the Death of President-Elect Barrow
Fake news circulating on social media alleging the assassination of Gambia’s President-elect Adama Barrow has increased tension in the country ...
Machar Denounces Propaganda That He Is Under House Arrest In S. Africa
Former South Sudan first vice-president Riek Machar has described as propaganda, reports that he is effectively being held under house ...
South Sudan Leader Calls For National Dialogue To End 3-Year Civil War
South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir has called for a national dialogue to end the country’s three-year civil war. Kiir’s call ...
‘Unprecedented’ Numbers Face Severe Hunger In South Sudan
Some 3.6 million people in South Sudan face severe food shortages - the highest levels ever experienced at harvest time ...
South Sudan Agrees To Deploy Regional Protection Force
The South Sudan government has agreed to accept the deployment of a UN-mandated regional force in Juba, a spokesman said, ...
US Wants UN To Backlist South Sudan’s Machar, Malong
The United States proposed on Friday that the United Nations Security Council blacklist South Sudan opposition figure Riek Machar, South ...
U.S. Proposes U.N. Arms Embargo On South Sudan, Sanctions
The United States circulated on Thursday to the 15-member United Nations Security Council a draft resolution to impose an arms ...
South Sudan’s Independence And The Irony Of Defeat In Victory
For more than 25 years the people of South Sudan fought their powerful common enemy to a standstill. The enslaving ...
Is Gen. Taban Deng A Machiavellian Schemer Or Unheralded Prince Of Peace?
If anybody had told me then, or over any succeeding ten (10) years from the CPA interim period to 15th ...
Over 16,000 Children Still With Armed Groups In South Sudan
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday said there are still over 16,000 South Sudanese children involved in active combat ...
Peace Eludes The Worlds Newest Nation
On the eve of the fifth anniversary of South Sudan’s independence on 9 July, sporadic gunfire rent the air in ...
UN Mission In South Sudan ‘failed To Protect Civilians’
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has sacked the commander of a peacekeeping force in South Sudan following a damning report that ...
Ethnic Tensions Rising In South Sudan
Ethnic tension is rising in South Sudan’s Bahr-el-Ghazal state where leaflets ordering those from Central Equatoria to leave or face ...
South Sudan Rebel Leader Says He Could Return Next Month
South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar says he could return to the turbulent country as early as next month, even ...
Africa’s Top Four Disciplinarian Presidents
Presidents are supposed to wield their power with as much grace and restraint as possible but sometimes, the commander-in-chief turns ...
South Sudan’s Second City Scorched By Renewed Fighting
This used to be South Sudan's second largest city, a bustling center on the White Nile River of more than ...
South Sudan’s Ex-VP Machar Is ‘broke’
South Sudan's former Vice-President Riek Machar says he is "broke" and struggling to pay rent for the house where his ...