Rights Group Condemns Uganda’s Involvement in South Sudan’s Affairs, Urges...
Washington, DC, December 29, 2013 (SSNA) -- South Sudan’s human rights group, the Alliance for South Sudanese in Diaspora (ASSD) has condemned the Ugandan government’s involvement in South Sudan’s...
View ArticleSSHURSA Urges International Community to Disallow President Museveni Destroys...
PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE; December 30, 2013, Juba, South Sudan SSHURSA URGES INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO DISALLOW PRESIDENT MUSEVENI DESTROYING SOUTH SUDAN December 30, 2013 (SSNA) -- The...
View ArticleSouth Sudan Rebels Seize Bor as Peace Efforts Intensify
Bor, December 31, 2013 (SSNA) -- South Sudan’s rebel forces loyal to South Sudanese former Vice president Dr. Riek Machar have recaptured Bor, the capital of Jonglei state. The rebels seized the town...
View ArticlePresident Kiir Declares State of Emergency in Unity and Jonglei States
Juba, January 1, 2014 (SSNA) -- South Sudanese president Salva kiir Mayardiit has on Wednesday declared a ‘state of emergency’ for Jonglei and Unity states. Both states are currently under the control...
View ArticleSouth Sudan Rebels Demand the Release of the Detained SPLM Officials at Peace...
Addis Ababa, January 2, 2014 (SSNA) -- South Sudan’s rebel delegation has demanded that their colleagues who were arrested by South Sudanese president Salva Kiir should be released. The requirement was...
View ArticleBul Community Association in Diaspora Condemns the Ongoing Fighting in Mayom...
January 2, 2014 Press Releases Condemnation of Ongoing Fighting in Mayom County and Liability for Atrocities Committed January 3, 2014 (SSNA) -- The Bul Community Association in Diaspora condemned in...
View ArticleBreaking News: Fighting Breaks Out in Juba
Juba, January 4, 2014 (SSNA) -- Heavy fighting erupted in Juba…the clash appears to have occurred in Gida, the General Headquarters of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA). Rapid bursts of gunfire...
View ArticleRebels Statement on the Recapture of Bor, Other Operations
Updates - SPLA Gallantry Forces under SPLM Deputy Chairman, Dr. Riek Machar Teny January 1, 2014 Major events of the week Bor, January 4, 2014 (SSNA) -- The SPLA freedom and heroic fighters under the...
View ArticleSudan backs away from a ‘joint force proposal’
Juba, January 7, 2014 (SSNA) -- Khartoum has on Tuesday brushed aside Juba’s combined force proposal to help protect its oil fields from rebel attacks. Sudanese president Omar al Bashir met with his...
View ArticleU.S. Calls on President Kiir to Release the Detained SPLM Leaders
Washington, DC, January 7, 2014 (SSNA) -- The United States has urged the South Sudanese President Salva kiir Mayardiit to release all detained SPLM senior members. Kiir accuses the imprisoned...
View ArticleSouth Sudan Diaspora Network Statement on Humanitarian Crisis in South Sudan
Media Release For Immediate Release Deteriorating Humanitarian Crisis in South Sudan Sydney, Australia, January 7, 2014 (SSNA) -- South Sudan Diaspora Network (SSDN) NSW is appalled by the...
View ArticleSouth Sudanese Women Cry for Peace Statement on the Current Crisis in South...
SOUTH SUDANESE WOMEN CRY FOR PEACE STATEMENT ON THE URGENT CALL FOR PEACE Date: 7th January 2014 January 7, 2014 (SSNA) -- We the South Sudanese women in different parts of the world, from all...
View ArticleNew Twist After SPLA Victory in Mayom County
Bentiu, January 9, 2014 (SSNA) -- A combined force loyal to president Kiir has on Thursday recaptured Mayom County of the oil-rich Unity State. Rebel forces loyal to former Vice President Dr. Riek...
View ArticleRebels Call Bentiu Defeat a ‘Tactical Withdrawal’, Uganda’s Involvement Reveals
Addis Ababa, January 10, 2014 (SSNA) -- South Sudan’s rebel forces loyal to the former South Sudanese Vice President Dr. Riek Machar said that government soldiers with help from Uganda and The Justice...
View ArticleSPLM Youth League Australia Statement on South Sudan Crisis
DATE: January 12th, 2014 PRESS STATEMENT Sydney, Australia, January 11, 2014 (SSNA) -- We, the SPLM YOUTH LEAGUE members in NSW Australia have been worryingly witnessing and watching the current...
View ArticleFighting in Upper Nile, SPLA Division 7 Commander Ambush
Malakal, January 12, 2014 (SSNA) -- Fighting broke out on Saturday in one of SPLA’s barracks located around the Upper Nile State capital, Malakal. The skirmish took place in Doleib, one of the SPLA’s...
View ArticleSouth Sudan’s Rebels Recapture Malakal as Peace Talks Continue
Malakal, January 14, 2014 (SSNA) -- Rebel forces loyal to the South Sudanese Former vice President Dr. Riek Machar, have recaptured Makalal from the government troops. The rebels seized the capital of...
View ArticleJapanese Prime Minister Abe announced approximately $25 million assistance in...
PRESS RELEASE Embassy of Japan in South Sudan 14 January 2014 January 14, 2014 (SSNA) -- On 14 January, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in his speech made during his visit to Ethiopia following...
View ArticleStatement on the Crisis in South Sudan
By Citizens for Peace and Justice Expressing our alarm and concern with the ongoing violence, continued killing, loss of innocent lives and destruction of property in South Sudan since 15 December...
View ArticleSudan: Brutal Gang Rape of a Young Pregnant Ethiopian Woman
Public Statement 22nd January 2014 Kampala, January 23, 2014 (SSNA) -- In August 2013, soon after Eid Al Fatah, a young Ethiopian woman was lured to an empty property where she was pinned down and...
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