Tag: South Sudan News
South Sudan: Six Killed, Houses Burnt in Inter-Communal Clashes
At least six people were confirmed dead, nine houses torched, and an unknown number of people injured in revenge attacks in Leer County of...
Four Senior SPLA-IO Officers Defect from Machar’s Camp to Salva Kiir’s...
Four senior South Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) officers have abandoned First Vice President Riek Machar and joined President Salva Kiir’s ruling Sudan...
You Must Work for Free Elections to Get Peace – Museveni...
President Yoweri Museveni has said that the South Sudan government and all stakeholders must work towards holding elections in order to have sustainable peace.
“If...
Salva Kiir Backs AU’s Call for Dialogue Over Ethiopia Conflict
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit has reiterated a call by the regional African Union (AU) urging the warring parties to engage in peaceful...
South Sudan’s United Forces to Carry Sticks Due Arms Embargo –...
The arms embargo imposed on South Sudan has limited the country’s ability to procure arms for troops in training camps, President Salva Kiir told...
Salva Kiir: Graduation of Unified Forces Not Possible Due to Challenges
President Salva Kiir on Monday while closing the Governors’ Forum in Juba said that the unification and graduation of forces have stalled due to...
South Sudan: Three Killed, One Abducted in Another Road Ambush
A pastor and two deaconesses were killed and a young girl abducted in a road ambush carried out by armed men in Nyirol County...
South Sudan: Four SPLA-IO Generals Arrested for Trying to Defect
The Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition’s (SPLA-IO) third infantry division headquartered in Langkien town of the Jonglei State’s Nyirol County said it had...
Ugandan Trader Shot Dead in South Sudan Road Ambush
Authorities of South Sudan's Unity State say that unknown gunmen shot and killed a Ugandan trader in a road ambush in Mayom County on...
Salva Kiir Downplays Fears of Delays in General Elections
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has downplayed fears that the country’s next elections could be delayed due to failure to implement some key provisions...
