20 August 2019

• Why South Sudan’s peace process is stalled one year on
  August 20th 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – The prospect of peace in South Sudan has never been less certain. This is despite the fact that a peace...
• Government delegation leaves Juba for peace meeting in Addis Ababa
  August 20th 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan government delegation has left for the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to participate in a peace meeting...
• South Sudan’s Lankien gets new maternity facilities
  August 20th 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – The Médecins Sans Frontier (MSF) has built new maternity facilities in South Sudan’s Lankien county of Jonglei...
• South Sudan’s currency gains strength against US dollar – traders
  August 20th 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan’s Pound (SSP) is gaining strength against the United States Dollar (USD) according to black market...
• Ethiopian premier, Ugandan president clashes over Machar detention
  August 20th 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali and Uganda President Yoweri Museveni have reportedly clashed on phone over...
• High-level UN delegation visits South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia
  August 20th 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – A High-level delegation of United Nations officials from the body’s Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan...
• Opinion: Omar al-Bashir, a moderate dictator
  By Bol Khan August 20th 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – Sudan’s former leader Omar al-Bashir was a moderate military dictator. During his reign, several...
• South Sudan gets first-ever female foreign minister in partial cabinet shake-up
  August 19th 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardiit has appointed the country’s first-ever female foreign...
• Sudan’s former leader al-Bashir denies all charges against him 
  August 19th 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – Former Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmed Al-Bashir has denied any wrongdoing before a Khartoum court...
• Sudan delays formation of Sovereignty Council after rifts engulfed protest leaders
  August 19th 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – Parties to Saturday’s agreement in Sudan have delayed the formation of the Sovereignty Council (SC) after...

20 August 2019

• Kiir meets with Darfur rebel leader Minawi
  South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Tuesday met the head of Darfur rebel faction Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM-MM) Minni Arko Minawi.
• Gunmen attack Tambura commissioner’s home, wounding bodyguard
  Gunmen in Tambura State attacked the home of Tambura County Commissioner Derek Zenena Fasa on Saturday, officials there reported, wounding one...
• IGAD refutes “leaked memo” on South Sudan peace
  The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has refuted a recent report in which a news outlet claimed it had obtained a “leaked memo”,...
• South Sudanese students’ transcripts withheld in Zimbabwe over arrears
  More than 70 South Sudanese graduates who completed studies have had their transcripts withheld by various universities over unpaid arrears, the...
• Makuei to lead government delegation at Addis meeting
  South Sudan’s Information Minister Michael Makuei will head a government delegation at meetings in Ethiopia on Wednesday, the government said.
• Sudan's Bashir 'received $90m from Saudi Arabia'
  Sudan’s former President Omar al-Bashir received millions of dollars from Saudi Arabia and Emirates, a detective has told a court on Monday.
• South Sudan's Kiir makes partial cabinet reshuffle
  South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has partially reshuffled his cabinet by replacing the ministers of foreign affairs, roads, wildlife and gender.
• 10 traders killed along Sudan-South Sudan border
  At least 10 traders were on Saturday killed by suspected bandits along the common border between Sudan and South Sudan, a South Sudanese official...
• IGAD invites civil society to attend Addis meeting
  The Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has invited civil society delegates to attend the meeting scheduled to take place in Addis...
• Youth commemorate 64th anniversary of Torit mutiny, call for peace
  Youths from the greater Bahr el Ghazal, Equatoria and Upper Nile regions of South Sudan on Sunday congregated at the Torit Freedom Square to...

20 August 2019

• Kiir appoints first woman foreign minister in a mini cabinet reshuffle

  President Salva Kiir has made a mini-reshuffle of his cabinet, placing a woman -for the first time -in the foreign relations portfolio. In series

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• Lawyers worried about oil spill

  A group of lawyers has said it is concerned about the extent of pollution in the oil-producing states. According to the Petroleum Act 2012, oil

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• IGAD rejects ‘leaked memo’

  IGAD has rubbished a media report that suggests the regional body believes Uganda is against peace implementation in South Sudan. Recently, the

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• Man electrocuted in Juba

  An unidentified man has been electrocuted after he reportedly touched a naked wire connected to a kiosk at Gudele Two Taxi Park. According to an

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• Sudanese parties sign historic deal, Kiir affirms support

  President Salva Kiir has reaffirmed South Sudan’s commitment to building stronger economic and political ties with the new Sudanese

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• More newborns with defects in Ruweng

  The rate of newborns with defects is on the rise in Ruweng State, an MP representing the state at the Council of States has said. Last month, a

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• Kiir reverses decision to close down some embassies

  President Salva Kiir has abandoned his earlier decision to close down foreign missions in some European countries, the government spokesperson

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• Family of the victim of police brutality in Yambio seeking justice

  A family in Gbudue is seeking justice after a group of policemen beats to death their beloved one over an allegation of witchcraft. Late Angelo

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• Ministry of health conducts Ebola outbreak preparedness exercise

  The ministry of health has conducted simulation exercise on the outbreak of Ebola on Wednesday in Juba, Nimule, and Yei, said a statement by the

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• Ukel freed without charges

  The veteran politician and signatory to the new peace accord, Joseph Ukel Ubang, has been released a day after he was arrested by the national

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20 August 2019

• The collapse of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA) following the Lo’bonok showdown
  From: Lotole lo Luri, AUG/10/2019, SSN; The past two weeks witnessed a sudden escalation in hostilities at all fronts between the Juba regime and...
• The demon of failure strode the SPLA-In Opposition(IO’s) members into a portal of no sense, leaving them angry and no closer to alleviating their remorse
  BY: Gatwech Deng Wal, Melbourne, Australia, JUL/08/2019, SSN; It is unbelievable seeing the demon of failure blinding Dr. Riek Machar’s...
• New Leaked Report: Jieng Council of Elders (JCE) asked Pres. Kiir to kill Dr. Machar upon return to Juba
  From: Justin S. Kwaje, SSLN, Juba, South Sudan, AUG/05/2019, SSN; Juba: In an exclusive interview with South Sudan Liberty news, a senior South...
• LATEST: South Sudan: Release Detained Airport Officials— Human Rights Watch
  Reform the National Security Service; Ensure Due Process For Immediate Release, Human Rights Watch, JUL/30/2019, SSN; (Nairobi, July 30 2019) –...
• LATEST BREAKING NEWS: Kiir’s plan to kill Machar if he comes to Proposed Juba Meeting
  Reliable Sources, JUL/28/2018, SSN; Highly reliable sources have revealed that the jieng-dominated South Sudan government’s president Salva...
• Opinion: Transforming South Sudan’s Oil and Gas Industry into a World Class Standard
  Quote: “It’s in our best interest to. . . embark on a revolutionary change that’ll lead us away from oil dependency rather than drag our...
• Condolence and Farewell to Professor Leonzio Angole Onek of the Opposition
  For Immediate release July 17th, 2019, SSN; The People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) is extremely saddened to offer its sincere and deeply heartfelt...
• Divided by Defeat and Prophesy, Riek Machar’s post is up for grabs
  BY: Deng Vanang, Analyst & Opposition member, JUL/15/2019, SSN; Blame game is fast sweeping across every nook and cranny of SPLM/A-IO’s...
• Coercion and mediation in South Sudan: Forcing agreements and ignoring reservations
  BY: Kuir ë Garang,  political commentator, independent author and poet. He is currently a PhD Student at York University in Toronto, Ontario,...
• National Salvation Front (NAS) dismayed by UNMISS Report on Human Rights violations & abuses
  Date: 05/07/2019 ref: HQ/IRCL/03 NAS PRESS RELEASE, JUN/06/2019, SSN; The National Salvation Front (NAS) is hugely dismayed by the report of the...

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