20 February 2019

• Malong’s rebel group to establish structure for its military wing – spokesman
  February 20th 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – The opposition South Sudan United Front/Army (SSUF/A) led by the country’s former army chief Gen....
• SPLM-IO urges government to cease using 1991 split to incite violence
  February 20th 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – The main armed opposition group led by the country’s former First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar...
• South Sudan civil war sold to the world as “Riek Machar issue” – SPLM-IO
  February 20th 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – The ongoing South Sudan civil war has been sold to the region and the international community by the...
• Machar’s envoy to Cairo replaces defected national coordinator in Egypt
  February 20th 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) Country Representative in Cairo has...
• South Sudan minister seek Kiir’s intervention over ‘unacceptable’ activities of oil minister
  February 20th 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – A South Sudan Minister wrote to President Salva Kiir Mayardiit seeking his intervention over what she said...
• London appoints new ambassador for South Sudan
  February 20th 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – The United Kingdom (UK) appointed on Tuesday, the country’s special envoy for Sudan and South Sudan,...
• EU condemns continued violence in Yei river state
  February 19th 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – The European Union (EU) on Monday condemned the ongoing violence and continued fighting in South...
• US dollar rise against South Sudanese pounds despite resumption of oil production
  February 19th 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – The United States Dollar has hit the highest rate against the South Sudanese Pound since the signing of...
• South Sudan gov’t should own peace implementation – head of R-JMEC
  February 19th 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – The Chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (R-JMEC) urged the...
• Opposition troops assembles near Mayom – spokesman
  February 19th 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – The South Sudan Liberation Movement and Army (SSLM/A) led by Gen. Bapiny Manytuil Wijang said on Monday...

20 February 2019

• NAS splinter group signs peace pact with government in Yei
  A rebel group calling itself the Equatoria Non-Allied Forces (ENAF) which broke away from the National Salvation Front (NAS) under the command of...
• Thieves break into Torit health institute, steal items
  Thieves raided Torit Health Science Institute last week and stole several items, the principal disclosed.
• Police arrest 14 church members in Aweil State
  The police in South Sudan’s Aweil state arrested on Friday 14 members of the First Pentecostal Church for opposing authorities’ decision to demolish...
• Peace monitors tell South Sudanese to own peace deal
  The more implementation of the peace agreement is owned by the people and government of South Sudan, the greater its chances of success, the...
• Analyst criticizes government over salary cuts to fund peace
  A South Sudanese political analyst has criticized South Sudan government’s plan to deduct one day’s pay from the salaries of all civil servants to...
• Land survey begins in Pibor town
  Authorities in South Sudan’s Boma State said they have started surveying land located within the capital, Pibor.
• Eastern Lakes governor appoints 5 new commissioners
  The newly appointed county commissioners should address issues responsibly and exhibit good leadership, the governor of South Sudan’s Eastern Lakes...
• King Oyalala calls for early cultivation to fight hunger in Torit
  The Otuho community in South Sudan’s Torit State has been advised to fight hunger through early cultivation.
• Oyai Deng doubts ability of leaders to unite people
  A member of the SPLM-FDs doubts whether South Sudan’s armed groups, including the current government, have the leadership qualities required to...
• Conflict, poverty and hunger driving child marriage in South Sudan - report
  Another generation of girls in South Sudan will miss out on an education, face huge health risks in childbirth and are more likely to face sexual...

20 February 2019

• Torit MP succumbs to malaria

  A member of parliament at the Torit Legislative assembly has died following a short illness.   Honorable Aziz Atari Aziz passed away on Sunday

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• UK envoy Trott appointed ambassador to S.Sudan

  The UK Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan – Chris Trott – has been appointed ambassador to South Sudan. “I’m really excited

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• NRA generates 1.2 billion SSP in January taxes alone

  The National Revenue Authority says it collected a total sum of 1.2 billion pounds in January alone.  “All these resources am talking about have

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• Quit living in hotels, activist tells leaders

  An activist has expressed disappointment in some political leaders for allegedly staying in hotels amidst financial constraints. This comes after

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• EU condemns Yei River renewed clashes

  The European Union has condemned the renewed clashes in Yei River and Amadi states. According to the peace monitoring body, RJMEC, the fighting

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• NPTC presents $285 million budget for pre-transitional period

  The national pre-transitional committee has presented a 285 million-dollar operational budget to the R-JMEC. The council of ministers  approved

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• CSO criticizes AU inaction to establish hybrid court

  A civil society organisation has criticised the African Union for doing little or nothing to establish hybrid court. The 2018 peace agreement

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• R-JMEC: Gov’t peace ownership key to success

  The interim chairman of the Reconstituted JMEC has urged the government to own up the implementation of the new peace deal. It is not clear why

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• Girls ‘born to be married’ in Panyijiar

  The rate of early and forced marriage in Nyal – an area located in Panyijiar County of former Unity State, is among some of the highest in the

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• Implement pact, restore people’s dignity, leaders told

  A UN official is appealing to the South Sudan leaders to restore dignity of the civil war-affected people by implementing the new peace accord.

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20 February 2019

• SSNMC Chairman Bangasi Joseph Bakosoro has not joined NAS
  SOUTH SUDAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 19/February/2019; South Sudan National Movement for Change (SSNMC) would like to...
• Brutal sexual violence by Machar’s, Taban’s & Kiir’s armies persists in South Sudan – UN
  By Monitor Reporter, (From UN Human Rights Office and UNMISS), FEB/15/2019, SSN; There are persistently high levels of sexual violence in South...
• Call for Alternative People’s NADAFA Government in South Sudan based on Three Autonomous Regions
  FROM: 1-The People’s Democratic Movement (PDM), The Workers Party of Upper Nile (WPU) and The Federal Democratic Party (FDP)/Army; Concerned...
• ‘Little chance of lasting peace in South Sudan,’ says US Defense Think Tank
  By: KEVIN J KELLEY, From the EastAfrican, JAN/31/2019, SSN; Prospects for lasting peace in South Sudan appear poor, an expert on the country...
• The Collo Community Association of the USA: Urgent Humanitarian Appeal for Needy People, South Sudan
  JAN/30/2019, SSN; To: H.E. Mr. António Guterres Secretary-General of the United Nations 405 East 42nd Street, New York NY, 10017, USA From: The...
• NAS Condemns RJMEC Double Standard Policy: Press Release
  JAN/26/2019, SSN; The National Salvation Front (NAS) is troubled by the unbalanced statement issued by the Interim Chairperson of the Reconstituted...
• Condemning the recent attack in Bieh State, Lou Nuer area by Taban Deng
  By:  Col. Dickson Gatluak Jock , Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, JAN/14/2019, SSN; To the victimized community of Lou-Nuer:I am truly heartbroken...
• President Salva Kiir declares SPLM/A crimes “a normal process” of creating an ethnic state
  BY: ELHAG Paul, South Sudanese, JAN/13/2019, SSN; Last month on 15th December 2018, the people of South Sudan commemorated the 5th anniversary of...
• Gen. Cirillo’s NAS International Relations Committee (IRC)’ Response to Kiir’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  From: Dr. LAKO JADA Kwajok, NAS Chairman of the IRC, Jan/05/2019, SSN; Further to the statement by the SSPDF (the South Sudan National Army)...
• SSNMC: Joseph Bakasoro is still the leader, NOT Vakindi Unvu
  SOUTH SUDAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, SSN, 03 January 2018 Contact: Daniel Zingifuaboro Position: Secretary of Information...

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