24 March 2019

• SSOA, FDs name nominees to vice-president positions  – gov’t official
  March 24th 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – The South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA), led by Gabriel Changson Chang, and the  SPLM-Former Detainees...
• Opposition umbrella to use “legitimate means” to remove Kiir from power – statement
  March 24th 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – A holdout opposition alliance, the National Alliance for Democracy And Freedom Action, (NADAFA), said on...
• Lawmaker condemns Makuei over ‘reckless statement’, urges him to apologize
  March 24th 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – A local lawmaker in South Sudan’s Wau state has condemned what he said was a reckless statement by...
• Opinion: Amb Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth: the best and successful petroleum minister in the history of South Sudan
  By Deng Akok Muoradid, Opinion March 23th 2019 (Nyamilepedia) — ” I believe that we have reached a stage in the economic development of...
• The Jieng Council of Elders: A bad example to follow
  By David Lawrence Lual Opinion March 24th 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – Before commencing my piece of writing I would like to define these three terms...
• Kiir formed new Court Martial to try Gen. Buay Rolnyang – army officer
  March 22nd 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan President, Salva Kiir Mayardiit, last month dissolved a committee formed by Chief of Defense...
• Court hearing on activist Peter Biar, businessman Kerbino Wol adjourned to Monday
  March 21st 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – Court hearing on prominent South Sudanese civil rights advocate and youth leader, Peter Biar Ajak, and renowned...
• Fighting between peacekeepers and IDPs in Juba leaves 12 injured, 5 houses burnt
  March 21st 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – At least twelve people have been critically injured and five houses burnt down following a fight this morning...
• Ex-Machar aide “undecided” on politics, says he plans to visit family in Sweden
  March 21st 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – The former Press Secretary of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) leader,...
• Gov’t to hire apartments for opposition delegates in Juba until May
  March 21st 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan government said on Thursday that it will hire new apartments for opposition peace delegates who...

24 March 2019

• Security forces arrest ruling party official in Rumbek
  A senior local official of South Sudan's ruling SPLM party was arrested on Saturday in Western Lakes State for unclear reasons, a government source...
• Pope Francis appoints Nuncio to South Sudan
  Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Hubertus Mathews Maria van Megen as an Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan.
• South Sudan signs deal with Chinese firm to build health facilities
  South Sudan’s health ministry on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) to...
• Free eye surgeries underway in Bor town
  A free eye surgery camp for cataract and trachoma patients is ongoing in South Sudan’s Jonglei State, capital, Bor.
• Returnees and refugees in Lasu payam need aid: official
  Thousands of internally displaced persons and Congolese refugees who arrived at Nyori resettlement camp in South Sudan’s Yei River State lack access...
• 2 killed over land dispute between Jonglei and Eastern Lakes
  At least two people were killed and five others injured in a clash over a land dispute between two viral communities from Jonglei and Eastern Lakes...
• Amadi state civil servants return after improved security
  About 387 civil servants in Amadi state ministries, commissions and the organized forces returned home after the security situation improved in the...
• Mangateen IDPs complain of lack of services
  Internally displaced persons at Mangateen area in the capital Juba complained of lack of clean water since last month, a coordinator at the camp...
• South Sudanese refugees complain of water shortage at Kukuma camp
  South Sudanese refugees at Kakuma camp 1 in neighboring Kenya are complaining of lack of clean drinking water for nearly a week.
• Fangak parliament opens for first time since 2015
  South Sudan’s Fangak State parliament, launched in 2015, officially opened on Wednesday for the first time.

24 March 2019

• S.Sudan, Sudan set to reopen border

  The governments of South Sudan and Sudan are expected to open bilaterally the common border between the two countries within one month. That’s

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• Wau: MP slams minister Makuei over ‘reckless’ statement

  An MP at the Wau State legislative assembly has condemned the statement by the government spokesperson describing the recent clashes between

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• Biar’s wife hopeful for husband’s release after being arraigned in court

  The wife to the political detainee, Peter Biar Ajak, has welcomed the first court appearance of her husband saying this will eventually lead to

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• S.Sudanese have no access to clean water since 2005

  Members of the public say they still do not have access to clean drinking water, since the establishment of the government in South Sudan 13

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• Minister calls for safeguarding of “our forests”

  The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security has encouraged the general public to invest in forests by at least planting seedlings to replace

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• Biar & Kerbino accused of terror, sabotage & crimes against the state

  Dr. Peter Biar Ajak and Kerbino Wol appeared before a high court judge in Juba today for the first time this morning. The two are among seven

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• Manga-teen IDPs complain of lack of food and water

  Manga-teen IDPs, who were displaced by communal violence from within the UN Protection of Civilian sites in Juba, are holding a peaceful protest

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• Corruption & profiteering still a “threat to peace” -Enough Project

  A new report by the US-based Think Tank – the Enough Project says the peace agreement in South Sudan faces what it describes as “serious threats

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• S.Sudan to introduce French language with Congolese help

  South Sudan will introduce the French language into its academic curriculum this year, according to the Minister of General Education. Deng Deng

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• Peter Biar & Kerbino Wol’s day in court to begin -SSCSF

  The detained political activist, Peter Biar Ajak, and Businessman and NS officer Kerbino Wol will be arraigned in court in Juba today. This is

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24 March 2019

• Number of States, A Prerogative of Constitution making process: NADAFA Alliance
  FDP/ARMY, People’s Democratic Movement, MAR/24/2019, SSN;                 The National Alliance for Democracy And Freedom Action (NADAFA) is...
• NEW: How many states should South Sudan have and why?
  BY: Dominic J.B. UKELO, South Sudan, MAR/03/2019, SSN;  The Republic of South Sudan should either have the legal ten states or if needed there...
• Finance Minister, Salvatore Garang Mabior: The Bastion for our Economic Recovery, Growth and Prosperity.
  By: Simon Yel Yel, MAR/23/2019, SSN; Thought not blood, unmeasurable ink has been spilt over the Minister for Finance and Economic Planning, Hon....
• “Tycoon” thief, Malong Yor ‘Junior,’ son of Gen. Paul Malong, arrested for theft in Kampala
  By Ephraim Kasozi,, Daily Monitor, Kampala, UGANDA, MAR/21/2019, SSN; Kampala. Three people including a South Sudan businessman, Mr Lawrence Malong...
• Open Letter to Minister Martin Elia Lomuro: “Gen. Cirillo, unlike you, is a Nationalist of the highest order!”
  Honourable Dr. Martin Elia Lomurö, South Sudan Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Juba – South Sudan. BY: Laila B. Lokosang, Ph.D, South Sudanese,...
• Pres. Kiir shouldn’t go to Vatican: A letter to His Holiness, Pope Francis
  His Holiness Pope Francis / Apostolic Palace /Vatican City, Vatican City State, 00120 Ref: South Sudan President Salva Kirr Manyardit, should have...
• Exclusion of PDM from Consultations with R-ARCSS non-signatories
  March 14th 2019, Dear Excellency Ambassador Ismail Wais, IGAD Special Envoy for South Sudan Your Excellency, I hope this finds you well. PDM is...
• Gen. Cirillo: Juba deal ignored root causes of conflict, rewarded political elite
  By: FRED OLUOCH, TheEastAfrican, MAR/13/2019, SSN; The leader of the National Salvation Front (NAS), a group fighting government forces in Central...
• LATEST: Gen. Cirillo, NAS leader rebuffs IGAD invitation in Addis Ababa
  By JOHN ADUKATA, The EAST AFRICAN, MAR/06/2019, SSN;South Sudan NAS rebel faction leader Thomas Cirillo has rebuffed the invitation to meet the...
• There’s no “Res nullius” land to be seized in South Sudan.
  BY: Moses Nyara, South Sudan, MAR/04/2019, SSN; Rights over land in South Sudan are never lost or abandoned so as to become res nullius (Latin:...

24 March 2019