“Actions are right insofar if they promote the happiness; and they are wrong insofar if they promote unhappiness of all people in society.” By Peter Reat Gatkuoth “We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights and among these are... The post The actions are right if they promote happiness of all people, and they are wrong if they promote unhappiness of all people in society appeared first on South Sudan News Agency ..read more

UDRM/K Press Statement Commemorating 15th December 2013 December 15, 2023 (SSNA) — Today is the anniversary of the South Sudan civil war clocking straight 10 years. Right from the start, over twenty thousand South Sudan ethnic NUER were massacred in three days (16-18 December 2013) by their own government turned predator. Three million people were... The post United Democratic Revolutionary Movement’s Statement on the 10th Anniversary of the December 2013 Juba Massacre appeared first on South Sudan News Agency ..read more

Juba, December 9, 2023 (SSNA) — South Sudanese troops who were sent to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in April this year have returned to South Sudan, a senior officer at the Ministry of Defense who asked to remain anonymous told the South Sudan News Agency on Saturday. The official disclosed that the abrupt... The post South Sudan Withdraws Troops From DRC appeared first on South Sudan News Agency ..read more

By Duop Chak Wuol December 4, 2023 (SSNA) — The East African Community (EAC) has recently installed South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir, as its chairperson, replacing Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye. Kiir is now the official Chair of the East African regional bloc, EAC. There is nothing wrong with a leader who wants to have a... The post Justifying Dictatorship in South Sudan: A Case Against the East African Community appeared first on South Sudan News Agency ..read more

Arusha/Juba, November 24, 2023 (SSNA) — The President of the Republic of South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit has been elevated to the chairperson of the East African Community on Friday. The move comes as the 23rd Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State of the East African trading bloc unanimously voted to admit Somalia as... The post South Sudan’s Kiir takes over EAC chair as Somalia joins the bloc appeared first on South Sudan News Agency ..read more

By Duop Chak Wuol November 3, 2023 (SSNA) — Soon after the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGoNU) was formed in February 2020, the South Sudanese thought they were destined for lasting peace. What they did not know was that the extremely oppressive political system they wanted to see reformed was already being strengthened by President... The post Maintain Tyranny or Die: Salva Kiir’s Devious Peace Strategy appeared first on South Sudan News Agency ..read more

Juba, November 3, 2023 (SSNA) — President Salva Kiir has reconstituted the National Constitutional Review Commission (NCRC), National Elections Commission (NEC), and Political Parties Council (PPC), according to a decree read live on the South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation Television (SSBCTV) today. The announcement comes as the young nation prepares for general elections slated to take... The post Political Parties Council, Constitutional Review Commission, and Elections Commission Reconstituted as Elections Loom appeared first on South Sudan News Agency ..read more

Bentiu, November 3, 2023 (SSNA) — A nondenominational evangelical Christian organization, Samaritan’s Purse, is helping South Sudan’s Unity State struggling families grow their own food. The agency helps families learn “economic practice” through what it described as “its village savings and loans association and income-generating activities programs.” Nyalong, one of the women leaders in her... The post Evangelical Group Offers Farming Opportunities for Families in Unity State appeared first on South Sudan News Agency ..read more

Juba, November 1, 2023 (SSNA) — South Sudan and Ethiopia say they are committed to promoting “people-to-people” relations and that the two nations have a long history of good relations. The announcement comes after President Kiir and Ethiopian Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen met here in Juba. It is not clear what exactly Kiir and Mekonnen... The post South Sudan, Ethiopia to Promote “People-to-People” Relations appeared first on South Sudan News Agency ..read more

Juba, October 30, 2023 (SSNA) — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has awarded peace medals to Chinese peacekeepers stationed in Wau city, a UNMISS official told the South Sudan News Agency. The UNMISS says all more than 330 Chinese peacekeepers have received peace medals. The United Nations commended the Chinese peacekeepers, saying... The post UN Honors Chinese Peacekeepers in South Sudan appeared first on South Sudan News Agency ..read more