October 17th, 2018 | 0 commentsSouth Africa reaffirmed its support for the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement and called on the parties to abide by its provisions for the benefit of South Sudanese people and the regional stability. In a statement released in Johannesburg Monday after his meeting with President Salva Kiir on Monday, the South African Depu...
October 17th, 2018 | 0 commentsThe South Sudan legislators Monday endorsed the full text of the revitalized agreement 33 days after the final signing in Addis Ababa on 12 September. In line with the implementation matrix of the revitalized peace agreement, the Transitional National Legislature comprising the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) and the Cou...
October 17th, 2018 | 0 commentsThe National Salvation Front (NAS) led by Gen Thomas Cirilo Swaka Tuesday dismissed accusations of attacking the SPLA-IO positions in Yei River State saying its fighters acted in self-defence. In a statement issued Monday SPLM-IO Deputy Spokesperson Lam Paul Gabriel said NAS fighters killed 17 civilians in two attacks on their positions i...
October 17th, 2018 | 0 comments(Nyamilepedia) South Sudan’s Trasnsitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) on Monday endorsed the September 12 agreement signed by Kiir with opposition groups in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, more than a month since its signing. Kiir’s controversial administration and opposition groups signed the revitalized agreement in the Et...
September 23rd, 2018 | 0 commentsA faction of the opposition South Sudan National Movement for Change (SSNMC) announced its rejection of the revitalized peace agreement and removed its chairman Joseph Bangasi Bakosoro saying he endorsed the deal despite the rejection of the leading members. The SSNMC is a member of the South Sudan Opposition Alliance which has been stron...
September 23rd, 2018 | 0 commentsThe deputy chief of staff of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) Friday urged South Sudanese to be united and build the war-ravaged country stressing there are no beneficiaries to the five-year conflict. Thomson Fontaine made his call during the celebration for UN International Day of Peace at the Nyakuron Cultural Centr...
September 16th, 2018 | 0 commentsSouth Sudan’s main opposition group has called on its members and supporters to have faith in the signed peace agreement and to keep in mind that it remains a tool to achieve the desired change which is the Movement’s ultimate goal. The SPLM-IO National Chairman for Information and Public Relations Office, Mabior Garang de Mabior issued a...
September 16th, 2018 | 0 commentsA peacekeeper of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) was wounded by a shot when a government soldier attacked a convoy the blue helmets were protecting in the town of Yei. The attack occurred on Saturday morning at 8.30 am when a convoy of four vehicles including two water tankers left their base in Yei to collect water. Ac...
September 11th, 2018 | 0 commentsSouth Sudan extended oil exploration and production agreements for three blocks, the petroleum minister said on Monday, seeking to revamp activity in the sector which ground to a halt after years of civil conflict. The government said last week it expects to hit peak oil output of 350,000 barrels per day (bpd) by mid-2019 as production ra...
September 11th, 2018 | 0 commentsThe Governor of South Sudan’s Northern Liech state, Joseph Nguen Monytuil survived being killed on Saturday when a bomb was allegedly thrown at his vehicle in the capital, Juba. The incident occurred near a bridge at Munuki, a Juba suburb. “The incident occurred round 9 pm when the governor was returning home after a meeting. A group driv...
