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Activists demand Kiir visit flood hit regions
Okot Emmanuel, Jonglei State A network of civil society activists have implored the President to visit areas affected by recent flooding...
Okot Emmanuel
Nov 6, 20201 min read
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Army officer and activist killed in Malakal town
Alhadi Hawari, Malakal In a growing pattern of violence from Malakal, two prominent figures have been killed by unidentified gunmen. The...
Alhadi Hawari
Nov 6, 20201 min read
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South Sudan FA condemns shirt burning
Kelly Abale, Juba South Sudanese football fans may have seen national player Taban Manyang Makoi post a photo of a burning team shirt on...
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Nov 6, 20201 min read
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UN rejects National Dialogue Conference criticism
Obaj Okuj, Juba The National Dialogue Conference will act to strengthen the voice of ordinary South Sudanese citizens, says the head of...
Obaj Okuj
Nov 5, 20201 min read
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Malakal chiefs assaulted over planning dispute
Alhadi Hawari, Upper Nile State Ten local chiefs— including the Paramount Chief of Malakal —have been brutally assaulted by unknown...
Alhadi Hawari
Nov 5, 20201 min read
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Border clashes continue in Equatoria state
via Eye Radio, Juba The South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF) has reported that it repulsed an attack by Ugandan military forces in...
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Nov 5, 20202 min read
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SSFP’s top music picks for 2020
Richard Chol Deng, Juba 2020 has been a year of many parts. Despite this, it has not stopped the creative spirit of the South Sudanese...
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Nov 4, 20201 min read
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The three godfathers of South Sudan
Muslim L. Gore, Florida If someone were to ask the average South Sudanese in any city, region or country about the Founding Fathers of...
Muslim Gore
Nov 4, 20207 min read
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Conflict and coincidences: 1983 in historical perspective
Makat Thor, Ruweng At the outset of the 1983 South Sudanese revolution against Khartoum, the High Military Political Command (HMPC)...
Makat Thor
Nov 3, 20202 min read
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Riek Machar’s intelligence chief on the run
Merio Jimmy, Juba General Yiey Dak, Riek Machar’s Chief Intelligence Officer, has sought asylum in Ethiopia under threat of capture by...
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Nov 2, 20202 min read
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South Sudanese journalists detained in Juba
Juba Five local journalists were recently detained in Juba by South Sudanese security forces. Security Operatives at the Custom Market on...
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Oct 29, 20201 min read
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The Royal Scam - Do Not Trust The Government's Currency Reform!
Hugh Wright, Juba No one can deny that South Sudan is currently in the grip of unpleasant inflation, prices rising nearly daily on the...
Hugh Wright
Oct 15, 20202 min read
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A Constitution for all people: SSND and R-ACRSS implementation
By Merio Jimmy, Juba Observing social media trends following the recent publicising of police brutality in Bortown, one can see the...
Merio Jimmy
Sep 30, 20203 min read
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Defying the odds for better future: The right to education for child refugees
By Thon Deng, Khartoum. The 2011 Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan (TCSS) grants every able person an inherent...
Thon Deng
Sep 30, 20204 min read
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What is the future for South Sudan's schoolgirls?
By Noah Issa Philip, Juba Both the South Sudanese government and NGOs have reported that the numbers of school age girls becoming...
Noah Issa Philip
Sep 29, 20202 min read
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Trinity Energy joins the UN Global Compact
Trinity Energy, one of South Sudan’s leading independent petroleum companies, has become a signatory of the United Nations’ Global...
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Sep 29, 20202 min read
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Safeguarding and displacement — how do we protect the individual?
By Merio Jimmy, Juba Any one of us can be displaced at any time. Causes of displacement are all around us, especially in Africa generally...
Merio Jimmy
Sep 28, 20203 min read
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The 8 best things travel can teach you that college never will
By Martha Ella Muthoka, Juba Visiting new places and meeting people from different cultures is more than just a whirlwind of fun...
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Sep 10, 20204 min read
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Defending South Sudan - where next?
By Peter Chuol, Juba According to data from the World Bank, in 2015, South Sudan had the third highest military spending as a percentage...
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Sep 10, 20203 min read
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Health must be prioritised: Why South Sudan needs lockdown
By Malual Manyuol Dau On 7/8/2020, the Presidency decided to relax the rules and directives of the lockdown. However, as a concerned...
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May 10, 20201 min read
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