NAIROBI – Kenyan President William Ruto has announced seven days of national mourning and a state funeral for former prime minister Raila Odinga, who died on Wednesday following a cardiac …
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‘Stop celebrating laziness and poverty’: Model Raya Raya advises youths over ‘Gum Chok’ frenzy
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA – South Sudanese model and businesswoman Raya Raya has encouraged youths in the country to stop ‘celebrating poverty and laziness’, following the emergence of a controversial online group dubbed …
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JUBA – Veteran South Sudanese politician announced his resignation from the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) on Tuesday and the formation of his new political movement, the South Sudan …
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Former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga has died, source says
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessFormer Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80, a source in Odinga’s office told Reuters on Wednesday, without giving further details. Indian newspaper Mathrubhumi earlier …
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Madagascar Colonel topples President Rajoelina in coup
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessANTANANARIVO – Madagascar’s elite Army Personnel Administration Center (CAPSAT) unit, announced on Tuesday that it suspended the Constitution and seized power after the parliament adopted a motion to impeach President …
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“I matter”: Rape survivor gets justice and her life back at UNMISS-supported mobile court
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessUNITY STATE – Her mother being killed in the bushes without anyone ever being held accountable was Mary’s first exposure to the absence of justice in South Sudan. Being raped by young …
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Unity State reinstates 24 teachers suspended over demonstration
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessBENTIU – Unity State education authorities have reinstated 24 primary and secondary school teachers that were suspended on September 25 after being linked to a peaceful demonstration calling for the …
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Machar’s trial: Defense challenges legality of Special Court as mandate expires
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA – The Special Court hearing the case against eight SPLM/A-IO officials adjourned the ninth trial on Monday after the defense team pointed out that the tribunal had become illegal …
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Rights body urges UN Security Council, African Union to act on South Sudan’s spiralling crises
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessADDIS ABABA/GENEVA – South Sudan’s escalating political crisis is driving renewed armed violence, compounding already dire human rights and humanitarian conditions, while heightening regional instability, the UN Commission on Human …
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Army chief orders Red Belt, armed groups to join SSPDF or disarm
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA – The Chief of Defense Forces (CDF) of the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) has appealed to Jonglei State’s new vigilante outfit, Red Belt, to join the army …
