ADDIS ABABA — President Salva Kiir travelled to Ethiopia on Monday on a diplomatic mission, his office said. Kiir arrived in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Monday evening on …
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MELBOURNE – Police in the Australian city of Melbourne are investigating the fatal stabbing of two boys of South Sudanese origin in what is believed to be a gang attack, …
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AviationNews
Juba airport successfully conducts first-ever night flight
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA – South Sudan’s Juba International Airport successfully conducted its first ever nighttime flight with Air Congo flying DRC football fans to Kinshasa, in what the aviation agency termed a …
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NIMULE – South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS) has seized and re-exported to Uganda seven trucks of maize flour that were found to have been contaminated by dangerous chemicals. …
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HumanitarianNews
One killed, three injured as gunmen unleash carnage on vulnerable villagers in Mayendit South
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessUNITY STATE – Villagers in Dhorbowni, Mayendit South Payam in Unity State paid a heavy price for their hospitality on Wednesday, after welcoming visiting armed men from Panyijiar County, who …
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AviationEconomyNews
How exorbitant taxes at South Sudan airport force foreign airlines to exit operation
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA – A South Sudanese lawmaker disclosed during a hearing on Thursday that international airlines are forced to abandon South Sudan operations due to heavy taxation at Juba International Airport. …
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KINSHASA – Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Kasai Province where 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths, including four …
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HumanitarianNews
UNMISS patrol team ambushed, disarmed by bandits in Western Equatoria
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA – The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) condemns Wednesday’s ambush of its peacekeepers in Western Equatoria State by elements of a local armed group, who subsequently seized a …
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FeaturedNews
Is it technically possible to block South Sudan from attending the UN General Assembly?
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA – Activist Ter Manyang Gatwech recently issued a “strong appeal” to the United Nations, calling for the exclusion of South Sudan’s official delegation from attending the upcoming United Nations …
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MALAKAL – Upper Nile Governor James Koang Chuol suspended the Commissioner of Maiwut County Ler Jok Thoan effective immediately, in an order dated September 3. No official reason was provided …
