JUBA – South Sudan’s Vice President for Service Cluster Josephine Lagu and her accompanying delegation left for the United States on Thursday to attend the UN General Assembly, the foreign …
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VP Bol Mel, WBGs governor Sharif discuss administrative issues
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA — Vice President Dr. Benjamin Bol Mel and Western Equatoria Governor Sharif Daniel Sharif discussed peace and service delivery in a meeting held in Juba on Thursday, according to …
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FACTCHECK: Reports indicating release of suspended oil minister Puot Kang, other detainees, are fake news
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA – Reports indicating that South Sudan’s suspended petroleum minister Puot Kang Chol and other SPLM/A-IO detainees were released from National Security Service (NSS) have widely circulated on social media …
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HRW calls for due process, fair trials of South Sudan opposition officials
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessNAIROBI – South Sudan government should uphold due process for opposition leader and First Vice President Riek Machar, other opposition members, and affiliates facing charges, and ensure prompt, fair, and …
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SPLM-IO declares 2018 peace deal dead, calls for regime change
by Juba Witnessby Juba Witness(JW) – The SPLM/A-IO has declared that the 2018 revitalized peace agreement has effectively collapsed and called on its members to take up arms against the government. The group said …
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Official says Machar in ‘high spirit’, met his lawyers today
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA – A former official confirms that detained SPLM-IO leader Dr. Riek Machar is in high spirit and met his lawyers on Friday, September 12, to prepare for an upcoming …
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SPLM-IO condemns ‘kangaroo trial’ of Machar, other detainees in Juba
by Juba Witnessby Juba Witness(JW) – The SPLM-IO faction under Oyet Nathaniel has “condemned in the strongest term possible” the South Sudan government’s indictment of detained members and leader Dr. Riek Machar on serious …
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Why government’s case against Machar is mired in legal flaws
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA – Just hours after the South Sudan government indicted several SPLM-IO leaders including Dr. Riek Machar on serious charges, it now appears the case erroneously quoted sections of the …
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President Kiir suspends FVP Machar, Minister Kang
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA – President Salva Kiir has suspended First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar and Petroleum Minister Puot Kang Chol from their positions, to allow legal proceedings against them. The suspension …
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Watchdog urges dialogue to save South Sudan peace, as rebel groups form alliance
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA – A civil society organization has voiced concerns about ongoing military confrontation between South Sudan army and armed groups in Western Equatoria and other regions, urging the peace parties …