Britain condemns rebel attack on vice-president’s guards
August 27, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – The United Kingdom has condemned last week’s rebel attack on vice-president James Wani Igga’s convoy in which six members of...
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Sudan to redeploy troops to disputed areas with South Sudan, Egypt
August 27, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – The chairman of Sudanese Sovereign Council Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has threatened to redeploy troops to disputed areas with...
UPDATE: Detained lawyer released by NSS without charges
August 26, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – Detained South Sudan lawyer Kuoch Malek Deng who was arrested by the National Security Service (NSS) on Tuesday has just...
NSS detains lawyer for criticizing gov’t economic policies
August 26, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan’s national security service is detaining a lawyer for allegedly criticizing economic policies of the government, several sources with...
Call to remove minister of finance
By Angelo Makuek Longar. Open Letter to President, H.E Salva Kiir Mayardit, Republic of South Sudan, Juba. Re: Calls for removal of Hon. Salvatore Garang...
Dead body found floating in a swimming pool at Rock City Hotel in Juba
August 26, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) -Residents of Rock city in South Sudan’s capital Juba are saying that a dead body of a young man was found...
Sudan wants “timely” formation of South Sudan’s unified army
August 26, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – The Sudanese government has said that it is working with South Sudan parties to the revitalized peace agreement to make...
S. Sudan army deploys more troops to restive Central Equatoria region
August 26, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan army has deployed thousands of its service-men in the country’s restive region of Central Equatoria days after a...
Kiir forms committee to manage economic crisis
August 25, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit has this evening issued a Republican Order establishing a economic management committee to handle...
UN calls for “thorough” prove into controversial killing of US journalist in South Sudan
August 25, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – Three years after the controversial killing of freelance journalist Christopher Allen in South Sudan, a UN human rights expert today...
South Sudan told to float currency before loan – sources
August 25, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan government has reportedly been given a condition by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) before walking away with a...
South Sudan appeals to IMF World Bank for bailout as economy collapses
August 24 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan government has appealed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank for an economic bailout as...
Kenyan leader urged to help restore peace in war-torn S. Sudan
August 24, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has been urged by a South Sudanese activist to intervene in South Sudan, Kenya’s northern neighbor,...
S. Sudan army threatens to use “deadly force” against rebels
August 24, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan’s army has threatened to use what it said would be a deadly force against holdout opposition groups which...
Open Letter to President Salva Kiir Mayardit
By Communities of Upper Nile State. Dear Mr. President; August 22, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – We begin by saluting you for your phenomenal unwavering contribution to...
South Sudan gov’t orders closure of “special” bank accounts
August 22, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan’s Central bank Governor Jamal Abdalla Wani has ordered the closure of bank accounts designated by the bank as...
Update: Transport minister arrives at scene of air crash
August 22, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan’s minister of transport Madut Biar has arrived at the scene of today’s air crash in the capital Juba,...
After rumors of increasing rifts, General Akol Koor meets Kiir
August 22, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – After weeks of speculations of a souring relationship between President Salva Kiir Mayardit and the country’s intelligence chief General Akol...
Opinion: The R- ARCSS was dead on arrival and it’s slowly but surely heading to its final destination- the grave!
By Peter Pal Chuol August 22, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – It is an open secret to the South Sudanese and the international community that, the peace...
S. Sudan: renewed ethnic violence in Jonglei kills over 100 people
August 22, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – Renewed intercommunal violence in the country’s Greater Jonglei has killed over 100 people in recent days, according to the international...
Central Bank denies reports it run out of currency
August 21, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan Central Bank has denied in a statement this afternoon that it has run out of hard currency saying...