SSPDF personnel who killed 2 people in Juba this morning arrested – police
August 19, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – A member of South Sudan People’s Defense Force who killed 2 people at a house of an army general in...
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South Sudanese Pound hit another record low against dollar
August 19, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudanese Pound (SSP) depreciated further against the United States Dollar (USD) in the third week of August triggering hikes...
BREAKING: Mali president, PM arrested as coup leaders consolidate power
August 18, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – Mali’s President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, and his prime minister have been arrested hours after gunfire was heard in part of...
Developing: Apparent coup underway in Mali
August 18, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – Shots have been heard at an army base in Kati, just outside the capital, amid an ongoing political crisis in...
South Sudan army accused of raping women in Tonj
August 18, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – A South Sudan women leader at Romich Center has accused the South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF) of raping women...
South Sudan rebels blame Tonj fighting on government
August 18, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan holdout opposition group has blamed the government of President Salva Kiir Mayardit for the deadly fighting which took...
General Hemeti urges Kiir to appoint Olony as governor
August 18, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – The deputy chairperson of the Sudanese Sovereign Council General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo who is better known as Hemeti has urged...
R-JMEC inaugurates its new chairman
August 18, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – The newly appointed chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evacuation Commission (R-JMEC) Major General Charles Tai Tituai has been...
IGAD Executive Secretary meets Machar in Juba
August 17, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – The IGAD Executive Secretary, Mr. Workneh Gebeyehu, has this afternoon met South Sudan’s First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny...
Boat carrying cattle capsizes near Bor town
August 17, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – A boat carrying a good number of cattle has sank into the river Nile this evening, according to several sources...
Kiir agrees to let Akol Koor stay as NSS chief until 2023
August 17, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan President, Salva Kiir Mayardit, has agreed to let General Akol Koor stay as director of the Internal Security...
Israeli spy chief says country will normalize ties with Sudan before 2021
August 176, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – Israeli intelligence chief Eli Cohen has said that his country is nearing an agreement with Sudan to normalize ties, days...
Swedish group says “silent” media blocking continue in South Sudan
August 17, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – A Swedish media organization has said Monday that silent media blocking in South Sudan by government security agencies has continued...
Gov’t urged to intervene in Panyijiar flooding
August 17, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan government has been urged by a local advocacy group to intervene and help people in Unity state’s Panyijiar...
Tonj disarmament to continue despite deadly fighting
August 15, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – The disarmament in South Sudan’s Tonj area of Warrap state will continue despite deadly fighting last week which led to...
No disarmament for Jonglei this season – army spokesman
August 15, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan army spokesman Major General Lul Ruai Koang has said that no disarmament plan for the country’s Jonglei state...
S. Sudan army arrests own members for starting deadly Tonj fighting – spokesman
August 15, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF) has said that two of its members have been arrested and set for investigation...
Kiir, Machar will soon resolve dispute over Olony – spokesman
August 15, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit and main armed opposition leader Dr. Riek Machar Teny who is also the country’s...
Woman, son die in Northern Bahr el Ghazal for eating expired sorghum
August 15, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – A woman and her son have died in the country’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal state after depending on expired sorghum...
Jieng Council of Elders to mediate between Kiir, NSS chief
August 14, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – The Jieng Council of Elders (JCE) is planning to mediate between President Salva Kiir Mayardit and National Security Chief General...
UN sets up base in Tonj to prevent further violence
August 14, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – A temporary United Nations peacekeeping base has been set up in Tonj and regular patrols are underway to deter a...