UN warns of looming famine in South Sudan
Feb 23, 2021(Nyamilepedia) — The United Nations (UN) have voiced a warning on a looming famine in South Sudan that is projected to affect at...
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Fugitive From International Criminal Court Arrested in Central African Republic, Headed to The Hague
ICC-Indicted Mahamat Saïd Abdelkani Arrested, Transferred to The Hague to Face War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity Charges, January 25, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Mahamat...
Government urged to raise awareness before changing time zone
Jan 20, 2021(Nyamilepedia) — A South Sudanese horologist, Alex Lubajo has called on the government to raise awareness of the new time zone before making...
UNMISS sends more troops to Bunj, Upper Nile region
Jan 20, 2021(Nyamilepedia) — UNMISS has deployed additional peacekeepers and reinforced troop mobility with more vehicles to stabilize the fragile security situation in Maban, near...
Biden becomes the 46th president of US
Jan 21, 2021(Nyamilepedia) — Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th president of the United States of America. In the inauguration ceremony that...
Kiir congratulates Museveni on his re-election win
Jan 21, 2021(Nyamilepedia) — President Salva Kiir Mayardit openedly shared his congratulatory message to Uganda’s President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on his re-election last week. In...
South Sudan ready to mediate Sudan and Ethiopia over border conflict
Jan 16, 2021(Nyamilepedia) —— South Sudan president has expressed readiness to mediate the conflict between Sudan and Ethiopia over border dispute. Tensions have been running...
Nicholas Haysom of South Africa appointed as UNMISS head
Jan 16, 2021(Nyamilepedia) — The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Nicholas Haysom of South Africa as his Special Representative and...
Uganda releases 15 SSPDF soldiers after serving more than two months in their detentions
Jan 7, 2021(Nyamilepedia) — Ugandan authorities have released 15 south Sudanese soldiers who were accused of entering the country illegally over two months ago. The...
Kenyan schools reopen after COVID-19 break
Jan 05, 2021(Nyamilepedia) — Kenyan pupils returned to school on Monday for the first time since classes were dismissed 10 months ago due to the...
UNAMID ends its mandate in Darfur after 13 years
Jan 2, 2021(Nyamilepedia) — The United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur ended its 13 years’ mission of peacekeeping in Darfur and the vast Sudanese region...
Egypt summons Ethiopian diplomat over GERD statements
Jan 2, 2021 (Nyamilepedia) — Egypt’s foreign ministry summons Ethiopia’s top diplomat in Cairo over comments by an Addis Ababa official regarding a controversial dam...
Ethiopia warns Sudan to stop expanding into its territories
Dec 30, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — The Ethiopian Foreign ministry has warned that it might be forced to retaliate if Sudanese government does not stop expanding into...
Ibba County residents want the roads repaired to allow UNMISS to patrol the area often
Dec 29, 2020(Nyamilepedia) —- Residents of Ibba County in Western Equatoria State say that they feel unsafe when they go for months without seeing...
President Kiir mourns former Ambassador to Russia, Telar Ring
Dec 28, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — President Salva Kiir is mourning the death of Amb. Telar Ring Deng who succumbed to COVID-19 related complications in a hospital...
Sudanese parties urged to present names of their nominees for Ministerial and Gubernatorial positions
Dec 28, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — The Sudanese Council of Partners for the Transitional Period calls on political parties to present the names of their nominees for...
Food insecure South Sudan hosts an expensive concert amid risks of COVID-19
Dec 26, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — South Sudan, a country that is currently on international news headlines for being food insecure, poverty, flood, insecurity and famine, has...
Call for urgent action to the immediate and unconditional release of Nicolas Opio
CALL FOR URGENT ACTION TO THE IMMEDIATE AND UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE OF NICOLAS OPIO, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CHAPTER FOUR UGANDA AND FOR THE IMMEDIATE SANCTIONS...
SPLM/A-IO Welcomes IGAD’s Resolution on Dr. Machar
Dec 22, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — The office of South Sudan’s First Vice President, Chairman and Commander-in-Chief of the SPLM/A in Opposition, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, has...
US congress approves Sudan’s Sovereign Immunity
Dec 22, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — The United States Congress has passed a bill that includes largely restoring Sudan’s legal immunity, days after the country was formally...
UK warns citizens against traveling to South Sudan
Dec 22, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — The United Kingdom has issued a travel advisory against all travels to South Sudan citing COVID 19 and the security situation...