UN says S. Sudan’s organized forces joining intercommunal violence

June 25, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan’s organized forces – the army, National Security Service, police – are joining the ongoing intercommunal violence in different parts of the country, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has said. This comes as parties agreed to the allocation of states which has – the past – been blamed by the world […]

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South Sudan blocked UN mission from carrying out duties – UN chief

UNMISS Peacekeepers (File photo)

June 19, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan government blocked members of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) from carrying out their activities over what it said were preventive measures against the spread of the novel coronavirus, a UN report has revealed. UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres said during a regular report to the UN Security Council on Monday that […]

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South Korea plans to evacuate troops from South Sudan

March 23, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) — South Korea is considering sending a chartered flight to South Sudan to bring back some of its peacekeeping troops amid coronavirus concerns, the defense ministry said Monday. About 210 rotational troops of the 270-strong Hanbit Unit are expected to return home without replacement, after the African country asked Seoul and other foreign countries not to […]

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