South Sudan president’s son spotted in luxurious car in Nairobi
August 4, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan President Salva Kiir’s Son, Manut Salva Kiir, who sexually assaulted his sister in 2014, has been spotted driving...
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Gov’t soldiers from Ruweng attack oil workers in Unity state
August 4, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – Tensions are high at Unity oilfields in Unity state after armed soldiers from neighboring Ruweng Administrative Area attacked oil workers...
S. Sudan says relations improved with Sudan since toppling of al-Bashir
August 4, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan government has said that relations have improved with the government of Sudan since the removal of President Omar...
South Sudan: World Bank approves $45 million for local service delivery improvement
August 4, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – The World Bank approved a $45 million International Development Association (IDA) grant for South Sudan to continue to improve access...
Opinion: Ateny Wek: The man who taxes president Kiir’s press team per trip
By Chol Duang August 3, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – In one of our casual conversations with a J1 reporter sometime in 2015, he told me how...
Kiir reportedly closed private airport belonging to Akol Koor
August 3, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit has reportedly ordered the closure of a private airport opened in June by National...
S. Sudan: US urges “urgent” de-escalation of tensions
August 3, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – The United States Embassy in South Sudan has called on the parties to the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity...
SSPDF says detained SPLA-IO officer is a “high-way” criminal
August 2, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan army has said that detained SPLA-IO military officer, Brigadier General Gabriel Bol Wek, is a highway robber and...
Analysis: Why peace agreements in South Sudan intensify the war economy
By Joshua Craze August 2, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – Since becoming an independent country in 2011, a military elite has strengthened its hold on power in...
South Sudan spy chief working to replace Kiir – source
August 2, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan’s head of internal security bureau at the country’s national security service General Akol Koor Kuc is reportedly working...
Northern Bahr el Ghazal official urges youth to join Machar
August 1, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – A senior opposition official in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal state has urged the youth in the area to...
Opinion: Your blood cemented our national foundation
By Gabriel Kuot Akok Dengdit August 1, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – On this day, the 30th July 2005, His Excellency the First Vice President of the...
Kerbino Wol’s killing does not need Kiir’s approval- Ateny
August 1, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – President Salva Kiir’s press secretary, Ateny Wek Ateny, has said that the killing of businessman and former national security service...
South Sudan gov’t must educate children of martyrs – Dr. Lam
August 1, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan’s prominent opposition and National Democratic Movement (NDM) leader, Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin, has urged the government of President...
Chinese ambassador meets IGAD special envoy for South Sudan
August 1, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – The Chinese ambassador to South Sudan, Hau Ning, met on Thursday the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Special Envoy for...
General Olony rejects going to Juba, recalls peace delegates
July 27, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – The SPLM-IO nominee for Upper Nile state governorship, General Johnson Olony Thambo has rejected a request by First Vice President...
SPLM-IO completes nomination of members of parliament
July 27, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan’s main armed opposition group, SPLM-IO, led by First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny, has said that it...
SSPDF continues attacks against SPLA-IO in Wau – official
July 26, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF) has continued to attack several SPLA-IO positions in the country’s Western Bahr el Ghazal...
Opinion: It is easy to find people to work with but hard to get people who will promote your legacy.
By Kuek Deng Kuek, July 24, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – It is crystal clear that legacy is what people worked for and it is an important...
Malong says he was forced to fight
July 21, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan’s former army chief and holdout opposition leader, General Paul Malong Awan Anei, has said that he did not...
Olony not going to Juba on Monday – James Gatdet Dak
July 18, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – SPLM-IO nominee for governorship of Upper Nile state, General Johnson Olony Thambo, is not going to Juba on Monday as...