S. Sudan army sends reinforcements to Kajo-Keji as rebels overwhelm troops
June 2, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan army, the South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF) has yesterday sent a reinforcement to the Kajo-Keji of the...
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South Sudan defense minister to return to work tomorrow – official
June 2, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan defense minister and senior member of the SPLM-IO Angelina Teny has recovered from COVID-19 and is due to...
South Sudan minister John Luk Jok passes on Â
June 2, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan minister for East African Affairs John Luk Jok who served as the first justice minister of the post-independent...
Taban rejects replacement of Hussein Abdelbaggi as head of coronavirus taskforce
June 1, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan’s vice-president Taban Deng Gai has turned down a request by President Salva Kiir Mayardit to have him replace...
South Sudan vice-president tests positive for coronavirus
May 30, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) — A third South Sudan vice-president has announced that he has tested positive for coronavirus becoming the third in the presidency...
US-based firm accuses Malong, Jok Riak of killings
May 27, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – A human rights firm based in the United States has accused former South Sudan army chiefs of staff of human...
Dr. Riek Machar’s recent briefing to a congregation on his COVID-19 Status
May 24, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — Briefing a congregation in Khartoum through phone in Nuer language from Juba, South Sudan, Dr. Riek Machar and Angelina Teny spoken...
South Sudan: Senior army general dies of COVID-19 in Juba
 May 22, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – A senior South Sudan army general has died in the capital Juba after battling COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused directly...
South Sudan’s Machar, wife test positive for COVID-19
May 18, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan’s First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny and his wife Angelina who is also the country’s defense minister...
COVID-19: South Sudan cases surpass 300 as 57 others test positive
May 18, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – Coronavirus cases in South Sudan have surpassed 300 after 57 more people tested positive on Monday, a senior health ministry...
Nuer community in Europe condemns Murle attack on Greater Akobo
May 18, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – The Nuer Community in Europe’s Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg) has condemned the ongoing Murle attack on several villages in...
Armed youth from Ruweng attacks Unity state’s Guit CountyÂ
May 18, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – A large group of heavily armed youth from South Sudan’s Ruweng Administrative area have attacked a village in Guit County...
Prominent South Sudan bussinessman dies of COVID-19
May 18, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – As South Sudan’s coronavirus cases rise, a prominent bussinessman in the world’s youngest nation has died of COVID-19, this afternoon...
Unity state community in Kenya saddened by death of army general
May 14, 2020 (Nyamilepedia)- The Unity state community in the neighboring Kenya has issued a statement mourning the Wednesday passing on of a highly respected...
South Sudan former military spy chief dies of coronavirus
May 14, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – Former South Sudan military intelligence chief, General Marial Nuor, has died of the novel coronavirus a day after a senior...
South Sudan confirms first COVID-19 fatality as 28 more cases reported
May 14, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan government has confirmed the country’s first COVID-19-related death as the ministry of health said this evening that 28...
South Sudan peace monitor urges IGAD to address states deadlock
May 13, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan’s Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (R-JMEC) calls on IGAD to step in and address the states allocation...
South Sudan: Two senior army generals die
May 13, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – Two senior South Sudan army generals died on Wednesday in both Juba and Sudanese capital Khartoum, army and government officials...
Kiir urged to investigate finance minister for corruption
May 13, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit has been urged by a local advocacy group to investigate finance minister, Salvatore Garang...
South Sudan road ambush kills three days after rebels’ warning to attack Juba
May 12, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – A road ambush in South Sudan’s central Equatoria state where the capital Juba is located has killed at least three...