MSF Halts Lifesaving Medical Services in Ulang After Violent Armed Attack ‎

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  MSF Vehicle.  ‎ In a devastating blow to healthcare access in Upper Nile State, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), known internationally as Doctors Without Borders, has suspended all medical operations in Ulang County following a violent armed attack on its facility. ‎ ‎The assault took place in the early hours of April 14, when dozens of armed men stormed the MSF-run hospital and office in Ulang town.  ‎ ‎Staff were threatened at gunpoint as essential medical supplies and equipment were looted. The hospital Ulang’s only functioning health facility has since been forced to close its doors. ‎ ‎“We are outraged by the attack on our hospital and the threats made against our medical staff,” said Zakariya Mwatia, MSF’s Head of Mission in South Sudan.  ‎ ‎“This facility has been a lifeline for the community during a time of escalating violence and an active cholera outbreak. Such attacks on hospitals and healthcare workers are completely unacceptable.” ‎ ‎Over 100 patients,...
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South Sudan Council Of Ministers Asked South Sudanese To Respect President Kiir Oder Which Bans Singing The National Anthem In His Absence.

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The public is asked to observe a Presidential order banning the singing of the national anthem in the absence of the President.

The council of ministers in its regular sitting on Friday resolved that the anthem is only meant for functions attended by the President

“This should be strictly observed because it is not meant for everybody,” government spokesperson Michael Makuei told journalists after the meeting in Juba on Friday. 
Makuei said there was a tendency for the national song to be ‘misused’ and sang at functions presided over by ministers, undersecretaries and governors.

The cabinet meeting also endorsed a Presidential directive banning the military from engaging in politics.

Government spokesperson Makuei says all commanders in their respective forces should not speak at public rallies.

“They have the choice to either to leave the uniform and go to the public and be a politician and be free to talk in public rallies, or else be a disciplined soldier,” Makuei clarified.

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  1. Anonymous22 July 2019 at 06:49

    congratulations to statement that soldiers should refrain from politics or otherwise

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  2. Unknown23 July 2019 at 09:29

    Wow

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