SPLA-IO Accused of Detaining Civilian Boats, Demanding $4,000 Along Sobat River ‎

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‎ Boat ferrying civilians  Nasir, Upper Nile State  ‎Authorities in Nasir County, Upper Nile State, have accused forces loyal to the Sudan People’s Liberation Army In Opposition (SPLA-IO) of detaining civilian riverboats and demanding ransom-like payments of up to $4,000 from traders and passengers along the Sobat River. ‎ ‎According to Nasir County Commissioner James Gatwech Joak, several boats traveling from Matar in Nasir County to Malakal were intercepted by SPLA-IO soldiers in Yakuach, an area in Nyirol County, Jonglei State. ‎ ‎“Our traders paid local taxes to SPLA-IO in Mandeng before setting off. But on reaching Yakuach, they were detained again and told to pay an additional four thousand U.S. dollars,” Commissioner Gatwech said. ‎ ‎He explained that the detained boat operators and traders were reportedly held for four days while armed men demanded more payments.  ‎ Some of the passengers were women, children, and patients traveling for medical treatment in Malaka...

FIVE (5) AMBASSADORS PRESENT LETTERS OF CREDENCE TO PRESIDENT KIIR.

 



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President Salva Kiir, today on Wednesday received letters of credence from 5 newly-appointed non-resident Ambassadors to South Sudan.


The new Ambassadors are as follows;

1. Amb. Jandyr Ferreira Dos Santos from Brazil, with residence in Addis Ababa


2. Amb. Mohammed Bin Ibrahim Alsada from Qatar, with residence in Qatar


3. Dr. Fahad Mashari Althafiri from State of Kuwait, with residence in Kuwait


4. Amb. Aboubaker Hassane Dan Sokoto from Niger, with residence in Ndjamena 


 5. Amb. Julia Niblett from Australia, with residence in Addis Ababa


President Kiir welcomed the envoys and encouraged them to woe entrepreneurs in their home countries to come and invest in various sectors in South Sudan.


Acting Foreign Minister Deng Dau Deng emphasized that South Sudan is open to constructive partnerships with all countries without any exception. 


He said the accreditation of the 5 new non-resident Ambassadors clearly shows the expansion of South Sudan's bilateral relations globally.


The diplomats expressed their readiness to engage with the government in matters of diplomacy, trade and economic ties, infrastructure development, cultural and humanitarian exchanges, and people-to-people contacts.

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