The South Sudanese government on Monday announced the death of Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Manawa Peter Gatkuoth Gual in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, after developing chest pains. According to First Vice President Riek Machar, the minister was flown to Egypt on Friday where he underwent surgery on Saturday. He …
Read More »South Sudan: President Salva Kiir declassifies files on civil war
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has issued a directive to declassify intelligence reports on how the country’s long-running civil war began. President Kiir said all those found culpable of offences by the released materials will be granted presidential pardon. The declassification is expected to help in the process of national …
Read More »South Sudan: Security forces withdraw from VP’s house
South Sudanese security forces on Monday morning withdrew from First Vice-President Riek Machar’s residence in the capital, Juba, his office has told the BBC. Mr Machar reported to his office on Monday and was working normally, according to his press secretary Puok Both Baluang. The security forces had been deployed …
Read More »South Sudan: President Salva Kiir sacks health minister
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has sacked health minister, Elizabeth Acuei Yol, according to a decree announced by state media on Wednesday night. No reasons were given for the firing of the minister. Ms Yol is the first cabinet minister from the party of the First Vice-President Riek Machar, the …
Read More »South Sudan: “No unified army, no election”, VP warns
South Sudan’s Vice-President Riek Machar has warned against holding elections before a unified army is formed while President Salva Kiir announced that elections would take place at the end of the transitional period in 2023. In February 2020, president Kiir and the VP formed a unity government to end conflict …
Read More »South Sudan urged parties in Sudan to prioritize dialogue
The South Sudanese government is urging the military and differing parties in neighbouring Sudan to quickly return to dialogue amid a coup. A statement issued by the South Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said President Salva Kiir expressed his unwavering solidarity with the Sudanese people. Read also: We want to …
Read More »South Sudan: state oil firm boss fired by president Salva Kiir
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has sacked the state oil corporation boss Bol Ring Mourwel. No reasons were given for the sacking announced in a presidential decree on the state broadcaster on Thursday night. A new boss for the Nile Petroleum Corporation (Nilepet) is yet to be appointed. It is …
Read More »African leaders in Ethiopia for the inauguration of Abiy Ahmed
Several African leaders have arrived in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital as a prelude to the inauguration of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Mr Abiy who has been sworn in as prime minister will lead the country for the next five years. The leaders to have arrived so far include: Nigeria’s …
Read More »South Sudan: sacking of female foreign minister sparks debate
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has sacked the country’s foreign affairs minister Beatrice Khamisa Wani Noah. Her dismissal was announced in a presidential decree read on the national broadcaster SSBC on Thursday night. No reasons were given for her removal from office. She has been replaced with Mayiik Ayii Deng, …
Read More »Dozens of civilians killed in South Sudan violence
More than 30 civilians were killed on Tuesday following two days of inter-communal violence in restive Warrap State in central South Sudan, authorities said. Warrap is the home state of President Salva Kiir. Violence has been rife in a number of areas in the state, including Tonj-North and Tonj-East counties, …
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