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South Sudan's Kiir replaces two vice-presidents, spy chief
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has dismissed his intelligence chief and two of the country's vice-presidents, replacing one of his closest allies with a senior advisor whom analysts believe Kiir may be readying to succeed him.
South Sudan's deputy pres. threatens to leave peace agreement over fired officials
South Sudan’s deputy president is threatening to immediately withdraw from a fragile peace agreement with the president over a government reshuffle that saw the removal of multiple senior officials th
South Sudan’s deputy president says firing of officials threatens a peace deal with the president
South Sudan’s deputy president says a cabinet reshuffle this week that saw the removal of multiple senior officials threatens a fragile peace agreement reached with the president in 2018.
South Sudan's opposition group vows to stay in peace deal despite rift with President Kiir
Juba: South Sudan s opposition Sudan People s Liberation Movement In Opposition (SPLM IO), led by First Vice President Riek Machar, said Thursday
South Sudan president sacks top leaders and spy chief
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has sacked two of his vice-presidents, the country's spy chief and other senior officials. The dismissals were announced in a series of presidential decrees read on the state broadcaster. No reasons were given for the move.
South Sudan's president dismisses two vice presidents, national security chief
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Monday night dismissed Vice Presidents James Wani Igga and Hussein Abdelbagi, along with National Security Service head Akech Tong Aleu, in a presidential decree read on South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation.
South Sudan reshuffle: Kiir sacks vice presidents in latest purge
President Kiir cited his constitutional authority to make leadership
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Uncertainty as South Sudan extends transition period
The holding of elections in December 2026 remains in doubt, given the trust deficit and the proliferation of rebel groups.
AU summit: What's next for the conflicts in DRC and Sudan?
Sudan and DRC are top on the agenda, while the AU commission is also set to vote for a new chairperson.The ongoing conflicts ...
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South Sudan: Adopt a strong resolution extending UN investigations for two years
Ahead of the UN Human Rights Coun­cil’s (hereafter “HRC” or “Coun­­cil”) 58th regular session (Feb­­ruary 24 - April 4 2025), ...
Peace in Sudan: what it’s going to take
Sudan, which included South Sudan up to 2011, has never known peace and stability since independence in 1956. The country’s ...
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Will South Sudan Finally Hold Elections?
"The people of South Sudan deserve peace, freedom to participate in civic and political processes, and a government ...
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UAE pledges $200M in aid to Sudan as it calls for Ramadan ceasefire
At a conference in Ethiopia, the UAE's minister of state for international cooperation called on the warring parties in Sudan ...