South Sudan’s Minister of Peacebuilding, Stephen Par Kuol, was arrested on Thursday by the National Security Service (NSS), marking the latest in a series of detentions…
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South Sudan’s military has arrested the deputy head of the armed forces and surrounded the home of Vice-President Riek Machar, raising concerns about the stability of…
Rivals in South Sudan have agreed to sign a security deal, which is a major pillar of a peace accord struck in 2018. Following Sudan’s mediation,…
President Salva Kiir of South Sudan has sacked the country’s health minister, according to a decree announced by the country’s media on Wednesday night. No reasons…
The major opposition party in South Sudan has withdrawn from the country’s peace body, citing unprovoked attacks by competing forces. The latest armed assault, according to…
Officials said in a statement on Monday, that “a number of his office staff and bodyguards” had also tested positive for Covid-19.
While Kiir and Machar managed to name a cabinet in March under the new accord, they have yet to strike a deal on who can appoint governors to the states.
“We had a meeting with the president on the outstanding issues. We have agreed to form the government on 22 Feb,” Machar, First Vice President-nominee said.
South Sudan descended into conflict in December 2013 after Kiir sacked his Deputy Machar, leading to crisis