Officials said in a statement on Monday, that “a number of his office staff and bodyguards” had also tested positive for Covid-19.
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South Sudan’s Civil Aviation has opened airports across the country and announced the resumption of both domestic and international flights in spite of a rise in…
The health ministry’s emergency preparedness manager, Dr. Mathew Tut, said the two infected people were South Sudanese and in their 20s.
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.
“The compromise we have made today is a painful decision but a necessary one if that is what brings peace,” President Kiir said in a statement.
South Sudan is banking on oil earnings to revive its stalled agriculture and save its population from perennial dependence on food imports and relief supplies. Announced…
Through the deal, South Sudan will supply the Khartoum refinery 28,000 barrels per day
Pope Francis, Archbishop Welby and Rev. Chalmers urge Kiir and Machar to at least form a transitional government.
South Sudan descended into conflict in December 2013 after Kiir sacked his Deputy Machar, leading to crisis