Salva Kiir

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S. Sudan Army Says General Who Quit Was ‘deeply’ Corrupt

South Sudan's army said Tuesday a general who quit after accusing President Salva Kiir and his tribe of "ethnic...

Headlines

South Sudanese General Resigns, Citing ‘ethnic Cleansing’

A senior South Sudanese general has quit, accusing President Salva Kiir and top members from his majority Dinka tribe...

International

South Sudan General Quits, Cites Army Abuses and Ethnic Bias

A South Sudanese general has resigned, citing abuses by the security forces against civilians and what he called...

International

South Sudanese Rival Forces Rapes 217 Since July 2016 Violence

The United Nations has documented 217 victims of rape by South Sudanese government and rival forces since the beginning...

International

South Sudan’s Central Bank Governor, Other Senior Government Officials Sacked

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has sacked his longer – serving central bank governor Korneilo Koryom Mayik and...

Opinion

Appointment Of Gen. Gregory (Kiir’s In-Law)

It was on Tuesday, the 3rd of January, the first work day of 2017 when President Salva Kiir Mayardit inked the...

Opinion

Appointment Of Gen. Gregory (Kiir’s In-Law)

It was on Tuesday, the 3rd of January, the first work day of 2017 when President Salva Kiir Mayardit inked the...

International

Gambia Shaken By Fake News Alleging the Death of President-Elect Barrow

Fake news circulating on social media alleging the assassination of Gambia’s President-elect Adama Barrow has...

International

Machar Denounces Propaganda That He Is Under House Arrest In S. Africa

Former South Sudan first vice-president Riek Machar has described as propaganda, reports that he is effectively being...

International

South Sudan Leader Calls For National Dialogue To End 3-Year Civil War

South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir has called for a national dialogue to end the country’s three-year civil war....

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Ghana Decides Today

By Akwasi Brobbey The political process does not end on election day. Young people need to stay involved in the process...

International

‘Unprecedented’ Numbers Face Severe Hunger In South Sudan

Some 3.6 million people in South Sudan face severe food shortages - the highest levels ever experienced at harvest time...

International

South Sudan Agrees To Deploy Regional Protection Force

The South Sudan government has agreed to accept the deployment of a UN-mandated regional force in Juba, a spokesman...

International

US Wants UN To Backlist South Sudan’s Machar, Malong

The United States proposed on Friday that the United Nations Security Council blacklist South Sudan opposition figure...

International

U.S. Proposes U.N. Arms Embargo On South Sudan, Sanctions

The United States circulated on Thursday to the 15-member United Nations Security Council a draft resolution to impose...

Opinion

South Sudan’s Independence And The Irony Of Defeat In Victory

For more than 25 years the people of South Sudan fought their powerful common enemy to a standstill. The enslaving Arab...

Opinion

Is Gen. Taban Deng A Machiavellian Schemer Or Unheralded Prince Of Peace?

If anybody had told me then, or over any succeeding ten (10) years from the CPA interim period to 15th December crisis...

International

Over 16,000 Children Still With Armed Groups In South Sudan

The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday said there are still over 16,000 South Sudanese children involved in...

Opinion

Peace Eludes The Worlds Newest Nation

On the eve of the fifth anniversary of South Sudan’s independence on 9 July, sporadic gunfire rent the air in Juba,...