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South Sudan's President Salva Kiir late Monday sacked his Chief of General Staff Gen. Gabriel Jok Riak, local media reported. Gen. Johnson Juma Okot was immediately appointed the new army chief. "The new Chief of Defense Forces is not new to the military. He [Okot] has been serving for nearly two years
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President Yoweri Museveni has today (Thursday - 4th April, 2019) received and held a meeting at State House Entebbe with his South Sudan counterpart, Mr. Salva Kiir. Mr. Kiir, who was accompanied by several high-ranking, officials of his government, was in Uganda for a one-day working visit on the invitation of
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President Omer al-Bashir received Thursday a message from his South Sudanese President Salva Kiir on ways to boost bilateral relations and expressed his support to overcome the ongoing political and economic crisis in Sudan. The message was handed over by South Sudanese Presidential Adviser on Security Affairs Tut Kew Gatluak who
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President Yoweri Museveni has told the people of South Sudan that war should never be used again to solve political arguments between brothers and sisters, saying war is wasteful and this was an unnecessary conflict. “Thank you very much for attending to logic in the end and signing. The grinding stone
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South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has sacked his Adviser on Gender and Human Rights, The Tower Post has learnt. Rachael Nyadak Paul was sacked by a presidential decree issued on Monday October 1st. Nyadak had served in the role since 2016 and prior to that had been South Sudan's deputy information minister. In
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President Salva Kiir has ordered the army and security organs to fully observe the ceasefire agreement which still faces some breaches in Unity and Equatoria 13 days after the signing of the revitalized peace agreement. Kiir made his directive during a meeting of the National Security Council at the presidency in
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South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has appointed a new deputy defense minister who is under international sanctions for his role in undermining peace in the country. Kiir announced the appointment of General Malek Reuben Riak as his new deputy minister of defense in a decree read out on state TV on
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South Sudan’s opposition leader, Riek Machar, has set conditions for his return to the capital Juba to attend peace celebrations, a senior opposition official said. On Saturday, President Salva Kiir invited Riek Machar to attend peace celebrations in Juba. Manawa Peter Gatkuoth, the deputy head of the SPLM-IO committee for information, told
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South Sudan President Salva Kiir has said he accepted a bloated government for the sake of peace, according to a statement issued by his press office. The deal signed by Kiir and opposition groups gives war-torn South Sudan five vice presidents and also covers security arrangements and expanded parliament and cabinet. According
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South Sudan government and the opposition were on Monday served with a peace proposal to share power in order to end the ongoing conflict in the country. Here is an overview of the deal proposed by the Sudan mediation team: South Sudan presidency -In the transitional period, President Salva Kiir shall continue as President
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