South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has re-appointed his former vice president James Wani Igga to the same position, the state broadcaster said, after dismissing a powerful ally who had been widely ...

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir on Monday night reinstated Dr. James Wani Igga as vice president in charge of the ...

Thiik Salva Kiir, son of President Salva Kiir Mayardit, has married his longtime Kenyan partner, Helen Njeri in a private ...

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit arrives at Khartoum airport, Sudan NAIROBI (Reuters) -South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has reshuffled the senior leadership in the ruling party, according ...

South Sudan's leader Salva Kiir has dismissed one of his vice-presidents, Benjamin Bol Mel, who had been tipped as his possible successor.

Salva Kiir Mayardit does not provide explanations for dismissals, as according to peace agreement, president has authority to appoint and dismiss government officials at both national and state levels ...

(Reuters) - When South Sudan declared independence from Sudan in 2011 to a chorus of worldwide congratulations and celebrations, rebel-leader-turned-president Salva Kiir promised his people freedom ...

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has fired the country's finance minister just over two months after appointing him, ...

In a statement released Wednesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said that President Kiir is ‘alive, well, and fully engaging in the service of the nation.’ “The ...

JUBA, South Sudan — South Sudan ’s main opposition party on Thursday dismissed a presidential call for dialogue to avoid the country slipping back into a civil war due to stalled peace talks. Pal Mai ...

The undersecretary in the Ministry of Mining, Santino Mathiok Akuei, has dismissed allegations linking Adut Salva Kiir, ...