US EditionSouth Sudan president fires interior minister in a move threatening peace agreement
The replacement weakens the 2018 peace deal as opposition-held Interior Ministry shifts to loyalist control amid escalating clashes and unimplemented security reforms, opposition says.
- On Monday evening, President Salva Kiir removed Interior Minister Angelina Teny and appointed veteran loyalist Aleu Ayieny Aleu as her replacement.
- Angelina Teny had been largely absent from the Interior Ministry since Machar's house arrest, and security agents reportedly confiscated her devices; no reasons were given for her dismissal.
- Recent battlefield advances, including the capture of Pajut, prompted government troop deployments to protect Bor as forces loyal to Riek Machar and White Army fighters gained ground in Jonglei state.
- The opposition accused President Salva Kiir of undermining the power-sharing framework, and Pal Mai Deng on Tuesday called the move `a clear sign of desperation` reflecting a government `crumbling under pressure`.
- Key provisions of the peace deal, notably security sector reforms and unification of forces, remain unimplemented, while regional and international observers warn recent clashes in Unity, Upper Nile, and Equatoria risk wider escalation.
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South Sudan president fires interior minister in a move threatening peace agreement
President Salva Kiir of South Sudan has dismissed his interior minister, Angelina Teny, who is the wife of detained opposition leader Riek Machar.
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