South Sudan president appoints own defence minister, breaching peace deal

South Sudanese president appoints new defense minister

JUBA, March 30 (Xinhua) -- South Sudanese President Salva Kiir on Wednesday night appointed Chol Thon Balok as the new defense minister, replacing Angelina Teny

S Sudan president appoints defence minister, breaching peace deal

Implementation of a 2018 peace deal between President Kiir and VP Machar to end five years of civil war has been slow.

South Sudan president breaches peace deal by appointment

South Sudan's president has breached a fragile peace deal by appointing his own defence minister.

South Sudan president appoints own defence minister, breaching peace deal

By Waakhe Wudu JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has appointed a member of his own party as defence minister, according to a decree read on state media, breaching a peace deal in which the role should be selected by the party of opposition leader Riek Machar. Kiir fired defence minister Angelina Teny, who is also First Vice President Machar's wife, along with the interior minister this month, re-igniting long-standing disag…

South Sudan president appoints own defence minister, breaching peace deal

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has appointed a member of his own party as defence minister, according to a decree read on state media, breaching a peace deal in which the role should be selected by the party of opposition leader Riek Machar.

South Sudan president appoints own defense minister, breaching peace deal

JUBA -- South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has appointed a member of his own party as defense minister, according to a decree read on state media, breaching a peace deal in which the role should be selected by the party of opposition leader Riek Machar.