South Sudan’s president fires 3 ministers, governor

South Sudan’s president fires 3 ministers, governor

No reasons given for dismissals - Anadolu Ajansı

South Sudan president dismisses 3 ministers, governor

President Salva Kiir dismissed three national ministers and the governor of Western Bahr el Ghazal on Monday in his latest cabinet shake-up, according to decrees read on state-owned South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC). In the first decree, Kiir removed Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Wek Mamer Kuol and appointed Joseph Geng Akec to the post. A subsequent decree named Mary Nawai as Youth and Sport Minister, replacing Akec. In …

Kiir fires last remaining Machar-aligned governor - Radio Tamazuj

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit has dismissed the last remaining state governor loyal to First Vice President Riek Machar, in a move critics say violates the 2018 peace agreement and risks deepening the country’s political crisis. In a presidential decree broadcast late Monday on state-run South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC), Kiir appointed Gen. Sherif Daniel Sherif as governor of Western Bahr el Ghazal state. Sherif is a me…