South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit swore in Dr. Benjamin Baak Deng as the new Chief Justice Monday, tasking him with ...

Chan Reec Madut was appointed by Kiir in August 2011, shortly after the country gained independence in July of that year.

South Sudan’s Vice President for the Economic Cluster, Dr. Benjamin Bol Mel, on Wednesday made his first official regional ...

IN SHORT: In mid-May 2025, widespread social media posts falsely claimed that South Sudan's president, Salva Kiir, had died. However, these rumours have been officially refuted, and Kiir is continuing ...

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir may have offered a glimpse into his succession plan, even though he has not yet indicated any retirement plans, for now. The rumour first emerged in February, as the ...

On Wednesday night, South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit formed a committee to review the power purchase agreement for ...

South Sudan President Salva Kiir sacked three deputies and the secretary-general of the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) late on Tuesday, state media reported, in a party reshuffle ...

The euphoria of independence turned to civil war two years later, when rival factions backing President Salva Kiir and deputy Riek Machar opened fire on each other in South Sudan’s capital ...

The euphoria of independence turned to civil war two years later, when rival factions backing President Salva Kiir and deputy Riek Machar opened fire on each other in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, in ...