South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has sacked two senior aides following an embarrassing situation where he appointed a dead man to serve on a panel to lead discussions on elections scheduled for December. In a notice dated February 3, the president had sacked his Office of the President press secretary, David Amour Major, and the
The Embassies of Canada, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States have condemned a reported order issued by SPLM/A-IO Major General John Luk Bayak in northern Jonglei State for humanitarian organizations to surrender their vehicles. In a statement, the Embassies said the order violates the international humanitarian principles. They
The Embassy of the Republic of South Sudan in Kenya has been shut down after months of unpaid rent, leaving diplomatic operations in Nairobi at a standstill. According to some of the embassy staff members who spoke to Radio Tamazuj, the landlord locked the premises on Friday, November 7, following delayed rent payments. “The landlord