South Sudan President Salva Kiir has dismissed the East African nation's speaker and deputy speaker of parliament through a decree read out in parliament.

A former finance minister of South Sudan is the latest former government official arrested in a wave of detentions that analysts say shows cracks in the government of President Salva Kiir, who also…

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has dismissed both the parliament speaker and deputy, a move analysts suggest is part of his frequent reshuffles to maintain political and military control.

Bak Barnaba Chol was appointed to the post in November 2025 after the President fired Athian ‌Diing Athian just two months after appointing him

At least 169 killed in raid near Sudan border as clashes between government and opposition forces intensify South Sudan is reeling from an escalating conflict between the government-aligned army and opposition forces and allied groups that observers say risks returning the country to a full-blown civil war. Violent confrontations in the world’s youngest country between the military, which is loyal to President Salva Kiir, and insurgents believed to be allied to the suspended vice-president, R...

The government of South Sudan's President Salva Kiir is facing accusations of gross incompetence, highlighted by the appointment of a deceased individual to an election panel, as fighting between rebels and security forces intensifies near the capital.