South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Friday dismissed the undersecretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports and appointed Agum Awet Akot, the daughter of a former ruling party official, as ...

President Salva Kiir said he was reappointing his rival as first vice president, an important condition of a deal to end more than two years of war.

Mvolo County Commissioner Rubben Amaai Majok has defected from the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO) ...

The CDF confirmed that the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) stands ready to provide a full range of support. This includes ...

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir appointed former rebel leader Riek Machar as the country's first vice president on Friday, a day after the two men agreed to form a government of national unity ...

Salva Kiir Mayardit, the bearded former army general who is poised to become the President of the world’s youngest republic is no stranger to Kenyans. He has been to Kenya on countless occasions ...

“At the request of President Salva Kiir Mayardit of South Sudan, Kenya has been facilitating the mediation process for the past 11 months in an effort to resolve the political stalemate that has ...

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, who has been in office for over a decade, will run for president in elections due to be held in about two years, his party said on Tuesday.

South Sudan has overwhelmingly elected Salva Kiir as president of the oil- producing region, which will vote on independence in eight months, an elections official said on Monday.<BR><BR> &quot ...

"I President Salva Kiir Mayardit, president of South Sudan, do hereby issue a decree for the appointment of Dr. Riek Machar Teny as first vice president of South Sudan with immediate effect," said ...