South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Monday fired the governor of the Bank of South Sudan, Johnny Ohisa Domian, as ...

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

The government of Salva Kiir said it was prepared to take a step toward ending a civil war that has left tens of thousands of people dead and two million displaced. The arrival of the opposition ...

“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 ...

Salva Kiir Mayardit, 71, was in full view of the cameras at the time of the incident, which reportedly took place at a ceremony for the opening of a new road. A cameraman apparently tried to spare ...

Pope Francis, as part of his visit to Africa this week, is meeting with the president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, this Friday. He will meet the leader for a photograph before retreating ...

Salva Kiir Mayardit was directly in front of the cameras as a damp patch appeared on his trousers while the national anthem played on Tuesday. A video shows trumpet fanfare and the celebrations ...

Six journalists in South Sudan have been detained after footage showing the moment President Salva Kiir Mayardit wet himself at an official event leaked online, the national journalists union has ...

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

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