South Sudan's leader Salva Kiir has dismissed one of his vice-presidents, Benjamin Bol Mel, who had been tipped as his ...

JUBA (Reuters) -South Sudan President Salva Kiir has sacked Deng Lual Wol as the petroleum ministry's undersecretary and ...

JUBA (Reuters) -South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has re-appointed his former vice president James Wani Igga to the same ...

South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Wednesday dismissed Benjamin Bol Mel as vice president and deputy leader of the ruling party, state television said, unexpectedly cutting ties with a man widely ...

South Sudan President Salva Kiir dismissed Vice President Benjamin Bol Mel, who had been seen as a potential future leader of the oil-producing nation.

Salva Kiir Mayardit does not provide explanations for dismissals, as according to peace agreement, president has authority to appoint and dismiss government officials at both national and state levels ...

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit dismissed Vice President Benjamin Bol Mel and removed him from his leadership role in the ruling Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) party, according ...

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan ’s main opposition party on Thursday dismissed a presidential call for dialogue to avoid the country slipping back into a civil war due to stalled peace talks. Pal ...

South Sudan’s president has dismissed Vice President Benjamin Bol, who had been considered a prospective successor. The decree on state television on Wednesday night gave no explanation. Bol was ...

South Sudan's Dr Benjamin Bol Mel has broken his silence a day after being dismissed from the office of Vice President by President Salva Kiir Mayardit, choosing a tone of calm gratitude rather than ...

On Monday, the treason trial of First Vice President Riek Machar opened. It followed a bloody weekend in which at least 48 people were killed and more than 150 wounded in clashes between government ...

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan ’s main opposition party on Thursday dismissed a presidential call for dialogue to avoid the country slipping back into a civil war due to stalled peace talks. Pal ...