Politics

President Salva Kiir Mayardit has appointed a caretaker government, including national ministers, state governors, chief administrators and senior advisers, following the dissolution of the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity...

South Sudan’s Justice Minister has tabled an amended election bill proposing that the incumbent President remain in office with full constitutional powers during the election period, while the First Vice...

Former Speaker of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly and senior SPLM political figure, Dr. Jemma Nunu Kumba, has called on party members in Western Equatoria State to strengthen unity, embrace...

The Vice President for the Service Delivery Cluster, Hussein Abdelbagi Akol, says the South Sudan Opposition Alliance supports holding general elections in December 2026, while urging political parties to use...

South Sudan’s political tensions have taken a fresh turn after the Former Political Detainees (FDs) publicly rejected Vice President Rebecca Nyandeng’s criticism of President Salva Kiir Mayardit and declared their...

The Speakers of the Central and Western Equatoria State Legislative Assemblies have called for stronger cooperation between the two states to prevent communal conflicts and promote peaceful participation in South...

Internal divisions within South Sudan’s opposition Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) have deepened after Secretary-General Regina Joseph Kapa announced the suspension of Acting Chairman and Commander-in-Chief Oyet Nathaniel...

The interim leadership of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) has dismissed reports circulating on social media that its interim chairperson, Stephen Par Kuol, has fled Juba amid...

The Office of the President has called on political leaders, political parties, civil society, the media and citizens to conduct the debate surrounding South Sudan’s planned December 2026 elections peacefully...

President Salva Kiir Mayardit has travelled to South Africa for high-level talks with his South African counterpart, President Cyril Ramaphosa, with discussions expected to focus on South Sudan’s preparations for...