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 ...

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 ...

Salva Kiir Mayardit has served as South Sudan’s president since the country’s independence in 2011. South Sudan’s secession from Sudan came on the heels of a long and bloody civil war that ...

“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 ...

“The SPLM Political Bureau decided to nominate comrade Salva Kiir Mayardit as … the Presidential flag bearer in the national elections at the end of the transitional period,” Paul Akol ...

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 ...

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