South Sudan president fires foreign, trade ministers

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South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall in Moscow, Russia, on September 29, 2023. /CFP

⁠South ⁠Sudan's President Salva ⁠Kiir fired his foreign and trade ministers and senior security ‌officials, a decree ‌on Wednesday said, ⁠the ⁠latest in a series of government changes.

The South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation announced late on Wednesday that Kiir had relieved Semeya Kumba of ⁠his post ⁠as foreign ⁠minister and had sacked Atong Kuol Manyang as trade minister.

No explanation was given for the firings.

Kiir ‌also ⁠removed Mawien Mawien Ariik as director general of the Internal Security Bureau of the National Security Service, appointing ⁠Akec Tong Aleu as his successor.

Source(s): Reuters

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