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FILE: Although the protest organisers had urged the public to come out in force, no demonstrations were reported in Juba, with residents telling AFP they were afraid even to leave home. Picture: AFP.

Salva kiir

Tight security, shops shut as South Sudan warns against protests

By AFP

The world's newest nation has suffered from chronic instability since independence in 2011, with deepening discontent prompting a coalition of civil society...

  • FILE: President of the Republic of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit. Picture: AFP

    Tight security, shops shut as South Sudan warns against protests

    The government has taken a hard line against the People's Coalition for Civil Action (PCCA) and its calls for a peaceful public uprising, arresting at least eight activists and detaining three journalists this month in connection with the demonstrations, according to rights groups.

    352 days ago
  • FILE: South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar. Picture: AFP.

    Deadly fighting erupts between rival factions of S.Sudan VP Machar's party

    The clashes erupted after Machar's rivals declared this week they had deposed him as the head of the party and its military forces.

    375 days ago
  • FILE: South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar speaks during the ceremony after the two South Sudanese arch-foes agreed in Khartoum on 27 June 2018 to a 'permanent' ceasefire to take effect within 72 hours in their country. Picture: AFP

    South Sudan's VP Machar deposed by party: rival leaders

    Riek Machar, a pivotal figure in South Sudan's bloody road to independence and subsequent civil war, was deposed following a three-day gathering of senior SPLM/A-IO leaders in the country's far north, the party's military wing said.

    378 days ago
  • FILE: South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar speaks during the ceremony after the two South Sudanese arch-foes agreed in Khartoum on 27 June 2018 to a 'permanent' ceasefire to take effect within 72 hours in their country. Picture: AFP

    Riek Machar: Wily warlord with pivotal role in South Sudan's bloody history

    Born in 1953 in the oil-producing state of Unity, Machar was the son of a chief and comes from the Nuer, a cattle-keeping people who are the second-biggest ethnic group in South Sudan after the Dinka.

    404 days ago
  • FILE: President of the Republic of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, makes an address on 9 July 2017. Picture: AFP.

    Salva Kiir: The man who led South Sudan to independence then war

    President Salva Kiir's political rivalry with vice president Riek Machar triggered a civil war in late 2013 that was characterised by ethnic atrocities, rape, torture and the deaths of almost 400,000 people.

    404 days ago
  • FILE: South Sudan's President Salva Kiir (R) and his former deputy turned rebel leader Riek Machar shake hands as they agree to a peace deal at the 33rd Extraordinary Summit of Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in Addis Ababa, on 12 September 2018. Picture: AFP.

    From hope to despair: South Sudan marks 10 troubled years

    The optimism that ushered in its hard-fought independence from Sudan evaporated as the country's new leaders went to war in 2013.

    406 days ago
  • FILE: South Sudan's President Salva Kiir (R) and Vice President Riek Machar. Picture: AFP.

    South Sudan president announces new parliament

    A decree by President Salva Kiir was then read out on the South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC) on Monday, including the names of the national assembly legislators.

    463 days ago
  • FILE: South Sudan's President Salva Kiir (R) and his former deputy turned rebel leader Riek Machar shake hands as they agree to a peace deal at the 33rd Extraordinary Summit of Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in Addis Ababa, on 12 September 2018. Picture: AFP.

    As peace deal drifts, South Sudan risks fresh crisis

    The peace process has drifted as South Sudan reels from economic crisis, brutal ethnic violence, an armed insurgency, and its worst hunger crisis since declaring independence from Sudan in 2011.

    540 days ago
  • FILE: President of the Republic of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit. Picture: AFP.

    First virus death in S.Sudan, alarm over cases in camps

    The country, emerging from a devastating six-year civil war, has recorded 231 cases since its first case on April 5. The number was just 35 two weeks ago.

    824 days ago
  • FILE: South Sudanese President Salva Kiir. Picture: United Nations Photo

    South Sudan's Kiir unveils new cabinet

    A presidential decree naming the 34 ministers and 10 deputies was read out on state television.

    887 days ago
  • FILE: South Sudan's President Salva Kiir (R) and his former deputy turned rebel leader Riek Machar shake hands as they agree to a peace deal at the 33rd Extraordinary Summit of Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in Addis Ababa, on 12 September 2018. Picture: AFP.

    S.Sudan's Kiir, Machar agree to form unity government on Saturday

    Salva Kiir confirmed that they had agreed to join together for the third time in government -- an experiment which has twice previously ended in disaster.

    909 days ago
  • In this file photo taken on 7 July 2018 President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir (R), shakes hands with opposition leader Riek Machar (L) during peace talks at Uganda's statehouse in Entebbe where they were received by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (C). Picture: AFP

    South Sudan cuts number of states from 32 to 10, unlocking peace process

    The regional group IGAD had given the government until Saturday to find a solution over the number of states the country should have.

    913 days ago
  • FILE: South Sudan's president Salva Kiir. Picture: AFP.

    S.Sudan's Kiir says no compromise to end peace deal deadlock

    Kiir and rebel chief Riek Machar are under increasing pressure to resolve their differences by 22 February and form a unity government as part of a peace agreement.

    914 days ago
  • FILE: South Sudan's President Salva Kiir (R) and his former deputy turned rebel leader Riek Machar shake hands as they agree to a peace deal at the 33rd Extraordinary Summit of Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in Addis Ababa, on 12 September 2018. Picture: AFP.

    S. Sudan 'unity' army not ready for peace as deadline looms

    The disarray comes as President Salva Kiir and the rebel leader, Riek Machar, face intense pressure to form a coalition government by 22 February, a major step in the transition to peace.

    915 days ago
  • In this file photo taken on 7 July 2018 President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir (R), shakes hands with opposition leader Riek Machar (L) during peace talks at Uganda's statehouse in Entebbe where they were received by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (C). Picture: AFP

    No more delays to South Sudan peace deal, East Africans warn

    President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar, whose fall out in 2013 sparked a conflict that has left hundreds of thousands dead, face a 22 February deadline to form a government.

    919 days ago
  • FILE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva, Switzerland on 17 December 2019. Picture: @UNGeneva/Twitter

    'Think about your people' : UN chief tells South Sudan rivals

    President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar have failed to break a deadlock over key terms of a power-sharing agreement with just two weeks until they are to form a unity government.

    920 days ago
  • FILE: South Sudanese President Salva Kiir. Picture: United Nations Photo

    S. Sudan president, ex-rebel leader agree to form unity government - Kiir

    Kiir and Riek Machar, who is now opposition leader, met over the past three days in the capital Juba to resolve outstanding disputes that prevented the formation of a coalition government in time for a 12 November deadline.

    973 days ago
  • FILE: President of the Republic of South Sudan Salva Kiir. Picture: AFP.

    US to reevaluate South Sudan ties after unity govt deadline passes

    US State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said the US would also seek 'to establish a new paradigm to achieve peace and a successful political transition in South Sudan' with others in the region.

    1007 days ago
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