Kiir’s trip to the Gulf nation, where he spent 10 days, had sparked widespread speculation that he was ill. However, ...

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit departed Juba on Sunday for the United Arab Emirates on an official diplomatic ...

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit has returned to Juba after a 10-day absence that raised widespread public ...

With South Sudan's President Salva Kiir undergoing medical tests abroad after years of rumours about his health, analysts say ...

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit prepares for a group photo during the opening of the 38th Ordinary Session of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union at the African ...

NAIROBI (Reuters) -South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has reshuffled the senior leadership in the ruling party, according to an official decree, as the country faces fresh fighting between rival ...

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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 ...

South Sudan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on Thursday moved to dispel reports that President Salva Kiir had passed away.. While there has been online speculation ...

Salva Kiir Mayardit, the bearded former army general who is poised to become the President of the world’s youngest republic is no stranger to Kenyans. He has been to Kenya on countless occasions ...