SSOA boss campaigns for ruling party candidates in shocking political twist
South Sudan’s fragile opposition politics took another dramatic turn this week after Vice President Hussein Abdelbagi openly campaigned for President Salva Kiir Mayardit, triggering fresh confusion and controversy over his political allegiance and the future of the South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA). Speaking to Muslim communities in Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Abdelbagi urged voters to […]
Kiir orders Abiemnhom probe, pushes service cluster reforms
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit has directed government institutions to strengthen coordination and address operational challenges affecting ministries under the Service Cluster, while also ordering an investigation into the recent violence in Abiemnhom County of the Ruweng Administrative Area. The directives followed a briefing at the State House by Vice President Hussein Abdelbagi Akol, […]
Josephine Lagu fired as Kiir brings back Hussein Abdelbagi as Vice President
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has once again shaken the political table, sacking Josephine Joseph Lagu and reinstating Hussein Abdelbagi Akol as Vice President in a sudden reshuffle that sent ripples through Juba’s power corridors. The move, announced on Thursday evening on SSBC, ends Lagu’s tenure as Vice President for the Services Cluster and marks […]
