2026-04-7 ea14d16fbeb5e1610981dd21faa2183543af5e83 53 Corruption in South Sudan 1 /wiki/corruption%20in%20south%20sudan Jemma Nunu Kumba 116 /wiki/jemma%20nunu%20kumba National Legislative Assembly 71 /wiki/national%20legislative%20assembly Salva Kiir Mayardit 37 /wiki/salva%20kiir%20mayardit South Sudan 2 /wiki/south%20sudan no-confidence vote 239 /wiki/no-confidence%20vote president 14 /wiki/president%20of%20south%20sudan ruling party 172 /wiki/sudan%20people's%20liberation%20movement Corruption in South Sudan Jemma Nunu Kumba National Legislative Assembly Salva Kiir Mayardit South Sudan no-confidence vote president ruling party Corruption in South Sudan 2023-01-7 7a89f66f5f63b6cd092a8536118a1c91af11d5e6 /feed/2023/01/7/south-sudanese-authorities-arrest-six-journalists-with-the-country-s-public-broadcaster-on-the-suspicion-of-distributing South Sudanese authorities arrest six journalists with the country's public broadcaster on the suspicion of distributing unauthorized footage of President Salva Kiir Mayardit that went viral internationally in December. 1673262439 2023-01-7 728fc5667430e78090c00df1f2947c98461539ea 8 Salva Kiir Mayardit South Sudan president 3 /feed/2023/01/7/south-sudanese-authorities-arrest-six-journalists-from-the-country-s-public-broadcaster-on-suspicion-of-distributing-una South Sudanese authorities arrest six journalists from the country's public broadcaster on suspicion of distributing unauthorized footage of President Salva Kiir Mayardit that went viral internationally in December. 2021-07-9 7626967743680d0e7173a6f1bd7fab5d1e1af8fa /feed/2021/07/9/president-salva-kiir-mayardit-promises-peace-on-independence-day-and-offers-peace-to-opponent-riek-machar-a-civil-war-w President Salva Kiir Mayardit promises peace on Independence Day and offers peace to opponent Riek Machar. A civil war was fought in South Sudan since 2013 when ethnic differences sparked an armed conflict that killed more than 400,000 people. This offer of peace comes after Pope Francis said he would visit the Christian-majority country if some kind of peace is achieved. 1625879177 2021-07-9 19de92af8e1e7752b18a7e16922c9071f64a83cb 64 Salva Kiir Mayardit South Sudan president 3 /feed/2021/07/9/president-salva-kiir-mayardit-promises-peace-on-independence-day-and-also-offers-peace-to-opponent-riek-machar-a-civil President Salva Kiir Mayardit promises peace on Independence Day and also offers peace to opponent Riek Machar. A civil war has been fought in South Sudan since 2013 when ethnic differences contributed to an armed conflict that has killed more than 400,000 people. This offer of peace comes after Pope Francis said that he would visit the Christian-majority country if some kind of peace is achieved. 2021-04-13 27d7b1c2461be313b8ff59d07db0d8b7c28daa88 39 Salva Kiir Mayardit president 2 /feed/2021/04/13/south-sudan-president-salva-kiir-mayardit-receives-his-first-dose-of-the-astrazenaca-vaccine South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit receives his first dose of the AstraZenaca vaccine. 2020-02-20 8f4fd638c3af3cc1fc66fc46b435c727721bd5c3 18 Salva Kiir Mayardit president 2 /feed/2020/02/20/south-sudanese-president-salva-kiir-mayardit-and-splm-io-leader-riek-machar-agree-to-form-a-unity-government-by-saturday South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit and SPLM-IO leader Riek Machar agree to form a unity government by Saturday, in a major step to end the South Sudanese Civil War. 2017-02-19 27b9094518114ce2144a2b825d98590be5ca61a0 10 Salva Kiir Mayardit South Sudan 2 /feed/2017/02/19/two-top-level-officials-overseeing-south-sudan-s-military-courts-resign-from-their-posts-accusing-the-government-of-int Two top level officials overseeing South Sudan's military courts resign from their posts, accusing the government of interfering in the court's moves to discipline soldiers accused of rape and murder. The resignations come less than a week after a military general and the Minister of Labour resigned in protest of President Salva Kiir Mayardit's alleged approval of atrocities against civilians not belonging to the Dinka group. 2016-04-7 bb512653f7e2387662cea01ad6e6725a77e57890 15 Salva Kiir Mayardit South Sudan 2 /feed/2016/04/7/former-vice-president-and-opposition-leader-riek-machar-says-he-will-return-to-the-capital-juba-on-april-18-to-form-a-tr Former Vice President and opposition leader Riek Machar says he will return to the capital Juba on April 18 to form a transitional government with President Salva Kiir Mayardit in the hopes of bringing peace to South Sudan after their acrimonious split ignited more than two years of war. 2012-04-24 afc0fb96efbb32fff2708c59ff597f6fb982b182 6 South Sudan president 2 /feed/2012/04/24/salva-kiir-the-president-of-south-sudan-visits-the-people-s-republic-of-china-seeking-assistance-to-build-an-oil-pipel Salva Kiir, the President of South Sudan, visits the People's Republic of China seeking assistance to build an oil pipeline. 2011-05-26 2cfa2399f83cea89282898aecbd400bb301aedbb 7 Salva Kiir Mayardit South Sudan 2 /feed/2011/05/26/salva-kiir-mayardit-the-president-of-southern-sudan-calls-on-the-government-of-sudan-to-withdraw-its-forces-from-the-p Salva Kiir Mayardit, the President of Southern Sudan, calls on the government of Sudan to withdraw its forces from the province of Abyei. 2011-01-4 accb1756235e019fb571717af4fb0da3fe188244 8 Salva Kiir Mayardit South Sudan 2 /feed/2011/01/4/sudanese-president-omar-al-bashir-goes-to-juba-to-meet-with-southern-sudanese-president-of-the-government-salva-kiir-may Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir goes to Juba to meet with Southern Sudanese President of the Government Salva Kiir Mayardit ahead of Southern Sudan's independence referendum. 2010-05-21 13747f61384ec06261f2e5fa23bc9bf6436e85eb 2 Salva Kiir Mayardit South Sudan 2 /feed/2010/05/21/salva-kiir-mayardit-is-inaugurated-as-the-first-elected-president-of-southern-sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit is inaugurated as the first elected president of Southern Sudan. /feed/2026/04/7/south-sudan-president-salva-kiir-mayardit-sacks-national-legislative-assembly-speaker-jemma-nunu-kumba-and-her-deputy-pa Pan African Visions 7 e7bfa7382b6fdfb305798329432e2045e97bf6ea 4 https://panafricanvisions.com/2026/04/kiir-removes-speaker-jemma-nunu-kumba-in-major-south-sudan-political-shake-up/ 2026 Reuters 7 c96d5ff207aa699442b9c348ce85ff2f1a60abda 4 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-sudans-kiir-sacks-parliament-speaker-deputy-2026-04-07/ 2026 South Sudan president Salva Kiir Mayardit sacks National Legislative Assembly speaker Jemma Nunu Kumba and her deputy Parmena Awerial Aluong after his ruling party backed a no-confidence vote accusing them of corruption and mismanagement.