State governments

BREAKING: South Sudan Ex-Governors say “they no longer want $60,000 compensation package”

June 18, 2020 News, Newsbeat, South Sudan, South Sudan Government

Ex-governors of South Sudan’s defunct 32 states plus Abyei lined up at Juba International Airport to receive President Salva Kiir upon his return from a foreign mission(Photo credit: SSNN)

June 18, 2020(SSNN) — South Sudan’s ex-governors of the defunct controversial 32 states plus Abyei have publicly declared this morning that they are no longer demanding for their $60,000 compensation package as demanded two weeks ago. A group of angry ex-governors stormed the Ministry of Finance two weeks ago and threatened that they will defect from the government if they […]

S. Sudan parties near deal over states as key opposition group concedes

April 2, 2020 News, Newsbeat

April 2, 2020 (SSNN) — South Sudan parties negotiating the allocation of state governors are nearing an agreement as key opposition group is reportedly conceding, a senior government official said on Thursday. The SPLM-IG, led by President Salva Kiir Mayardit, the SPLM-IO led by First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar have been – since last month – negotiating over how […]