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South Sudan
Kiir leaves internal security chief out of Rome peace talks

Negotiations on the reinstatement of former allies of the South Sudanese president were held in Rome until Monday evening. © DR

Until now, Akol Koor Kuc had been heading talks on the reintegration of the South Sudanese president's former allies under the auspices of the Community of the Sant'Egidio, a role now entrusted to external security boss Thomas Duoth Guet. [...]

Published on 14.10.2020 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Akol Koor Kuc
Internal Security Bureau
Kiir
Movements Alliance
Nhial Deng Nhial
Nilepet
Pagan Amum Okiech
Paul Malong Awan
People's Liberation Movement
Real Sudan People's Liberation Movement
Salva
Sant'Egidio
South Sudan
South Sudan Opposition
Sudan
Thomas Duoth Guet
United Front

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The South Sudanese government was to head into a second round of talks with the country's divided rebel groups in Rome on Thursday. Prompted by the process sponsors - the US, UK and Norway -, the government has postponed the summit while it tries to find a way to negotiate with all sides at once.

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Barnaba Marial, Kiir's new yes man

The key presidential affairs ministerial portfolio has been given to Barnaba Marial Benjamin, one of President Salva Kiir's staunchest loyalists. He partly owes his plum post to a pair of powerful patrons, who may well call in the favour down the line.

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South Sudan Presidential Affairs Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin.

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Kiir's former favourite Nhial to be ousted from Nilepet

Nhial Deng Nhial lost his powerful post of presidential affairs minister in an 11 April cabinet reshuffle.

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The fight for Salva Kiir's succession heats up

The recent government reshuffle has cleared the path for South Sudan's chief spy Akol Koor. But president Salva Kiir remains deeply suspicious of the Internal Security Bureau director, barring him from any power over the country's lucrative oil resources.

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South Sudan
Peace mediators shunted back and forth between Rome and Nairobi

Already compromised by divisions within the SSOMA in December, peace talks between the South Sudanese government and the last fighters warring with Juba have now been split between Rome and Nairobi.

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South Sudan
Backed by Kiir, Nhial continues purge of intelligence agents in oil and finance

President Salva Kiir is purging the South Sudanese economy of the regime's powerful but unwelcome securocrats.

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South Sudanese Presidential Minister Nhial Deng Nhial.

South Sudan
Salva Kiir's spy chiefs "Janafil" and Akol Koor battle it out

Rin Tueny Mabor is mobilising his networks to counter the influence of his rival Akol Koor, the head of internal intelligence.

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Qatar, South Sudan
Qatar National Bank sounds death knell on its honeymoon with Kiir regime

In 2011, the state-owned Qatari National Bank (QNB) became the first foreign bank to open in the newly independent South Sudan. Now it is taking President Salva Kiir's government to court.

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East Africa, South Sudan
Rival factions ready to pounce if Salva Kiir stumbles

Less than a month after he mediated peace talks between Khartoum and rebel groups in Juba, rival South Sudanese clans have already relegated Salva Kiir to the past and are jostling for the pole position if he is unable to hold on to the presidency.

Free access Politics 15.09.2020

South Sudan
Kiir ditches spy chiefs for loyalists at Nilepet

The South Sudan head of state is suffering from increasingly acute paranoia. He has replaced most of the national oil company's board members with loyalists of his own in a move destined to ensure he has complete control of the oil sector, which is the state's main source of revenue following the recent civil war.

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South Sudan, Uganda
Al Cardinal mediates between Kiir and Museveni

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South Sudan
Malong fails in revenge attack

When he was fired last month Paul Malong Awan, chief of staff of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), left [...]

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Pagan Amum Okiech
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People's Liberation Movement
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Sant'Egidio
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Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

South Sudan
Kiir leaves internal security chief out of Rome peace talks

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Kiir's former favourite Nhial to be ousted from Nilepet

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Peace mediators shunted back and forth between Rome and Nairobi

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