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South Sudan
The fight for Salva Kiir's succession heats up

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir. © STR/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

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. [...]

Published on 14.04.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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