Browsing: SPLM-IO

Background to Jonglei Leadership Dispute Earlier this year President Salva Kiir appointed Dr Riek Gai Kok as governor of Jonglei…

Leadership Changes in Southern Unity On Monday, Acting SPLM-IO chairman Gen. Oyet Nathaniel Pierino unveiled four new county commissioners for…

Defections Rock Western Equatoria Political tremors shook Yambio after reports that four senior SPLM-IO figures shifted allegiance to President Salva…

Brief Detention and Swift Release Alfred Gatmai Koang walked free on Tuesday afternoon, about 24 hours after National Security Service…

Resignation Reverberates in Lakes State Lakes State was jolted this week when Majok Maluong, chair of the Employees Justice Chamber,…

Parliamentary Realignment in Juba South Sudan’s Transitional National Legislature approved George Mabior Mayom as acting chief whip for the SPLM-IO…

Opposition Declares Government Illegitimate South Sudan’s political arena entered uncharted territory Monday as the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition officially branded…

Release Ends Lengthy Detention After 134 days behind bars, Lakes State authorities quietly released MPs Kaman Makuei and Ater Akolde…

Lakes State Governor Orders Release Three senior SPLM-IO figures left detention in Rumbek after Governor Rin Tueny Mabor signed a…

Presidential decree reshapes Western Bahr el Ghazal leadership Late Monday, President Salva Kiir used a televised decree to remove Governor…