South Sudan Denies Expelling U.S. Ambassador, Dispels Embassy Closure Rumors

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  Foreign Ministry spokesperson Amb. Apuk Ayuel Mayen South Sudan’s Foreign Ministry has firmly denied social media rumors claiming the expulsion of U.S. Ambassador Michael J. Adler and the closure of its embassy in Washington, D.C. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Amb. Apuk Ayuel Mayen labeled the reports as “entirely without merit,” confirming that Ambassador Adler remains fully accredited and in active diplomatic engagement with Juba.  The new Foreign Minister, Monday Semaya K. Kumba, reportedly met with Adler on Saturday to reaffirm bilateral ties. “Our embassy in Washington is open and operational,” Mayen stated, adding that the government values its relationship with the United States and is committed to strengthening cooperation. The clarification follows rising diplomatic tensions after South Sudan initially rejected a U.S. deportation, claiming the individual was Congolese.  Though Juba later acknowledged the deportee’s nationality, Washington upheld a visa freeze o...

South Sudan President Issued A Public Apology To Civil Servants Over Six Months Salary Delay


South Sudan President publicly apologized to the civil servants over delay to pay the civil servants salary arrears for six months.  
Kiir made the speech during South Sudan independence day celebrations in Juba and assured the civil servants that their outstanding salary will be paid in full soon.  
President Kiir also said that he understands the living conditions in the country and blame it to the civil war tearing the nation apart.  
“I am fully aware that our people are hungry because of the difficult living conditions imposed upon them by insecurity and economic hardships. This is further exacerbated by the failure of my government to pay the salaries of our civil servants on time. However, that salary maybe little, It does make some difference in the livelihood of the families of our civil servants.” 
“I want to sincerely apologize to you my people on my own behalf and on behalf of the government for those failures.”
“My government undertook several resolutions directing the ministry of finance and planning to pay all the outstanding arrears of our workforce and scheduled prompt payment of salaries to the employees of the government Republic of South Sudan at both the national and states level of the government.” 
Finance Minister Salvatore also said that “The first two months had already been paid, we are now going to two months, which one month is going to be started tomorrow, then the second month.”
The Finance Minister reiterated that “They may confuse that may the employees may be told its only one month. But if the first one is finished then the employees will know which months are coming. So now we are in the third month for salaries payment, and the fourth one is coming. It’s already approved yesterday,” said the minister of finance and planning.
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  1. for sure we really in needs of salary to be paid. We suffered a lot in.

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