Leadership Shift in SPLM: Bol Mel Tipped as Kiir’s Potential Successor ‎

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President Kiir VP. Bol Mel ‎President Salva Kiir has appointed Vice President Dr. Benjamin Bol Mel as the First Deputy Chairperson of the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), in a significant reshuffle that signals potential shifts in the country’s political future. ‎ ‎Dr. Bol Mel replaces veteran politician Dr. James Wani Igga, who has served in the SPLM leadership since the liberation struggle.  ‎ ‎The move has sparked wide speculation that President Kiir may be grooming Bol Mel as his successor ahead of the long-awaited national elections. ‎ ‎In the same decree, Kiir also removed Daniel Awet Akot and Kuol Manyang Juuk from their positions as second and third deputy chairpersons. They were replaced by Mary Apai Ayiga and Simon Kun Puoch, former governor of Upper Nile State. ‎ ‎Bol Mel, a known close ally of Kiir, currently oversees the economic cluster in the government. He is also a prominent businessman who has faced U.S. sanctions over alleged ties to corrupt busi...
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Breaking News: President Kiir Relieves Foreign Affairs Minister Mayiik Ayii, In a Presidential Decree

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Mayiik Ayii Minister of Foreign Affairs 

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President Salva Kiir relieves the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mayiik Ayii in a presidential decree read on SSBC.


Mayiik Ayii Deng is a South Sudanese politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, He was appointed into the office following Republican decree by the President removing Beatrice Khamisa Wani in September 2021.


Honorable Mayii Ayii was also a member of the National Legislative Assembly of South Sudan from 2011-2016. 




Mayiik Ayii served as the  Minister of Wildlife Conservation and Tourist in South Sudan from 2019 to 2020. 


Honorable Mayiik Ayii Deng also served as a Minister of Transport and Roads in South Sudan in the year 2020.  


Honorable Mayiik Ayii Deng also served as the Minister of Presidential Affairs in 2020 and was replaced by Hon. Nhial Deng. 


No explanation given for the sacking of the foreign affairs minister, by the president of South Sudan..






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