🚨🇸🇸🇪🇹 BREAKING: SOUTH SUDAN, ETHIOPIA DISCUSS BILATERAL RELATIONS

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South Sudan’s Caretaker Minister of Presidential Affairs, Africano Mande Gedima, has held talks with Ethiopia’s Ambassador to South Sudan, Delil Kedir Bushra, on strengthening bilateral relations and cooperation between the two countries. The meeting focused on diplomatic relations and cooperation, with the two officials also exchanging views on the current situation in South Sudan, Ethiopia and the wider region. Ambassador Delil Kedir said the discussions provided an opportunity to share perspectives on regional developments and matters of mutual interest. South Sudan and Ethiopia share longstanding political, economic and people-to-people ties, while developments in the two neighboring countries can have broader implications for the East African region. 📍 Juba, South Sudan 📅 October 2, 2026 📰 READ MORE: Office of the President, South Sudan 💬 What do you think about South Sudan-Ethiopia relations? Share your views in the comments. 📲 Follow Juba Wire for more South Sudan news and ...
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SPLM-IO Crisis Deepens: Prof. Adwok Calls Interim Leadership a 'Coup' ‎

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Prof. Adwok

‎The internal rift within South Sudan’s main opposition party, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO), has taken a dramatic turn following the appointment of an interim leadership in the absence of detained leader Dr. Riek Machar. 

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‎Prominent South Sudanese intellectual and former minister, Professor Peter Adwok Nyaba, has condemned the move, labeling it a “coup” against the peace agreement.

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‎On April 9, senior SPLM-IO members in Juba installed Peacebuilding Minister Stephen Par Kuol as interim party leader. Losuba Ludoru Wongo was named deputy, and Agok Makur Kur was appointed interim secretary-general. 

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‎The appointments came days after Machar was placed under house arrest on March 26, accused of inciting violence in Nasir County.

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‎Speaking to the media, Prof. Adwok dismissed the leadership changes as illegal and externally orchestrated. 


He warned that the move violated the 2018 Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS), which explicitly names Machar as the First Vice President. “This is not only unconstitutional within the SPLM-IO but also a breach of the peace agreement,” Adwok said.

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‎The formation of the interim team has been largely rejected by senior SPLM-IO officials loyal to Machar, highlighting deepening divisions within the party. 

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‎Prof. Adwok further warned that such internal power struggles risk destabilizing the fragile peace process and could ignite fresh violence, especially in areas like Nasir and Ulang, already experiencing insecurity.

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‎However, Agok Makur Kur, the newly appointed interim secretary-general, defended the leadership shift, denying it was a coup. 


He described it as a temporary arrangement aimed at keeping the party functional during Machar’s detention. “We remain loyal to Dr. Riek Machar and are calling for his immediate release,” Makur stated.

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‎As South Sudan prepares for its first elections since independence, this latest political drama casts further doubt on the country's ability to maintain unity and uphold the peace accord that ended years of civil war.

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