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South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has reshuffled the senior leadership in the ruling party, according to an official decree, as the country faces fresh fighting between rival armed factions and widespread speculation about Kiir's succession plans.
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has reshuffled the ruling party's senior leadership amidst fresh fighting and speculation about succession plans. Prominent ally, Second Vice President Benjamin Bol Mel,
Chuol, like many others, said he fled airstrikes in Nasir and sought refuge in Burbeiye, but was forced to flee again after the army raided the town. He escaped via a river on the border with Ethiopia, its waters now rising with the onset of the rainy season.
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