Kiir’s trip to the Gulf nation, where he spent 10 days, had sparked widespread speculation that he was ill. However, ...

News about Salva Kiir Mayardit. Commentary and archival information about Salva Kiir Mayardit from The New York Times.

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit departed Juba on Sunday for the United Arab Emirates on an official diplomatic ...

“At the request of President Salva Kiir Mayardit of South Sudan, Kenya has been facilitating the mediation process for the past 11 months in an effort to resolve the political stalemate that has ...

Last month, video of South Sudan President Salva Kiir apparently urinating on himself during a public event spread on social media. Now, weeks later, six journalists have been detained for days in ...

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, who has been in office for over a decade, will run for president in elections due to be held in about two years, his party said on Tuesday.

With South Sudan's President Salva Kiir undergoing medical tests abroad after years of rumours about his health, analysts say ...

Find out about the rebel commander who became the first president of Africa's newest country and has presided over its descent into civil war.

Salva Kiir Mayardit has served as South Sudan’s president since the country’s independence in 2011. South Sudan’s secession from Sudan came on the heels of a long and bloody civil war that ...

News about Salva Kiir Mayardit. Commentary and archival information about Salva Kiir Mayardit from The New York Times.

Salva Kiir Mayardit has served as South Sudan’s president since the country’s independence in 2011. South Sudan’s secession from Sudan came on the heels of a long and bloody civil war that ...