South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dismissed the country’s military chief and a finance minister who had been in post for less than three months, state media reported late on Wednesday.
The dismissals were the latest of frequent changes in the top ranks of Kiir’s government in recent years that analysts say signal an effort to consolidate power amid succession uncertainty.
The fired army chief, General Paul Nang, had occupied his position since October and his tenure had come under increasing scrutiny amid worsening insecurity in the country while the finance minister, Salvatore Garang Mabiordit, had served in the position since Feb 23.
Kiir reappointed General Santino Deng Wol as the new army chief, state media South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation said.
Kuol Daniel Ayulo, a career technocrat who had previously served at the finance ministry and ministry of trade as an undersecretary, has been appointed as the new finance minister, according to the state media.
