NAIROBI, Aug 22 : South Sudan\u2019s President Salva Kiir has fired the country\u2019s finance minister, state-owned radio announced, the seventh replacement to the position since 2020.
\nKiir gave no reason for firing Marial Dongrin Ater, who had held the post since July 2024. State radio said late on Thursday that Athian Ding Athian would take up the position, which he previously held between 2020 and 2021.
\nKiir also fired the minister in charge of investment, the radio reported.
\nSouth Sudan\u2019s economic performance has faced hurdles in recent years amid communal violence, with crude oil export revenue having dwindled since a 2013-2018 civil war and more recently export disruptions due to war in neighboring Sudan.
\nThe International Monetary Fund forecasts a 4.3 percent contraction of the economy for 2025, and inflation of 65.7 percent for the same period.
\nKiir became South Sudan\u2019s first president in 2011 when it gained independence from Sudan.
\nIn March, First Vice President Riek Machar was put under house arrest, eliciting fears of renewed conflict.
\nInformation Minister Michael Makuei said the arrest was due to Machar contacting his supporters and \u201cagitating them to rebel against the government with the aim of disrupting peace so that elections are not held and South Sudan goes back to war.\u201d
\nMachar\u2019s party denies the accusations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NAIROBI, Aug 22 : South Sudan\u2019s President Salva Kiir has fired the country\u2019s finance minister, state-owned radio announced, the seventh replacement to the position since 2020. Kiir gave no reason for firing Marial Dongrin Ater, who had held the post since July 2024. State radio said late on Thursday that Athian Ding Athian would take […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":498293,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-498281","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n