Politics & Governance
South Sudan president to appoint new government
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir will appoint a new government at midnight, the country's information minister said Tuesday, as the transitional government reaches the end of its term.
Information minister Ateny Wek Ateny told the state broadcaster that Kiir had the power to dissolve the government on Tuesday night to avoid what he called a constitutional vacuum.
Ateny described the move as a normal process and said a new government would be appointed at midnight, 2200 GMT.
Update
Information minister Ateny Wek Ateny said President Salva Kiir could dissolve the government on Tuesday night to avoid a constitutional vacuum.
A new government was expected to be appointed at midnight, 2200 GMT.
The transitional government was due to expire at midnight.
Source note: AFP news report published on 22 September 2026 at 15:18:31 UTC.
Uncertainty notes
The supplied information says the new government would be appointed in the coming hours, but does not provide the composition of the new government.
Source
AFP news report published on .