South Sudan president dissolves transitional government ahead of long-delayed elections
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan President Salva Kiir dissolved his country’s transitional government, removing his deputies and introducing a caretaker administration ahead of elections on Dec 22. The changes outlined in an executive decree were announced on state television Tuesday night. The order also dissolved the national legislature, the country’s 10 state governments...
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