South Sudan President’s Purge Undermines Fragile Peace and Threatens Regional Stability
President Salva Kiir’s dismissal of opposition Interior Minister Angelina Teny deepens the divide in South Sudan’s fragile power-sharing government, endangering peace and escalating conflict with serious implications for regional security.
In a troubling move that threatens to unravel South Sudan's already fragile peace process, President Salva Kiir has dismissed Angelina Teny from her position as Interior Minister. Teny, not just a key opposition figure but also the wife of detained First Vice President Riek Machar, represented a critical element of the unity government established by the 2018 peace agreement—an accord meant to heal years of devastating civil war. Why is this more than just a political reshuffle? By removing Teny without explanation and replacing her with Aleu Ayieny Aleu, a loyalist with previous tenure as interior minister, Kiir is effectively...
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