South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has sacked two of his vice-presidents, the country's spy chief and other senior officials. The dismissals were announced in a series of presidential decrees read on the state broadcaster. No reasons were given for the move.

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has dismissed his intelligence chief and two of the country's vice-presidents, replacing one of his closest allies with a senior advisor whom analysts believe Kiir may be readying to succeed him.

South Sudan’s deputy president is threatening to immediately withdraw from a fragile peace agreement with the president over a government reshuffle that saw the removal of multiple senior officials th