South Sudan President Fires Upper Nile Governor Amid Escalating Ethnic Clashes

South Sudan President Fires Upper Nile Governor Amid Escalating Ethnic Clashes

South Sudan President Salva Kiir has dismissed the governor of Upper Nile state, following a significant escalation in ethnic clashes between government forces and a militia group. The violence in northeastern South Sudan has raised tensions in the region, particularly after government troops were forced to withdraw from the flashpoint town of Nasir, located near […]