South Sudan president sacks interior and finance ministers

State television and the press secretary said late Friday that South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit had sacked the finance and interior ministers, without revealing the reason behind this.

Kiir dismissed Finance Minister Athean Deng Athean and appointed Akkak Achoel Lual, Interior Minister Paul Mayom Aggek and appointed Mahmud Solomon Agok to the post.

Ateny Wek Ateny, Kiir's press secretary, said this change would not affect the government's work.

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