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Latest:General Jok Riak is relieved and COVID-19 cases are up in South Sudan

South Sudanese former chief of the army

South Sudanese former chief of the army Source: Supplied

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit relieved the Chief of Defence Gabriel Jok Riak and replaced him with his deputy JJ Okot. Gabriel joined SPLA as a young person in 1983 and rise through the ranks to a full General. Also in South Sudan, the cases of COVID-19 are increasing day by day.



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