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South Sudan President Salva Kiir fired Finance Minister Bak Barnaba Chol successful a reshuffle that was unveiled connected state tv connected Monday evening (February 23, 2026).
Mr. Chol was appointed to the station successful November aft the President fired Athian Diing Athian conscionable 2 months aft appointing him.
Mr. Kiir appointed Salvatore Garang, an economist trained at the University of Khartoum in Sudan, arsenic the caller Finance Minister.
Mr. Garang antecedently served arsenic Finance Minister from 2018 to 2020, a play marked by economical reforms and fiscal strains.
During his archetypal stint successful the role, section media reported that Mr. Garang faced corruption allegations, including that helium allocated $100,000 to screen the outgo of his son's funeral. He has not commented connected the allegations.
The decree besides removed respective different elder officials, including the Commissioner General of the National Revenue Authority, arsenic portion of the broader administrative changes.
Analysts accidental Mr. Kiir regularly makes changes to ranks successful the subject and authorities to support power as helium contends with equipped struggle and speculation astir his eventual succession. No crushed was given for the ninth alteration successful the Finance Minister since 2020.
