Salva Kiir returns to Juba after six days of visits
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Radio Tamazuj
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir returned to Juba after six days of visits to Kenya and South Africa devoted to the peace process and the elections scheduled for December. His office says legal preparations are complete, while administrative and logistical arrangements are continuing.
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir returned to Juba on Friday 9 October 2026 after six days of visits to Kenya and South Africa devoted to the peace process and preparations for the elections scheduled for December, his office announced.
Salva Kiir had travelled to Kenya on Sunday 4 October, where he met President William Ruto in Nairobi the following day. He then went to South Africa, where he held talks with President Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria on Wednesday 7 October. The meetings focused on strengthening diplomatic relations and securing technical and logistical support for the South Sudanese electoral process.
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