
In Focus| Bol Mel’s ascent accelerates: Kiir’s Decree sets sanctioned tycoon on a clear path to South Sudan’s Presidency
In a move that stunned even the most jaded observers of South Sudan’s political decay, President Salva Kiir issued a decree appointing U.S.-sanctioned tycoon Bol Mel as First Vice Chairperson of the SPLM. Widely viewed as the launching pad to the …