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South Sudan president fires ministers allied to rival Machar

South Sudan President Salva Kiir

Juba: South Sudan's President Salva Kiir fired six ministers allied to his long-time rival Riek Machar late on Tuesday, widening a political rift in the world's newest nation and drawing threats of more fighting.

Kiir filled the vacant posts, including that of petroleum minister, with people linked to a breakaway faction of Machar's SPLM-IO party, further aggravating divisions between senior politicians in the oil-producing nation.

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