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South Sudan's Salva Kiir sacks Vice President Benjamin Bol Mel

South Sudan President Salva Kiir. [AFP]

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir on Wednesday dismissed Vice-President Benjamin Bol Mel, who was slated to be his likely successor to lead the unstable nation.

It follows the unravelling of a fragile power-sharing deal between Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar in recent months that has raised fears of a return to civil war.

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