Elizabeth Acuei Yol (BBC)
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has sacked the country’s health minister, according to a decree announced by state media on Wednesday night.
No reasons were given for the firing of Elizabeth Acuei Yol.
She is the first cabinet minister from the party of the First Vice-President Riek Machar, the Sudan People’s Liberation in Opposition (SPLM-IO), to be dismissed from the unity government.
President Kiir and Mr Machar formed the unity government in February 2020 after sealing a peace deal aimed at ending six years of civil war.
During her tenure, Ms Acuei was praised by health partners for the country's response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
But she also faced criticisms for her handling of the ministry's affairs, which saw her booed by MPs in December during a presentation in parliament.
The MPs urged Mr Machar to recommend for her dismissal over what they described as incompetence.
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