South Sudan youth target Kiir ouster in mass protests
A man carries the South Sudan flag at Magateen Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) centre during the visit of the country's vice president in Juba on November 17, 2018. South Sudan youth led by South Sudanese for Change are mobilising for nationwide protests starting May 15, 2019 to unseat President Salva Kiir. PHOTO | AKUOT CHOL | AFP
Emboldened by sustained mass protests that ousted long serving presidents Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria and Omar al-Bashir of Sudan, South Sudan youth plan similar action in Juba next week with the stated aim of unseating President Salva Kiir.
In a mobilisation that is gathering pace on social media the youths plan to turn out in Juba on May 15 and 16 to launch nationwide protests against the government which they accuse of failing to restore permanent peace and stability in the war-torn state.
