{"id":35600,"date":"2026-04-30T15:24:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/?p=35600"},"modified":"2026-04-30T15:24:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:24:00","slug":"president-kiir-sends-new-ambassador-to-south-africa-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/?p=35600","title":{"rendered":"President Kiir Sends New Ambassador to South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\np.has-drop-cap:first-letter {\n    font-size: 3.2em !important;\n    font-weight: 700 !important;\n    float: left !important;\n    line-height: 0.85 !important;\n    margin-right: 10px !important;\n    margin-top: 3px !important;\n    margin-bottom: -2px !important;\n    color: #DC2626 !important;\n    font-family: \"Georgia\", \"Times New Roman\", serif !important;\n    text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.1) !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/op.gov.ss\/storage\/news\/abdd3761-57a1-4f14-9ed1-d5726a72a903.webp\" alt=\"President Kiir Sends New Ambassador to South Africa\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Juba, April 30, 2026 &mdash; His Excellency President Salva Kiir Mayardit has confirmed the appointment of Simon Deng Akook as South Sudan&rsquo;s Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa, in a move to strengthen diplomatic and economic ties.<\/p>\r\n<p>Speaking during the send-off in Juba, the President described the Republic of South Africa as a key partner and urged the new envoy to build stronger relations based on cooperation, mutual respect, and shared growth. He emphasised the need to expand engagement in trade, investment, and regional collaboration.<\/p>\r\n<p>Ambassador Deng Akook expressed gratitude for the trust placed in him and pledged to represent the Republic of South Sudan with dedication. He committed to strengthening bilateral ties and advancing the country&rsquo;s interests abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References<\/h3>\n\n\n<p><em>This article is based on official sources. Additional context and analysis provided by Juba Global News Network.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p><em>#JubaGlobal<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:30px 0;padding:20px;background:#f8f9fa;border-radius:8px;text-align:center\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 15px;font-size:16px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">Stay Connected with Juba Global News Network<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:12px;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@jubaglobal?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;padding:12px 24px;background:#FF0000;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:6px;font-weight:600;font-size:14px\">\u25b6 Subscribe on YouTube<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jubaglobal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;padding:12px 24px;background:#1877F2;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:6px;font-weight:600;font-size:14px\">\ud83d\udc4d Follow on Facebook<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juba, April 30, 2026 &mdash; His Excellency President Salva Kiir Mayardit has confirmed the appointment of Simon Deng Akook as South Sudan&rsquo;s Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa, in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-office-of-president"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35600\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}