{"id":71187,"date":"2026-11-06T17:35:07","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T17:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/?p=71187"},"modified":"2026-11-06T17:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T17:35:07","slug":"president-kiir-to-commission-juba-international-airports-new-terminal-3-on-thursday-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/?p=71187","title":{"rendered":"President Kiir to Commission Juba International Airport&#8217;s New Terminal 3 on Thursday"},"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>The Office of the President continues to drive the national agenda under the leadership of H.E. President Salva Kiir Mayardit. This latest engagement reflects the government&#8217;s ongoing commitment to advancing South Sudan&#8217;s developmental and peace objectives as the nation prepares for its upcoming democratic transition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><span>JUBA, July 15, 2026 &mdash; His Excellency, President Salva Kiir Mayardit will on Thursday officially commission the new Terminal 3 at Juba International Airport, marking a major milestone in South Sudan&#8217;s efforts to modernise its aviation infrastructure and improve international air travel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ahead of the inauguration, the President on Wednesday received a briefing on the final state of preparedness from the Minister of Transport, Rizik Zakaria Hassan, and the Director General of the South Sudan Civil Aviation Authority, Dr. Ayiei Garang Deng.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The officials informed the President that all arrangements for the commissioning had been completed and that the facility is ready for operational handover.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Minister Rizik described the new terminal as a landmark achievement for the country&#8217;s aviation sector, underscoring the government&#8217;s continued investment in modern transport infrastructure to support economic growth, facilitate trade, and enhance regional and international connectivity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Terminal 3 has been designed to serve both international arrivals and departures, significantly expanding the airport&#8217;s operational capacity while providing passengers with improved facilities, more efficient processing, and a higher standard of service.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The commissioning of the terminal forms part of the government&#8217;s broader infrastructure development agenda aimed at strengthening strategic national assets, improving public services, and positioning South Sudan as an emerging regional transport hub.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014 Analysis and additional reporting by Juba Global News Network.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:30px 0; padding:20px; background:linear-gradient(135deg, #1e3a5f, #0f172a); border-radius:8px; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"color:white; font-size:16px; margin-bottom:15px;\"><strong>Stay Connected with Juba Global News Network<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex; gap:12px; justify-content:center; flex-wrap:wrap;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@jubaglobal\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:12px 24px; background:#DC2626; color:white; text-decoration:none; border-radius:6px; font-weight:600;\">\u25b6 Subscribe on YouTube<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jubaglobal\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:12px 24px; background:#1E40AF; color:white; text-decoration:none; border-radius:6px; font-weight:600;\">\ud83d\udc4d Follow on Facebook<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"color:#aaa; font-size:12px; margin-top:15px;\">#JubaGlobal #SouthSudan #OfficeOfThePresident<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Office of the President continues to drive the national agenda under the leadership of H.E. President Salva Kiir Mayardit. This latest engagement reflects the government&#8217;s ongoing commitment to advancing&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-71187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-office-of-president"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=71187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71187\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=71187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=71187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=71187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}