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South Sudan president sacks top leaders and spy chief

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South Sudan has five vice-presidents as part of a 2018 peace agreement to end a civil war.

James Wani Igga , a veteran politician and general, has been in office since 2013 .

Hussein Abdelbagi Akol has been appointed the agriculture minister.

Benjamin Bol Mel , who was sanctioned by the US in 2017 for alleged corruption, is appointed vice-president.

The president has not appointed replacements for the health minister and governor of the state of Western Equatoria .

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82

Informative language

79

Neutral language

77

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

49

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not offensive

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short-lived

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