South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dismissed the country’s central bank governor, Johnny Ohisa Damian, the latest in ‌a series of sackings and reshuffles in senior ranks of his government.

According to local media reports, Mr Kiir did not give a reason for the sacking but replaced Mr Damian with Addis Ababa Othow, who held the same position between June and November 2025.

In recent months, Mr Kiir made a series of sweeping changes ‌in the senior ranks of his government, which analysts say signal an effort to consolidate power amid succession uncertainty.

Mr Damian, an economist who served ⁠multiple terms as central bank governor in the past, was reappointed earlier this year after ⁠previously holding the position on two separate occasions.

South Sudan’s economy faced ⁠mounting pressure from declining oil revenues, recurring cash shortages, high inflation and currency depreciation.

(Reuters/NAN)