South Sudan to Hold First Election Since Independence

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir says the country's long-delayed elections will be held next year as planned. <br />President Kiir says he would run for re-election in the polls, the first since the country gained independence. <br />No other candidate has declared their candidacy but First Vice-President Riek Machar is also expected to run. <br />Mr Kiir has been president since independence in 2011 after a long-running civil war. <br />But conflict continued even after independence - a civil war broke out in 2013 when the president fell out with Mr Machar. <br /><br /><br />This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4166630/advertisement">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4166630/advertisement</a>