South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has sacked his powerful and long-serving spy chief Gen Akol Koor Kuc. He became head of the feared National Security Services (NSS) after independence in 2011 and continued throughout the bitter civil war that followed.

NAIROBI (Reuters) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has dismissed the country's long-serving intelligence chief, replacing him with a close ally, state broadcaster SSBC reported, citing a presidential decree.

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has dismissed Akol Koor Kuc, the long-serving head of the National Security Service (NSS), replacing him with close ally Akec Tong Aleu. Kuc had led the controversial Internal Security Bureau since the country gained independence in 2011.