General Malang Kuanyin Bol unveiled the group, named the Hope and Salvation Front/Army, in a statement issued on Monday, describing it as a response to unpaid salaries, rising living costs, and what he called the failure of state institutions to serve citizens.
“My fellow countrymen and women of South Sudan, I greet you wherever you are listening from. Today I bring you a simple message: hope is born,” Gen. Malang said.
He appealed directly to young people, civil servants, and members of the armed forces—many of whom have gone months without pay—to rally behind the new movement.
“Hope for the young person who finished school but has no job. Hope for the civil servant who works every day but is not paid. Hope for the soldier who served the nation but lives without dignity,” he declared.
Gen. Malang insisted that the movement would not target civilians, framing it instead as a campaign to reclaim justice and restore national order.
“This movement is not against the people. It is for the people. It is not formed to divide South Sudan. It is formed to restore dignity, justice, and order,” he said.
Invoking the legacy of his father, one of the original commanders in the Sudan People’s Liberation Army, Malang argued that the goals of the liberation struggle remain unfulfilled.
“My late father, Kerubino Kuanyin Bol and his comrades dreamed of a South Sudan that belongs to all its people. That dream lives on. It lives in me. It lives in you,” he added.
South Sudan has endured repeated cycles of conflict since gaining independence in 2011. Persistent economic strain—marked by inflation, cash shortages, and prolonged non-payment of public salaries—has deepened public frustration and eroded confidence in state institutions.
The government of President Salva Kiir has not yet issued a response to the announcement.
Analysts caution that the emergence of another armed group could further strain South Sudan’s fragile political and security landscape, raising concerns about renewed instability in a country still struggling to sustain peace.
welcome my brother. General Malang Kirbino, we need hope and the leadership of Kirbino. we know the legacy of your father and his love for the people. we need hope now. Keep strong we’re going to stand with you.
Appreciated you general,son of late hero who fought for this country years until the country gain her independence,please as i vow writing this to you i’m part of inmate in Wau central prison,i have accused of rape 247 penal code 2008 act,i’m sentence for three years life in prison and five heads of cattle as compensation for family of girl and i have almost two weeks without food in prison,shortage of food we inmates has no right to express on political issue but our problem now is we are suffering indeed from hungry and director of prison has no power to support inmates,the country collapse and thank