It follows last week's deal between President Kiir's and opposition groups on the sharing of key positions in the army and security forces.

The president's faction has a 60% representation in the command structure while the opposition occupies the remaining 40%.

The agreement came after mediation by neighbouring Sudan, which is the current chair of the regional bloc Igad.

The line-up of generals to lead the unified command was announced by the national broadcaster on Tuesday night.

A unified armed forces command was a key pillar of a peace agreement signed in September 2018 following five years of civil war.

Its formation is expected to be followed by the graduation of trainee soldiers and police officers and their deployment - within two months, according to the new deal.