South Sudan Rebel Leader Visits Egypt
South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar visits Egypt Wednesday at the invitation of Egyptian leader Abel Fattah El Sissi. Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, secretary for foreign affairs of the Sudan People’s...
View ArticleSouth Sudanese President Appoints Former Rival as Vice President
South Sudan President Salva Kiir has appointed his rival, rebel leader Riek Machar, as first vice president in a coalition government. A presidential spokesman made the announcement Friday, saying the...
View ArticleSouth Sudan Officials Urge Former VP to Stick to Peace Agreement
WASHINGTON The appointment of Riek Machar as South Sudan’s first vice president demonstrates President Salva Kiir’s commitment to the full implementation of the peace accord signed in Ethiopia on...
View ArticleRiek Machar Plans Return to Juba April 18
South Sudanese opposition leader Riek Machar says he will return to the capital on April 18 to form a transitional government with President Salva Kiir, more than two years after a feud between the......
View ArticleGovernment Soldiers Leave Juba Before Rebel Leader’s Return
Rows of soldiers in camouflage uniforms stood at attention Thursday, chanting war songs in a dusty field at Jebel Makor, 45 minutes from South Sudan’s capital, Juba. The troops are some of the... The...
View ArticleSouth Sudan Rebel Leader Machar to Arrive in Juba
South Sudan rebel leader and First Vice President Designate Riek Machar is expected to return to Juba Tuesday. South Sudan Information Minister Michael Makuei said Machar’s return is a milestone...
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