On Monday, South Sudan's President Salva Kiir announced that his government had headed off a coup attempt. At a televised news conference, Mr Kiir, dressed in a camouflage army uniform, told the world that a group of soldiers allied with the former vice president, Riek Machar (who was sacked in July when the president dismissed his entire cabinet) had been behind the attempted coup.
"The attackers fled, and our forces are pursuing them," Mr Kiir said and further stated "I promise you today that justice will prevail." Mr Kiir imposed a curfew and affirmed that "the government is in control of the situation".
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