Sudan: Juba Accuses Former Vice-President of Rejecting Ceasefire

28 December 2013

Juba — South Sudan's vice-president, James Wani Igga, has accused his predecessor, Riek Machar, of rejecting opportunities to end hostilities and putting obstacles in the way of peaceful dialogue to resolve the ongoing conflict, which has lasted almost two weeks.

Machar has "put conditions that a ceasefire cannot be reached unless a negotiation is conducted. This is complete intransigence and obstinacy because the main issue now is to stop [the] violence", Wani told reporters after chairing a crisis management committee.

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