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South Sudan Rebel Leader Regains Vice Presidency

Riek Machar has been re-appointed as vice president in fulfillment of one of the conditions of a peace agreement reached in August.

South Sudan: Kiir Re-Appoints Rival Machar as Deputy

VOA, 12 February 2016

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has reappointed rival Riek Machar as vice president, in a move that appears aimed at ending a civil war that began more than two years ago. Read more »

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South Sudan: Pressure Mounts On Rivals

DW, 8 February 2016

A second deadline to form a transitional government in South Sudan passed without President Kiir and political rival Machar reaching an agreement. International mediators fear the… Read more »
Egypt: Sisi Voices Support for Efforts Exerted to Restore Peace to South Sudan

Egypt Online, 10 February 2016

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi expressed Egypt's support for efforts exerted to restore peace and stability to South Sudan. Read more »
South Sudan: South Sudan's Rebel Leader - 'I Am a Hero. I Am a Victim.'

Daily Maverick, 2 February 2016

Despite overseeing the near-total destruction of Africa's newest country, South Sudan's liberation hero-turned-rebel leader Riek Machar says that his war is just. In an in-depth… Read more »
South Sudan: South Sudan Welcomes IGAD's Call to Form Transitional Government Without Constitution

Ethiopia Government, 3 February 2016

IGAD issued a communiqué on Sunday (January 31) after an extraordinary Foreign ministers' meeting, calling on all the parties to the Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict… Read more »
South Sudan: Jeing/ Dinka Council of Elders Welcomes IGAD's Communiqué

Ethiopia Government, 8 February 2016

Council of Elders of Jeing/ Dinka said it welcomed a communiqué of the Council of Ministers of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) asking parties to the… Read more »

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New Peace Deal for South Sudan

The government of President Salva Kiir reached an agreement with rebel leader Riek Machar on the structure of a transitional government. One of the mediators, South African Deputy ... Read more »
- South Sudan: Finally, South Sudan to Form Interim Govt
- South Sudan: Peace Partners Choose Govt Ministries