South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has re-appointed his rival Riek Machar as vice president, a decree said on Thursday, the culmination of a deal to try to end months of civil war in the world’s newest nation.
The announcement returned the presidency to where it was soon before fighting erupted between supporters of the two men in December 2013 – a conflict that went on to kill thousands of people and force more than two million to flee.
Both sides, under pressure from Washington, the United Nations and other powers, signed an initial pact in August, and agreed to share out ministerial …read more
Source: Newsweek
