Thursday, 1 November 2018

South Sudan celebrates new peace accord amid joy – and scepticism

Rebel leader Riek Machar returns from exile as warring factions agree to share power

South Sudan celebrated a new peace deal on Wednesday as fervent hopes of an end to a conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands of people were tempered by widespread scepticism that the fragile agreement will hold.

The deal, which is meant to end a civil war that began in 2013, commits forces loyal to President Salva Kiir, and the rebel groups fighting them, to sharing power.

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from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2OmHyis

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