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A South Sudanese former general has announced the creation of a rebel group to overthrow president Salva Kiir. Thomas Cirillo Swaka resigned earlier this year after accusing the leadership of perpetrating ethnic-based violence in the war-torn country, a claim that the government denies. Check also: I Want Machar Dead Or Alive, South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Orders Military Could South Sudan ...

Last week’s deadly attack on three buses on their way from South Sudan to Uganda could well be the start of something serious: runaway former vice president Riek Machar may just have opened a front against Uganda. Check Also: Riek Machar Finally Becomes South Sudan’s Vice-president The attackers killed, abducted and took phones and cash from victims, most of whom are ...

JUBA – South Sudan on Wednesday rejected a U.S. proposal for the U.N. Security Council to send 4,000 additional troops / peacekeepers to the East African country to restore calm,[9] saying it “seriously undermines” its sovereignty and threatens a return to colonialism.[4] Check also: Amid South Sudan Evacuations, Some Locals Are Turned Back Government spokesman Michael Makuei said the proposal ...

The President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir (right) on Monday July 25th wrote a letter to the military ordering them to produce his deputy and now rival, Riek Machar, dead or alive.[9] Check also: Uganda Loses Shs3B Daily In South Sudan Conflict Riek who is rebel leader had led his forces to clash with those of President Salva in early ...

JUBA – South Sudan‘s President Salva Kiir called on arch-rival Riek Machar on Thursday to meet for talks to salvage peace after days of intense gun battles in the capital Juba.[9] Check also: Uganda Loses Shs3B Daily In South Sudan Conflict “I don’t want any more bloodshed in South Sudan,” [3]Kiir said, speaking in public for the first time since ...