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South Sudanese leaders finally agreed on a power-sharing agreement that would see rebel leader Riek Machar reinstated as vice president of the country. "The agreement foresees that there will be four vice presidents: the two who are already in office, plus Riek Machar who will occupy the post of first vice president," said Sudanese Foreign Minister Ahmed Al-Dierdiry, After a meeting of mediators in Kampala
Riek Machar soon to be reinstated
"The fourth vice-presidency will be given to a woman from the opposition", he added, adding that this agreement had been "accepted by the government" of Salva Kiir, while the opposition movement of Riek Machar accepted "the principle", before "to study it and to give its final position" at the end of a new negotiating session to begin in Khartoum on Sunday
This agreement comes as the United Nations gave the warring parties, President Salva Kiir and his rival and former Vice President Riek Machar, at the end of June to achieve "a viable political agreement", on pain of sanctions. It was concluded Saturday after a meeting organized by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, in the presence of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.
Friday, Government and rebels of South Sudan, the youngest state in the world agreed to withdraw their forces from "urban areas" as part of a security agreement signed in Khartoum. On 27 June Salva Kiir and Riek Machar agreed on a "permanent" cease-fire, an agreement that revives hopes for peace in this war-ravaged country.
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The AU banged on the table
At the end of June, the President of the African Union Commission (AU) explicitly threatened to take action against the protagonists of the conflict in South Sudan, which "[les] have been accustomed to not honoring their commitments."
"The situation in South Sudan is serious. The humanitarian and security situations are very difficult. In recent days, we have some good news that I put in quotation marks unfortunately, "said Moussa Faki at a meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) in Nouakchott.
South Sudan have accustomed us to not honor their commitments. As we fight to silence arms, the situation in South Sudan is extremely insupportable. The trivialization of crimes has become commonplace. It is time to act, to take our responsibilities.
He cited several agreements without a future, including the latest reached between South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and his great rival, Riek Machar, "72 hours ago", which he wondered if it had not already been broken.
"We must send a clear message to the protagonists to respect their commitments. The Peace and Security Council must take the necessary measures, "he added, adding that the Igad (regional organization) and the AU CPS had already voted in favor of sanctions against the belligerents
He noted the existence of "major challenges" in South Sudan, of which "the multiplicity of uncontrolled armed groups and the clan nature of the confit are complicating factors."
Atrocities [19659003] But several previous ceasefire agreements have shattered, as in 2016, the year Machar fled his country. He has since been exiled to South Africa, but continues to enjoy great authority over his movement, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement – in opposition (SPLM / A-10).
Two years after gaining independence Sudan, after decades of struggle, South Sudan broke into a civil war in 2013 when Salva Kiir accused his former vice president, Riek Machar, of fomenting a coup. The conflict has left tens of thousands dead and millions displaced. Terrible atrocities against civilians have been committed by both sides: ethnic mbadacres, enlisting of child soldiers, mbad rapes, killings, torture …
Hundreds of thousands of people have taken refuge in Sudan, according to UN
It was started by fighting between rival units of the army, undermined by politico-ethnic antagonisms fueled by rivalry at the head of the regime between MM. Kiir, a member of the Dinka ethnic group, and Machar, a Nuer
Other ethnic groups then joined either camp, often hoping to profit from this alliance in conflicts. Local, especially Territorial.
South Sudan became independent with the essential support of Washington, which remains its largest donor, but is increasingly dissatisfied with the management of President Salva Kiir's government.
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