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The ceasefire began Saturday night at midnight (30/6) in South Sudan as the country wondered whether the last attempt to end a five-year civil war would survive or not.
President Salva Kiir and his rival Riek Machar approved the "permanent" ceasefire on Wednesday in Sudan after their first face-to-face meeting for almost two years. If the fighting does not stop and the political agreement is not reached before Saturday, South Sudan may be subject to an arms embargo and of UN sanctions. frustration of the international community. Both Kiir and Machar have ordered their supporters this week to comply with the latest deal reached on Saturday.
A civil war broke out between Kiir supporters and his current MP, Riek Machar, in late 2013, two years after Sudan. The South has gained independence from Sudan, killing tens of thousands of people and causing the biggest refugee crisis in Africa since the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Both sides accuse of violence and violence. cruel cruelty like gangs of rape. [em/al]
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