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The government and rebels of South Sudan, a young country embroiled in a civil war since 2013, agreed on Saturday in a power-sharing agreement that will see rebel leader Riek Machar return to his position as vice-president.
"The agreement provides that there will be four vice presidents: the two who are already in office, plus Riek Machar who will hold the position of first vice president," said Sudanese Foreign Minister Ahmed Al -Dierdiry, after a meeting of mediators in Kampala.
The fourth position for a woman
"The fourth vice-presidency will be awarded 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 give its final position" at the end of a new round of negotiations, scheduled to start in Khartoum on Sunday
This agreement comes as the United Nations gave the warring parties President Salva Kiir and his great rival and former vice president Riek Machar, up to at the end of June to achieve "a viable political agreement" under penalties. It was concluded Saturday at the conclusion of 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 hope for peace in this war-torn country.
Terrible atrocities
But several previous agreements cease-fire, like in 2016, the year Mr. 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 After decades of fighting in South Sudan, South Sudan crashed into a civil war in 2013 when Kiir accused his former vice president, Riek Machar, of fomenting a coup. The conflict has left tens of thousands dead and millions displaced. Frightening atrocities against civilians have been committed by both sides: ethnic massacres, enlisting of child soldiers, mass rapes, murders, torture …
Hundreds of thousands of people have taken refuge in Sudan, according to the report. UN. It had been initiated 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 local and especially territorial conflicts. South Sudan has become independent with the essential support of Washington, which remains its largest donor, but is increasingly dissatisfied with the administration of President Salva Kiir's government.
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