The Morning Call
There is some new level of excitement and hope in South Sudan following rebel leader Riek Machar’s return to the capital Juba on Wednesday. Machar’s return was to celebrate a peace deal more than two years after fierce fighting erupted in the city which forced him to flee.
President Salva Kiir in order to reinforce the peace deal ordered the release of a jailed advisor to Machar.
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Africa mourns Pope Francis, a voice for peace and justice
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South Sudan backtracks on decision to not accept deportee from US in visa row with Washington
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African Union mediators hold talks to resolve political crisis in South Sudan
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US to revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders
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Museveni visits Juba amid tension in the oil-rich east African nation