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Wednesday, July 27, 2016
There is a good chance that South Sudan could see more fighting between government troops and rebel troops loyal to Riek Machar. Salva Kiir, South Sudan’s president, replaced his VP and rival Machar on July 25.
Machar was sworn in as first vice president in April in an attempt to end the fighting between Kiir’s government troops and Machar’s rebel troops; however, the rivalry between the two men led to violence erupting once again between the two factions.
Machar left Juba with his troops, saying he would only return when an international body had set up a buffer force between his fighters and those supporting Kiir. On his part the president issued Machar an ultimatum demanding that he contact him and return to Juba or face replacement; apparently Machar chose replacement.
Kiir issued a decree on July 25 “for the appointment of the first vice president of the republic of South Sudan” naming General Tabal Deng Gai to the post.
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