African Union mediators arrived in South Sudan’s capital Juba on Wednesday for talks aimed at pulling the country back from the brink of a new civil war after First Vice President Riek Machar was placed under house arrest last week.<\/p>\n
President Salva Kiir’s government has accused Machar, a longtime rival who led rebel forces during a 2013-18 war that killed hundreds of thousands, of trying\u00a0stir up a new rebellion.<\/p>\n
Clashes between South Sudan People’s Defense Forces led by President Salva Kiir and Machar’s opposition party’s armed wing erupted in January.<\/p>\n
The uptick in violence has triggered widespread fear of a return to the civil war that ended in 2018 with a peace deal.<\/p>\n
The transitional government has said its commited to peace.<\/p>\n
“The mandate of the RTGoNU (the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity) is simple; that we stop war, we form a revitalized government of national unity so that we return security, sustainable peace in the country.” Martin Elia Lomuro, South Sudan’s Minister of Cabinet Affairs told Africa Union mediators.<\/p>\n
First Vice President Riek Machar’s opposition party is calling on President Kiir to order the release of their leader.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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