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Riek Machar in Juba a sign of peace?

South Sudan’s rebel leader Riek Machar arrives in Juba on October 31, 2018. Experts in South Sudan politics say his presence at the celebration was a sign that the leadership may be serious about implementing the agreement signed in Addis Ababa on September 12. PHOTO | AFP

By  Fred Oluoch

Contributor in Nairobi, Kenya

Nation Media Group

South Sudan’s top political leadership is optimistic that the latest peace agreement will hold.

However, citizens are only holding on to hope that the leaders mean what they said at a celebration of the agreement in Juba on October 31.

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