Kiir, Machar put S. Sudan on edge as political rows escalate
The President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir (right), shakes hands with the First Vice President, Riek Machar, while the Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, looks on. This took place during peace talks held at the State House in Entebbe on July 7, 2018.
South Sudan was on Friday night waiting for a spinning coin to settle from a meeting between President Salva Kiir and First Vice-President Riek Machar, part of efforts to ease tensions stemming from the controversial sacking of some government officials.
Machar’s Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO) secretariat said the meeting had ended with “fruitful results”. Minister of Presidential Affairs Barnaba Marial Benjamin said the two principals discussed the status of the Revitalised Peace Agreement in regards to the recent swapping of the ministries.
