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South Sudan opposition leader leaves hospital, to stay in Khartoum

South Sudan opposition leader Riek Machar at a news conference in the capital Juba on July 8, 2016. PHOTO | FILE

South Sudan opposition leader, Riek Machar, has left hospital but will remain in Khartoum for some time, Sabt Makkouk, an aide accompanying Machar, said on Friday.

Sudan's Information Minister announced on August 23 that Machar, who left South Sudan to escape government forces, was in Khartoum for medical treatment.

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