FRANCE 24 English. On 27 January, Manawa Peter said if they reached a deal on the number of the […] While in Juba, Dr. Machar will hold meetings with his members and government officials, regarding the number and boundaries of states. Riek Machar et Salva Kiir (à droite), alors vice-président et président du Soudan du Sud, sur le seuil du palais présidentiel à Juba, la capitale du pays, en avril 2013. The IGAD special envoy for South Sudan, Ismail Wais said President Salva Kiir was ready to meet with opposition leader Riek Machar in Juba. 10 July 2016; Africa ; Share this with Email Share this with Facebook Share this with Twitter Share this with Whatsapp. Enditem, 010020070750000000000000011100001396566751. South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar has called for the healing and reconciliation process to start in order to implement the 2018 peace deal. Dr Machar also addressed the inauguration ceremony and said that the fair is the fisrt step for revitalizing deals signed in 2012 and reaffirmed importance of … JUBA, South Sudan . Machar, left Juba in 2016 after a renewed fighting, forced him into exile and resulted to the collapse of 2015 compromise peace agreement. DR. RIEK MACHAR’S VISIT: A NEGATIVE VALUE ADDED TO THE ALREADY TENSILE POLITICAL COMPLEXITY. The waiting game continues for South Sudan. Machar had been under house arrest … Mohamed Hamdan Daglu, deputy chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council said that improved relations between the two countries will help spur trade and accelerate business investments. South Sudan's exiled rebel leader Riek Machar arrives in Juba accompanied by Sudanese paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo. Machar disclosed that the established security-political committee comprising officials from the two countries has been meeting over the past two months to resolve border issues. He appointed his deputy in a lesser ministry and appointed junior members in the movement in high ministerial positions. 2 years ago | 10 views. There is no other way. Why has he not visited areas under his control? Machar was later reappointed as Vice-President in April 2016. Kiir has not been seen with Machar since a meeting … He disclosed that the opposition leader, formerly South Sudan’s first vice president, left the capital without holding another meeting with President Kiir. But in 2015 President Salva Kiir unilaterally increased the number to 28 and then later 32. The mood in Juba is cheerful as the opposition and government look forward to an end of a political conflict between Kiir and Machar that plunged the nation into turmoil. "While Sudan and South Sudan are embarking on a peaceful path, it is important to bring along sustainable development through investment and economic activities," he said. IGAD imposed travel restrictions on Machar soon after war erupted again in the nation’s capital Juba in July 2016. Image caption Riek Machar has not been seen in public since fleeing Juba last month . "Dr. Riek has returned to Khartoum this afternoon without an agreement on the outstanding issues, especially the issue of states,” Manawa Peter Gatkuoth, the deputy spokesman for the SPLM-IO, told Radio Tamazuj. Machar was in Juba in October last year for celebrations to mark the signing of the deal. JUBA – South Sudan’s main armed opposition group, SPLM-IO, is asking the regional bloc, IGAD, which mediated the revitalized peace agreement, to release its chairman Dr. Riek Machar Teny who has been under forced regional confinement since a collapse of a 2015 peace agreement in 2016. "We need to build good relations and improve (business) investment in the two countries, we propose open borders with reduced custom duties," said Daglu. IGAD imposed travel restrictions on Machar soon after war erupted again in the nation’s capital Juba in July 2016. En exil depuis plus d’un an, l’ex-vice-président du Soudan du Sud, Riek Machar, est, depuis hier 9 septembre 2019, de retour au bercail. South Sudan’s First Vice-president, Dr. Riek Machar Teny (left) meeting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (right) in Juba on Saturday [Photo by the Egyptian presidency] JUBA – South Sudan’s First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, and the visiting Egyptian president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, have on Saturday met and discussed the implementation of the country’s … PHOTO Eye Radio @EyeRadioJuba Woja Emmanuel. UN representatives reported heavy exchanges of … South Sudan rebel leader and former vice president, Riek Machar, has … Deep humanitarian crisis . Dr. Riek Machar 's speech at South Sudan Peace Celebration in Juba Ex-South Sudan VP Machar arrives in Juba for peace celebration. South Sudan had 10 states when it obtained independence from Sudan in 2011. Hemedti, a close associate of deposed President Omar Al Bashir, … Machar did not plan well during the peace negotiations in Addis Ababa and Khartoum and has now found himself in prison. Background. (NEWSCOM/SIPA) Machar is also seeking assurances about his personal security before permanently returning to Juba, which he fled under a hail of gunfire when a previous peace deal collapsed in July 2016. The arrival in Juba on Monday 9 September, 2019 of Dr. Riek Machar at the head of 69-man delegation, and his meeting with President Salva Kiir did nothing either to break the ice, as observers of the situation expected, or add any value to the work of his Advance Team. Africanews (in English) Follow. South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar has been sworn in as first vice president, formally rejoining the government in the latest effort to bring peace to a nation ravaged by war. JUBA – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has denied in a communique this afternoon that it is behind the detention of First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar, saying there are no any restrictions against Machar from the regional bloc. The arrival in Juba on Monday 9 September, 2019 of Dr. Riek Machar at the head of 69-man delegation, and his meeting with President Salva Kiir did nothing either to break the ice, as observers of the situation expected, or add any value to the work of his Advance Team. Machar returned to Juba last week for talks with President Salva Kiir on issues which are still pending but are crucial in the formation of the transitional government of national unity. JUBA, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar on Sunday urged full implementation of the 2012 cooperation agreement signed with Sudan in order to boost trade and allow free movement of people between the two countries. Machar (middle) today in Juba. Machar had been under house arrest in South Africa, and later in the Sudan capital Khartoum. South Sudan opposition Riek Machar arrived in the capital Juba on Monday to meet his one-time foe, President Salva Kiir. The face-to-face meeting is seen as a significant step towards the implementation of a pre-transition period to a unity government. A bord d’un avion soudanais, il a quitté Khartoum pour Juba en compagnie d’une soixantaine de personnes, en l’occurrence des partisans qui lui sont restés fidèles. Machar's spokesperson, Lam Paul Gabriel confirmed that the former vice-president will return to Juba for the first time since he fled two years ago under a hail of gunfire when an earlier peace deal c Juba, South Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT | Eye Radio in Juba is reporting that Dr Riek Machar has flown in for long overdue talks for his permanent return to the country. SPLA-IO Chief of Staff, 1st Lieutenant General Simon Gatwech Dual, has in an exclusive with Radio Tamazuj said that his boss, First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar, is a prisoner in Juba … After a 48-hour ultimatum given by the president to him for returning to Juba to progress with the peace agreement talks passed, the SPLA-IO in Juba appointed lead negotiator Taban Deng Gai to replace Machar and the government accepted him as acting vice-president. Opposition Leader Dr. Riek Machar has arrived in Juba. In August 2015, both sides signed a peace agreement to end the South Sudanese Civil War. SPLM-IO Leader Dr. Riek Machar will arrive in Juba on Tuesday to continue discussing with President Salva Kiir some of the pending issues in the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement, according to the main opposition group’s deputy spokesperson. Ex-vice president Riek Machar returned for the first time since 2016 to take part in a peace ceremony. 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