President Salva Kiir finally signs South Sudan peace deal.
South Sudan president Salva Kiir has
buckled under international pressure
and signed a peace deal in the
Ethiopian capital despite saying he had
misgivings about the deal.
The peace deal Salva Kiir signed
brings to an end a 20-month conflict
in which has left the youngest nation
deeply scarred. His adversary Dr Riek
Machar who is expected to become
the first vice president under the deal
put pen to paper last week in the
Ethiopian capital.
The conflict started in December
2013 when Kiir loyalist troops hunted
down Riek Machar’s forces after what
has remained a disputed coup
attempt. Machar’s forces later
retreated to the oil rich states of
Unity State and Upper Nile where they
waged a rebellion that the
government tried to crush.
At the signing ceremony, Kiir said he
had faced intimidation during the
peace process and added
negotiations were “carelessly”
handled by regional and world
leaders, saying a poor agreement
could backfire on the region.Machar
has also conveyed doubts about
aspects of power sharing. signed
brings to an end a -month conflict
in which has left the youngest nation
deeply scarred. His adversary Dr Riek
Machar who is expected to become
the first vice president under the deal
put pen to paper last week in the
Ethiopian capital.
The conflict started in December
2013 when Kiir loyalist troops hunted
down Riek Machar’s forces after what
has remained a disputed coup
attempt. Machar’s forces later
retreated to the oil rich states of
Unity State and Upper Nile where they
waged a rebellion that the
government tried to crush.
At the signing ceremony, Kiir said he
had faced intimidation during the
peace process and added
negotiations were “carelessly”
handled by regional and world
leaders, saying a poor agreement
could backfire on the region.Machar
has also conveyed doubts about
aspects of power sharing.
