South Sudan Rebels Hail New Power Sharing Deal

Rebels loyal to former South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar are hailing a power sharing deal reached Thursday with the government as a positive breakthrough, one that they say brings their country one more step closer to peace. The agreement, signed Thursday in Juba, allocates a total of 30 ministries for a proposed transitional government of national unity.  It gives the South Sudan government 16 ministries, including finance and planning, defense, information, national security,...

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