Armed Opposition in S. Sudan Names Replacement for Vice President

A senior faction of South Sudan's armed opposition has moved to replace its leader, First Vice President Riek Machar, who went into hiding this month for fear of being killed by supporters of his longtime rival, President Salva Kiir. The push to replace Machar surfaced Saturday after he failed to heed a 48-hour ultimatum from the president to return to the capital, Juba.   Kiir demanded the vice president's return, in his words, to "continue building and promoting...

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