US Official: Machar Should Not Return to S. Sudan Post

The United States does not believe Riek Machar, South Sudan's former first vice president, should return to his government position, given continuing instability in the country, Washington's special envoy for South Sudan said Wednesday. Nearly three years ago, political rivalry between South Sudanese President Salva Kiir, an ethnic Dinka, and Machar, a Nuer, sparked a civil war that has often followed ethnic lines. The pair signed a shaky peace deal a year ago but fighting...

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