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Vol 57 No 16

Published 5th August 2016


South Sudan

Riek rival boosts Salva

An internal party coup against Riek Machar complicates efforts to get the peace deal back on track

The replacement of First Vice-President (FVP) Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon by his former chief negotiator with the government, Taban Deng Gai, on 23 July has thrown regional and international mediators into disarray: they fear it could finally scupper August's internationally brokered peace agreement.

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