Riek Machar

South Sudan’s Kiir and Machar meet in Uganda ahead of peace deal deadline

South Sudan President Salva Kiir and SPLM-IO leader Riek Machar will hold face-to-face talks as time runs out to form a power-sharing government

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South Sudan rebel leader Machar visits Juba in peace deal push

South Sudan's exiled rebel leader Riek Machar arrived in Juba for the first time in a year to meet President Salva Kiir and try salvage a stalled peace agreement

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South Sudan glimpses hope for peace as Machar and Kiir meet in Juba

South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar visited Juba for the first time since 2016, joining with President Salva Kiir to celebrate a September peace agreement

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South Sudan rebel leader Machar to return for peace ceremony, 2 years after fleeing

South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar will return to the capital Juba after two years to take part in a peace ceremony with President Salva Kiir

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South Sudan President Kiir and rebel leader Machar sign peace deal

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar signed a much-anticipated peace deal at a regional summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa

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South Sudan rebel leader Machar agrees to sign peace deal

South Sudan rebel chief Riek Machar has agreed to sign a final peace deal with the government to end a brutal civil war after initially refusing to sign

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South Sudan rebels, including SPLM-IO leader Machar, refuse to sign peace deal

South Sudan rebel chief Riek Machar and other rebel leaders efused to sign a final peace deal with the government that aims to end a brutal civil war

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South Sudan President Kiir pardons rival Machar and rebel groups

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir issued a decree offering an amnesty to rebels including his bitter rival Riek Machar, days after the two signed a power-sharing deal

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South Sudan’s Kiir and Machar agree ‘permanent’ ceasefire

South Sudan President Salva Kiir and arch-foe Riek Machar agreed to a "permanent" ceasefire to the civil war, to take effect within 72 hours

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