SOUTH SUDAN: Transitional Government of National Unity declared in Juba
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Sudan’s Transitional Government of National Unity has been declared after the swearing-in of the opposition leader,
Riek Machar, as the First Vice-President shortly after his arrival
in the country’s national capital, Juba, on Tuesday, 26 April,2016.
Sudan’s Transitional Government of National Unity has been declared after the swearing-in of the opposition leader,
Riek Machar, as the First Vice-President shortly after his arrival
in the country’s national capital, Juba, on Tuesday, 26 April,2016.
Machar’s
plane touched down in Juba at about 3:45pm. The top opposition leader who
chairs the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM-IO) was received by several
of his senior officials and a number of government ministers.
plane touched down in Juba at about 3:45pm. The top opposition leader who
chairs the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM-IO) was received by several
of his senior officials and a number of government ministers.
Machar,
from the airport drove straight to the Presidential Palace (J1) where President
Salva Kiir, his main rival, but peace partner, was waiting for him. He
immediately took oath
of office as first vice president of the world’s youngest nation before
President Kiir.
from the airport drove straight to the Presidential Palace (J1) where President
Salva Kiir, his main rival, but peace partner, was waiting for him. He
immediately took oath
of office as first vice president of the world’s youngest nation before
President Kiir.
The
Transitional Government of National Unity formed retains most old faces from
previous cabinets.
Transitional Government of National Unity formed retains most old faces from
previous cabinets.
SOURCE: CRN
