South Sudanese rebel leaders meets UN, African leaders in Johannesburg

[Elisabeth Janaina]

South Sudanese rebel leaders meets UN, African leaders in Johannesburg

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June 13, 2015 (ADDIS ABABA) – South Sudanese former vice president,
turned rebel leader, Riek Machar, briefed a number of world leaders on
the sidelines of the African Union (AU) summit in Johannesburg, South
Africa.

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SPLM-IO leader, Dr. Riek Machar meets with the United Nations Deputy
Secretary General, Jan Eliasson, Johannesburg, South Africa, June 13,
2015 (ST)

His spokesperson said the meetings dwelled on the peace process in
South Sudan, particularly on the concerns raised by the rebel leader
about the recent draft peace agreement proposed by the East African
regional bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD),
which has been mediating between the warring parties in the country.

“Chairman and commander-in-chief of SPLM/SPLA, Dr. Riek Machar,
briefed a number of world leaders on the peace process in separate
consultative meetings in Johannesburg, South Africa,” Machar’s
spokesman, James Gatdet Dak, said on Saturday.

Among the world leaders that held talks with the rebel leader on
Friday and Saturday he named the United Nations deputy secretary
general, Jan Ellison, president of the Republic of Chad, Idriss Deby,
president of Pan African parliament, Roger Nkodo and Egyptian foreign
minister, Shoukry.

Dak also said a meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council was about
to take place on Saturday.

AU and IGAD mediation are expected to conduct further consultative
meetings with leaders of the warring parties, South Sudanese president
Salva Kiir and his rival, Machar, on the way forward.

A date for resumption of the peace talks in Addis Ababa aimed to end
the 18-month long civil war is expected to be announced following the
consultations with the AU in Johannesburg.

(ST)

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14 June 05:46, by Wad alnas

One thing I don’t understand is who keep inviting Riek Machar to
the AU events when it stated head of states and why is he always the
only rebel leader who get recognize to attend the world leaders which
to me is disrespectful to kiir as the president of the country because
I don’t see Boko Haram of Nigeria or Joseph Kony of Uganda attending
any African union summit.seem like we got two presidents

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14 June 06:14, by Eastern

Bint alnas,

Macher has been invited to attend AU Summit meetings because
he leads a rebel group that raises genuine issues.

What are the Boko Haram fighting for? Why is Kony’s LRA
fighting for? Boko Haram and LRA are just terrorist groups; they
thrive in killing and abduction of civilians. A learnt person like Dr.
Macher cannot lead an illusive group - the AU has observed this fact!