The political strife that has rocked South Sudan since its independence in 2011, may soon come to an end with the country’s strongest political rivals calling a truce on Sunday by signing an agreement meant to unify relations in key areas, IgbereTV reports
President Salva Kiir and his rival, Vice President Riek Machar, agreed on the creation of a unified armed forces command, one of several crucial issues reached in a 2018 deal to end the country’s bloody five-year civil war.
The terms of the 2018 agreement contracts provides for a sharing of leadership positions in the army, police and national security forces with the President’s camp taking 60% while Machar’s camp will get 40% of the positions.
According to South Sudanese Mining Minister and Representative of SPLM-IO, Martin Gama Abucha, who signed on behalf of the government, the agreement was very important for peace to return to the beleaguered country
