By Farouk Chothia Source: BBC Africa Once married to a British aid worker, Riek Machar has been a central figure in Sudanese and South Sudanese politics for around three decades. He is reputed to be a wily operator, switching sides on several occasions during the north-south conflict as he sought to strengthen his own position…
Category: Politics
South Sudan Government Facing Isolation!
June 15, 2014(Nyamilepedia) — The government of South Sudan continues to face the aftermath of a deadly coup that was alleged in December 2013. Although the world has come to terms that there was no coup in Juba, the government continues to face isolation, locally and internationally. On Thursday, the United States of America, through…
Ex-South Sudan army general says forces assembling for operation
June 14, 2014 (JUBA) – A South Sudanese army general who recently defected to the country’s opposition forces said he has started assembling his fighters to start immediate operations to liberate citizens from the bondage of a “dictatorial” regime. Hardly a month after he announced his defection to rebels led by former vice-president, Riek Machar,…
