Govt to review U.N. decision on extra troops

South Sudan said on Sunday it would consider the U.N.’s decision to authorize sending extra troops to the country following an eruption of fierce fighting, softening its stance after initially rejecting the initiative. The U.N. Security Council voted to authorize an extra 4,000 troops on Friday, drawing a swift response from South Sudan’s presidential spokesman […]

South Sudan said on Sunday it would consider the U.N.’s decision to authorize sending extra troops to the country following an eruption of fierce fighting, softening its stance after initially rejecting the initiative.
The U.N. Security Council voted to authorize an extra 4,000 troops on Friday, drawing a swift response from South Sudan’s presidential spokesman who said the government would oppose the move, calling it a bid by the United Nations to take over the country.
“It is decided that this process be taken to the executive and then parliament so that … a decision (is) taken by the whole government,” Information Minister Michael Makuei told a news conference after an emergency cabinet meeting without giving a timeframe.