S/Sudan’s Army chief sparks controversy

South Sudan’s opposition faction is calling recent comments by the country’s army chief of staff, “anti-peace and anti-democracy.” Last week army chief of staff Paul Malong Awan said as long as he lives, former vice president and rebel leader Riek Machar will never become president. Machar spokesman James Gatdet Dak condemned Awan’s comments as “an […]

South Sudan’s opposition faction is calling recent comments by the country’s army chief of staff, “anti-peace and anti-democracy.”
Last week army chief of staff Paul Malong Awan said as long as he lives, former vice president and rebel leader Riek Machar will never become president.
Machar spokesman James Gatdet Dak condemned Awan’s comments as “an unfortunate reminder that there are senior political and military officials of the government in Juba who are not for peace and democracy.”