South Sudan rebel leader to return to Juba

South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar has said he will return to the country’s capital, Juba, once his troops are in place to provide security.  Machar held a news conference in Addis Ababa a day after South Sudan’s president reappointed him as vice president. “In this preparation we have difficulties. The government has not committed […]

South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar has said he will return to the country’s capital, Juba, once his troops are in place to provide security.  Machar held a news conference in Addis Ababa a day after South Sudan’s president reappointed him as vice president.
“In this preparation we have difficulties. The government has not committed to transfer our troops,” he said. “The international community has committed to a small portion of 400. We are still asking others to help transport these troops in the shortest possible time, so that I can be in Juba. If they transport within three days, I will be in Juba in the next day.”
South Sudan’s warring parties signed a peace deal in August that called for a transitional government of national unity, and a division of powers between the government and the opposition.