05/08/2016
Sudan agrees to deployment of more regional troops (Office of the President of the Government of Kenya)
(Source: Office of the President of the Government of Kenya) The government ofSouth Sudan has agreed to the deployment of protection forces in the capital Juba after a crucial regional summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. Newly-appointed South Sudan First Vice President Taban Deng Gai, who led South Sudan government delegation to the summit known as IGAD-Plus, emerged to say that he was ready to step down from his position and give it to Riek Machar once he returns to Juba. IGAD is the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development. IGAD-Plus includes representatives of the United Nations, African Union, and the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission that monitors the progress in...
