Tens of thousands of South Sudanese cheered, paraded and danced around the grounds of the John Garang Memorial Park in the capital city of Juba last week, celebrating a fresh peace deal. Rebel leader, Riek Machar, who once served as the country’s vice president, had flown back from exile and took the stage last Thursday along with South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir. The arch rivalry between these two men has fueled the civil war in South Sudan.
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