President Sahlework Leaves for South Sudan

Addis Ababa October 3/2018 President Sahlework Zewde has left for Juba, South Sudan to attend a meeting dedicated to the peace accord between the government of South Sudan and the opposition groups. Representatives of South Sudan opposition parties and leaders from various countries, including President of Uganda, Sudan and Kenya are expected to attend the event that will take place at Juba stadium. South Sudan opposition leader Riek Machar has returned to capital, Juba, more than two years after he fled the country following the collapse of a 2016 peace deal. Reports indicated that Riek Machar returned to Juba today to take part in a peace ceremony to be held in the capital. It is to be recalled that the South Sudanese warring parties signed the revitalized agreement in Addis Ababa during the 33th Extraordinary Summit of the IGAD heads of state and government in September 2018 to end five years of civil war. The agreement, which was signed following a three month dialogue held in Khartoum, Sudan, would end human suffering in South Sudan, it was learned. The peace ceremony, which is part of the agreement, anticipated to confirm the end of the civil war in South Sudan and is expected to contribute to the creation of a suitable atmosphere for the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement.