Al-Bashir Ouster: South Sudan Frets Over Whether Sudan Coup Could Derail Fragile Peace Deal - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 12, 2019
The military coup in Sudan has sparked anxiety inneighboring South Sudan that the toppling of longtime President Omar al-Bashircould scupper a fragile peace deal that ended South Sudan’s five-year civilwar.
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and former rebelleader Riek Machar signed a peace deal last year that calls on them to form aunity government on May 12th. But key requirements including integrating theirforces have not been met.
The deal was guaranteed by Sudan and the ouster ofBashir transfers much more responsibility for the success of the agreement toformer archenemies Kiir and Machar, said Alan Boswell, a senior analyst withBrussels-based think tank International Crisis Group.
In Sudan, Defense Minister Awad Mohamed Ahmed IbnAuf announced the end of Bashir’s rule saying the country would enter atwo-year period of military rule to be followed by presidential elections. Boththe South Sudanese government and former rebels expressed alarm over the coup.