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The Newsmakers: South Sudan's Government Shakeup

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Channel: TRT World · 2016 · News & Politics

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Africa's youngest country could be on the brink of civil war, again. South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has appointed a new Vice President, replacing his longtime rival Riek Machar in a move that could undermine a UN-brokered peace deal between the nation's opposing sides last year. Since claiming independence from Sudan five years ago, South Sudan has been embroiled in conflict. More than 10,000 people were killed and two million displaced when the country descended into civil war in 2013. Tainted by two warring ethnic groups, coup attempt allegations, and unmet ultimatums, the relationship between Kiir and Machar is complicated. The Newsmakers' Christine Pirovolakis reports.

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