1. In July 2013, President Salva Kiir dismissed several high-ranking government officials, including vice president Riek Machar, after they publicly opposed Kiir’s leadership and vowed to challenge him in the next election.
2. What began as a power struggle between Mr Machar and President Salva Kiir has taken on overtones of an ethnic conflict. The Dinka, to which Mr Kiir belongs, are pitted against the Nuer, from which Mr Machar hails.
3. President Kiir has said he will not contemplate a power-sharing arrangement while Machar is demanding the president’s immediate resignation.
ReplyDelete1. In July 2013, President Salva Kiir dismissed several high-ranking government officials, including vice president Riek Machar, after they publicly opposed Kiir’s leadership and vowed to challenge him in the next election.
2. What began as a power struggle between Mr Machar and President Salva Kiir has taken on overtones of an ethnic conflict. The Dinka, to which Mr Kiir belongs, are pitted against the Nuer, from which Mr Machar hails.
3. President Kiir has said he will not contemplate a power-sharing arrangement while Machar is demanding the president’s immediate resignation.