PresidentSalva Kiir Mayardit promises peace on Independence Day and also offers peace to opponent Riek Machar. A civil war has been fought in South Sudan since 2013 when ethnic differences contributed to an armed conflict that has killed more than 400,000 people. This offer of peace comes after Pope Francis said that he would visit the Christian-majority country if some kind of peace is achieved.
President Salva Kiir Mayardit promises peace on Independence Day and offers peace to opponent Riek Machar. A civil war was fought in South Sudan since 2013 when ethnic differences sparked an armed conflict that killed more than 400,000 people. This offer of peace comes after Pope Francis said he would visit the Christian-majority country if some kind of peace is achieved.
President Salva Kiir Mayardit promises peace on Independence Day and alsooffers peace to opponent Riek Machar. A civil war has beenfought in South Sudan since 2013 when ethnic differences contributed toan armed conflict that haskilled more than 400,000 people. This offer of peace comes after Pope Francis saidthat he would visit the Christian-majority country if some kind of peace is achieved.
/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/PLKPFHEWUJNPFFKDXLGN5MX5HM.jpg "Ten years on, South Sudan's leaders say peace is way forward © Reuters")