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Peace deal: South Sudan President reappoints bitter rival
As part of a peace deal to calm frayed nerves, South Sudan President Salva Kiir has reappointed his biggest rival Riek Machar as vice-president in a bid to end more than 24 months of war.
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This development returns the government to where it was before war broke out in December 2013 after Mr Kiir accused Mr Machar of plotting a coup.
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