US EditionKenya sends former PM Odinga to defuse South Sudan crisis
- Kenya is sending former Prime Minister Raila Odinga to South Sudan to help resolve tensions between President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar, as reported by Kenyan President William Ruto.
- Riek Machar has been under house arrest in Juba since Wednesday night, according to his party, leading to concerns over a voided peace deal from 2018.
- A spokesperson for United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated that Machar's detention brings the country closer to civil war.
- Machar's spokesperson welcomed Odinga's appointment, as long as it aligns with de-escalating the situation, according to Puok Both Baluang.
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Appointed Special Envoy for South Sudan, Kenyan opponent Raila Odinga on a mediation mission in Juba
Kenya has appointed, Thursday, March 27, 2025, a special envoy for South Sudan. Kenyan President William Ruto has appointed former opponent Raila Odinga. Tension remains strong in South Sudan since, on March 26, first Vice-President Riek Machar was placed under house arrest by the Sudanese security forces. Raila Odinga, arrived in Juba this Friday, March 28 to try to play the mediators.
Kenya sends former PM Raila Odinga to defuse South Sudan crisis
Kenya is sending former Prime Minister Raila Odinga to South Sudan as a special envoy to help defuse a growing rift between President Salva Kiir and his longtime rival First Vice-President Riek Machar which threatens to drag the country back to war.
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WTVBKenya sends former PM Odinga to defuse South Sudan crisis
NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenya is sending former Prime Minister Raila Odinga to South Sudan as a special envoy to help defuse a growing rift between President Salva Kiir and his longtime rival First Vice President Riek Machar, which threatens to drag the country back to war. Read full story
Kenya sends former PM Odinga to South Sudan in effort to ease crisis
NAIROBI - Kenya is sending former Prime Minister Raila Odinga to South Sudan as a special envoy to help defuse a rift between President Salva Kiir and longtime rival First Vice President Riek Machar which threatens to drag the country back to war.
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