Reuters: South Sudan rules out rebel leader Machar rejoining government
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - South Sudan offered to allow a rebel representative to join its government on Friday, but ruled out Riek Machar, saying they had “had enough” of the rebel leader after five years of civil war.
“Machar cannot be part of government. We have had enough of him,” Information Minister Michael Makuei Lueth told a news conference in the Ethiopian capital.
Despite that dismissal, Lueth said South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir would meet his arch-rival and former vice president Machar for face-to-face talks again next week.
The two men met in Addis Ababa this week for the first time since a peace deal collapsed spectacularly in 2016, leading to the deaths of hundreds of people in fighting.
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WNU Editor: They are still going to talk on Monday, but these talks are going nowhere .... South Sudan foes to hold new talks on Monday (AFP)
Update: South Sudan: Kiir, Machar to meet in Khartoum next week after failed Addis talks (Africa News)
More News On The South Sudan Peace Talks On The Verge Of Collapsing
South Sudan Peace Deal Attempt Fails as Kiir Rejects Machar -- NYT/AP
‘Enough is enough’: South Sudan rules out role for opposition leader, casting doubt on peace talks -- Washington Post
S. Sudan says its 'had enough' of rebel leader as talks falter -- AFP
