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Western envoys urge South Sudan's Kiir to lift Machar house arrest

Riek Machar
South Sudan First Vice President Riek Machar.[AFP]

Western envoys on Thursday urged South Sudan President Salva Kiir to reverse the reported house arrest of First Vice President Riek Machar, warning the move risks fuelling fresh conflict in the fragile country.

In a statement on Thursday, March 27, the Embassies of France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Delegation of the European Union said they were gravely concerned by reports that Machar had been placed under house arrest.

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