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EU urges South Sudan president to 'reverse' course over VP arrest

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir (L), South Sudan's opposition leader Riek Machar (R) and Mohamed Hamdan Daglo (C)"Hemeti", Sudan's deputy head of the Transitional Military Council, hold hands as they speak to media after their peace talk at the State House in Juba, South Sudan, on December 17, 2019. [AFP]

The EU on Friday urged South Sudan's President Salva Kiir to reverse course and defuse tensions after the arrest of his rival, First Vice President Riek Machar, sparked fears the country was tipping toward civil war.

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