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| South Sudan rebel chief Riek Machar returns to Juba | South Sudan rebel chief Riek Machar returns to Juba |
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| South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar has arrived in the capital, Juba, after a week-long delay that has threatened to scupper a peace deal. | South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar has arrived in the capital, Juba, after a week-long delay that has threatened to scupper a peace deal. |
| He is expected to be sworn in later as the first vice-president in a new unity government. | He is expected to be sworn in later as the first vice-president in a new unity government. |
| This is a key part of the deal aimed at ending more than two years of conflict that has killed tens of thousands and left two million people homeless. | This is a key part of the deal aimed at ending more than two years of conflict that has killed tens of thousands and left two million people homeless. |
| Mr Machar fled Juba at the start of the conflict in December 2013. | Mr Machar fled Juba at the start of the conflict in December 2013. |
| He had been accused of trying to organise a coup, which he denied - but it set off a round of tit-for-tat killings, which developed into a full-blown conflict. | He had been accused of trying to organise a coup, which he denied - but it set off a round of tit-for-tat killings, which developed into a full-blown conflict. |
| Mr Machar, wearing a light-coloured shirt, was greeted by ministers and diplomats as he stepped out of his plane, the AFP news agency reports. | Mr Machar, wearing a light-coloured shirt, was greeted by ministers and diplomats as he stepped out of his plane, the AFP news agency reports. |
| "We need to bring our people together so they can unite and heal the wounds," Mr Machar was quoted as saying. | |
| He is now expected to head to the presidential palace to be sworn in as President Salva Kiir's deputy. | |
| The civil war broke out over tensions between Mr Kiir and Mr Machar, who was sacked as vice-president in July 2013. | The civil war broke out over tensions between Mr Kiir and Mr Machar, who was sacked as vice-president in July 2013. |
| The BBC's James Copnall in Juba says once the government is formed, donors will start stumping up money - crucial as the economy is at rock bottom. | The BBC's James Copnall in Juba says once the government is formed, donors will start stumping up money - crucial as the economy is at rock bottom. |
| However, it is not necessarily the end of the conflict as both sides have continued to clash despite a ceasefire signed in August, he says. | However, it is not necessarily the end of the conflict as both sides have continued to clash despite a ceasefire signed in August, he says. |
| There are also rebel groups which have not signed the peace deal. | There are also rebel groups which have not signed the peace deal. |
| South Sudan: The world's youngest country | South Sudan: The world's youngest country |