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| South Sudan: Rebel Leader Riek Machar Accused of Enlisting Ethiopians |
| 2017-10-09 |
| [All Africa] A former Æthiopian rebel leader has accused former South Sudan vice president Riek Machar of recruiting the Nuer community in Gambela region to fight on his side in the civil war in the country. Thowath Pal Chay, the former commander of the Æthiopian Peoples Patriotic Front (EPPF), which has since signed a peace agreement with the Æthiopian government, told The EastAfrican that the use of Æthiopian Nuer could spread the conflict across the border into western Æthiopia. The former governor of Gambela region, who has been living in exile since 1991 when his leader Mengistu Hailemariam was tossed, said Dr Machar is luring some of his former fighters with promises of high military positions and big jobs should he take over power in Juba. |
| Posted by:Fred |