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South Sudan's former rebel leader receiving 'medical treatment' in Sudan

Sudan is hosting South Sudan's former rebel leader and vice president, whose whereabouts had been unknown after he fled his country into neighbouring Congo last week.

South Sudan's former rebel leader receiving 'medical treatment' in Sudan

Tue, 23 Aug, 2016 - 20:38

Sudan is hosting South Sudan's former rebel leader and vice president, whose whereabouts had been unknown after he fled his country into neighbouring Congo last week.

Riek Machar needed "urgent medical attention", government spokesman Ahmed Bilal Osman said in a statement carried by the SUNA news agency.

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