South Sudan opposition leader Riek Machar at a news conference in the capital Juba on July 8, 2016. PHOTO | FILE
By Reuters
In Summary
South Sudan opposition leader, Riek Machar, has left
hospital but will remain in Khartoum for some time, Sabt Makkouk, an
aide accompanying Machar, said on Friday.
Sudan's Information Minister announced on August 23 that Machar,
who left South Sudan to escape government forces, was in Khartoum for
medical treatment.
"Riek Machar left hospital this morning in stable health and has
recovered ... He will stay in Khartoum for some time," Makkouk told
Reuters.
President Salva Kiir sacked Machar from his post as vice
president after renewed fighting in South Sudan's capital Juba last
month between forces loyal to the long-time rivals. The clashes forced
tens of thousands of people to flee.
Machar withdrew to the bush during the fighting in Juba and was
picked up this month by UN peacekeepers in Democratic Republic of Congo
with a leg injury. His spokesman earlier said Machar had left South
Sudan to evade Kiir's forces and had said his injury was not serious
enough to require medical attention.
Makkouk said that Machar would speak at a press conference on
Friday or Saturday in Khartoum to explain the latest developments in
South Sudan. He was also due to meet Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir.
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