JUBE DAILY NEWS

South Sudanese opposition leader, Riek Machar, will arrive in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa on Tuesday, his official confirmed. The IGAD Council of Ministers said recently that President Salva Kiir and his former deputy Riek Machar will meet face-to-face before the African Union Summit in Mauritania on 1-2 July. Manawa Peter Gatkuoth, deputy chairperson for the SPLM’s information committee announced the arrival of Machar in a statement to Radio Tamazuj this morning. “Dr. Machar will arrive in Addis Ababa tomorrow. The time is not yet confirmed but he will arrive in Addis on Tuesday,” Manawa said. He further said their leader will meet with President Salva Kiir in Addis Ababa on June 20. But the South Sudanese government said recently it wants the face-to-face meeting between President Kiir and his former deputy Riek Machar to be outside the IGAD countries.

Breaking: Stephen Buay captured in fighting in Mayom The former commander of the SPLA’s fifth infantry division in Wau has been captured by government forces commanded by Gen. Mathew Puljang during fighting in Mayom today evening. The captured army general was accused of rebelling against the Kiir administration in Mayom today morning. Kuichiang Kuol Gau, commissioner of Bul South County, told Radio Tamazuj that Gen. Stephen Buay Rolnyang has been captured during fighting between his troops and forces commanded by Gen. Mathew Puljang, the special operations commander in Unity region. “Gen. Buay has just been captured alive in the Joknyang area after clashes, and he is now here with Gen. Mathew Puljang Top,” the commissioner said. Kuol said clashes between the two forces started in Uraj area in Mayom. He pointed out that Gen. Buay Rolnyang refused to meet a military committee assigned to meet face-to-face in Mayom. The local official said the army general Stephen Buay r...