A statement from Botswana’s embassy in Addis Ababa states that the latest development paving the way for implementation of a power-sharing deal to end almost two years of civil war in the oil-producing nation.
According to information received from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Office in Addis Ababa, the agreement means that insurgents will have 1,410 security forces in the capital, Juba, and the government 3,420 during a 30-month transitional period due to start later this month.
Fighting broke out in South Sudan in December 2013 after a power struggle in the ruling party led to fighting within the presidential guard and the fracturing of the army.
Tens of thousands of people have been killed in the conflict, which has forced more than two million others from their homes, according to the United Nations.
