South Sudan President Salva Kiir Appoints Rival Riek Machar as Vice President.

South Sudan President Salva Kiir has appointed his rival, rebel leader Riek Machar, as first vice president in a coalition government. The President expects Machar to travel to South Sudan's capital soon.

Riek Machar's appointment is part of a peace deal signed by the two leaders in August 2015. He fled South Sudan and has been living in Ethiopia after  his firing triggered an uprising that intensified into a full-on rebellion in 2013.

The war between the two sides has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced more than 2 million from their homes while pushing parts of the population into famine conditions.