S. Sudan president 'grants amnesty' to ex-rebels in Juba clashes
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir answers questions during a press conference in the capital Juba on July 8, 2016. By Charles Atiki Lomodong (AFP/File)
Juba (AFP) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Wednesday said he was granting an amnesty to ex-rebels loyal to his longtime rival, Riek Machar, who battled government troops in four days of fierce fighting in the capital Juba.
As a shaky ceasefire appeared to be holding for the second day, Kiir said in a statement he was "granting (an) amnesty to forces who took up arms against the transitional government of national unity from the 8th to the 10th of July, with effect from July 13."