Rebel Leaders Take New Government Jobs
From Times Wire Reports
Rebel leaders took over their portfolios in the country’s new power-sharing government, raising hopes of an end to nearly seven months of war.
The war is rooted in years of bitterness between the country’s tribes.
Government ministers from the three rebel factions stalled for weeks before taking up their jobs under the peace deal, which was brokered by the French.
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