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JUBA, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – The South Sudan government
has agreed to accept the deployment of a UN-mandated regional force in Juba after months of hesitation, a spokesman said.
“I would like therefore to inform the people on behalf of the transitional government of national unity that your cabinet has resolved unanimously to allow the deployment of the regional protection force anytime from now,” deputy Information Minister Akol Paul Kordit said late Friday.
His announcement came after lengthy deliberations during a cabinet meeting chaired by President Salva Kiir, but no details were given about when and where the force would be deployed.
Following an outbreak of fighting in July, the UN Security Council
authorised the deployment of an additional 4,000 troops from East Africa with a stronger mandate than the 13,000-strong UN peacekeeping mission UNMISS.
Kiir initially opposed the deployment of additional troops as a breach of national sovereignty but later agreed to their deployment on September 4.