South Sudan Swears in New Governors Amid Warning Over Peace Deal
- Leaders appointed for country's 28 restructured states
- Rebel delegation in capital says move may violate August pact
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South Sudanese President Salva Kiir swore in governors for the country’s restructured 28 states as rebels said the move violates an August pact that seeks to end the oil-producing nation’s two-year civil war.
The president in October decreed a rise in the number of states from 10, altering boundaries, names and regional capitals. The slow enactment of the peace agreement won’t stop the government from going forward with its own development plans, Kiir said Tuesday at the swearing-in ceremony in the capital, Juba.