South Sudan president reappoints rebel leader Machar in unity gov't

Riek Machar (2nd R, front) takes oath as the first vice president of the new transitional unity government in Juba, capital of South Sudan, Feb. 22, 2020. South Sudan formed a transitional unity government on Saturday after the youngest country in Africa had been ravaged by years of civil war. Machar was sworn in along with three other new vice presidents -- Taban Deng Gai, James Wani Igga and Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior, at a ceremony attended by some regional leaders in Juba. (Photo by Daniel Majack/Xinhua)