South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar addresses a news conference in Uganda's capital Kampala January 26, 2016. REUTERS/Edward Echwalu
NAIROBI (Reuters) - South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar said on Friday he wanted soldiers cleared out of the capital before he returns to take up the post of vice president under a peace deal, in another hurdle to efforts to end more than a year of fighting.
President Salva Kiir gave Machar his old job back as deputy leader late on Thursday, raising hopes of a breakthrough after months of troubled negotiations and failed ceasefires.
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