South Sudan's ex-vice President and former rebel leader Riek Machar is received as he arrives at the Juba International Airport, in Juba, South Sudan February 17, 2020. REUTERS/Jok Solomun
GOROM, South Sudan (Reuters) - Former South Sudanese rebels in t-shirts and sandals marched alongside government forces in a display meant to reassure international monitors that progress is being made on tasks related to forming a long-delayed unity government.
But the casual nature of the forces gathering at a camp near the capital Juba on Monday showed how the former warring sides were struggling to meet a Saturday deadline for that goal.
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