Stage Set For Return Of South Sudan's Riek Machar

The government of South Sudan and the rebel SPLA-IO have reached an agreement to bring opposition leader Riek Machar back to the capital, according to a statement from the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission.

Machar's expected return on Saturday sets the stage for the formation of a unity government under President Salva Kiir, a crucial step in ending the country's civil war.