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South Sudan, Sudan
Tut Gatluak acts as Kiir's linchpin on Khartoum-Juba relations

South Sudanese president Salva Kiir (left) and his security adviser Tut Gatluak Manime. © Peter Louis Gume / AFP

Two rebel chefs in Dafur and South Kordofan are still refusing to lay down their arms. One of Khartoum's main means of pressuring them is the South Sudanese president's security adviser Tut Gatluak. [...]

Published on 03/11/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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