South Sudan's President vows to honour peace deal army funding In an address to the country in Juba, South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit vows to honour a peace deal funding pledge for a unified army. Kiir and rebel chief Riek Machar, whose fallout in 2013 sparked a conflict that has left hundreds of thousands dead, have been granted an extension of 100 days to form a power-sharing government, in the latest modification to the truce they signed in September 2018. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES