{"id":7378,"date":"2022-01-10T09:45:42","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T09:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/gatwech-returns-to-khartoum-on-igad-invitation-ahead-of-fresh-talk-with-govt"},"modified":"2022-01-10T12:33:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T12:33:15","slug":"gatwech-returns-to-khartoum-on-igad-invitation-ahead-of-fresh-talk-with-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/gatwech-returns-to-khartoum-on-igad-invitation-ahead-of-fresh-talk-with-govt","title":{"rendered":"Gatwech returns to Khartoum on IGAD invitation ahead of fresh talk with gov\u2019t"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>South Sudan\u2019s controversial opposition commander and leader of the breakaway SPLA-IO Kitgwang faction, General Simon Gatwech Dual, has returned to the Sudanese capital Khartoum following an invitation from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a spokesman allied to Gatwech has said.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, James Kalany Mamuon, Gen. 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South Sudan\u2019s controversial opposition commander and leader of the breakaway SPLA-IO Kitgwang faction, General Simon Gatwech Dual, has returned to the Sudanese capital Khartoum following an invitation from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a spokesman allied to Gatwech has said. In a statement, James Kalany Mamuon, Gen. 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