South Sudan: Gal Taban Deng Gai appointed first vice president 2 A group of high-ranking members of the SPLM/A (IO), movement of former rebel leader Riek Machar have appointed Teng Deng Gai as interim vice-president in Machar's absence. Machar has not been seen in public since he left the capital Juba after clashes that threatened to destroy a 2015 deal to end the country's civil conflict. He had fired Teng Deng Gai as minister over suspicions he was being tapped by the government to replace him. Taban insists the move is temporary and says it is a way to progress with the implementation of the peace agreement. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITESCOMPLETES VID917101_EN