Sudan: Kiir Meets U.S., SA Envoys

Kampala — The new leader of southern Sudan has met top US and South African envoys as part of a diplomatic push to maintain the fragile peace accord in Africa's largest country.

Salva Kiir, who took over the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) after former rebel leader and vice-president John Garang's death in a weekend helicopter crash, pledged to fight for peace in the Darfur region.

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