Mediators are encouraging representatives of South Sudan's warring factions to sign a ceasefire agreement before this weekend to end weeks of deadly clashes in Africa's newest nation, according to Dina Mufti, Ethiopia's foreign ministry spokesman.
Mufti says the mediators will, however, continue with the peace negotiations if the two groups fail to sign a ceasefire agreement to stabilize the security situation and bring some relief to the tens of thousands of citizens and other foreign nationals displaced due to the conflict.
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