Addis Ababa — A three-day multi-stakeholder symposium on the South Sudan crisis is due to get under way at the African Union headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Thursday as the latest round of peace talks fail to resume. The symposium is part of the ongoing peace negotiations led by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) aimed at ending almost six months of conflict in the young nation.
The symposium, which concludes on Saturday, is expected to bring together up to 150 representatives, including government and opposition delegates, political parties, faith-based groups, civil society and traditional leaders, with the aim of initiating an inclusive mediation process based on multi-party dialogue.
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