South Sudan: Hope At Last As Salva Kiir Agrees to Sign South Sudan Peace Deal

South Sudan President Salva Kiir's agreeing to sign the latest deal to restore peace has raised a glimmer of hope for the people of a country that has not known peace since fighting broke out in December 2013.

The United States announced on Thursday last week that President Kiir told Secretary of State John Kerry he had decided to sign the peace agreement after "a couple more days of consultation," a position the US described as "encouraging."

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