South Sudan: Activists Urge IGAD, AU to Pressure Warring Parties

A coalition of more than 200 civil society groups in South Sudan is urging the regional bloc Intergovernmental Authority on Development, the African Union and the international community to put more pressure on South Sudan's warring parties to end the conflict ahead of the next phase of peace talks scheduled for March.

Round two of the talks ended February 17 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, without an agreement.

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