South Sudan Rebels Agree on Ceasefire
President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar have agreed to a fresh ceasefire with the parties given six weeks by mediators to form a unity government.
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South Sudan:
Warring South Sudanese Sign New Agreement
Addis Standard, 25 August 2014
The conflicting parties of South Sudan today signed the Implementation Matrix of the Cessation of Hostilities agreement and it's addition at the ongoing 27th Extraordinary… Read more »
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