23/01/2014
South Sudan Cease-Fire Deal Reached
Marthe van der Wolf ADDIS ABABA ? The government of South Sudan and the opposition signed two agreements Thursday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The first concerns an immediate cessation of military actions and a second deals with the release of 11 political detainees that have been imprisoned since the start of the conflict in mid-December. The peace talks led by the East African Bloc IGAD started early last month. Lead IGAD mediator Seyoum Mesfin says several steps need to be taken by both parties now that they have signed the agreements. ldquo;One,...
