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Regional leaders renew South Sudan peace push

This is Money 21 Jun 2018

The last time Kiir and Machar met was at the outbreak of deadly fighting in the South Sudanese capital Juba in July 2016 ... Kiir, wearing his trademark hat, waves at Juba airport before heading for Addis ... It was an IGAD agreement in 2015 that eventually brought Machar back to Juba, only for vicious and deadly fighting to break out soon after. The meeting in Addis Ababa comes against a background of growing international frustration ... ....

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Salva Kiir: South Sudan's president in a cowboy hat

BBC News 21 Jun 2018

More comfortable speaking Juba Arabic than English, Mr Kiir comes over better in person, is able to work a crowd - and is greeted with cheers and popular affection when he speaks at rallies. A committed Christian, he regularly speaks at the Roman Catholic cathedral in Juba, the capital.Salva Kiir timeline ... After fighting broke out in Juba, in ......

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Peace chance for South Sudan foes

Middle East Online 21 Jun 2018

Machar, who was greeted ahead of the meeting by Ethiopia's foreign minister, Worken Gebeyehu, arrived in Addis Ababa Wednesday morning ... New fighting ... They have not met since July 2016, when heavy fighting in the capital Juba signalled the collapse of a 2015 peace deal and Machar fled to South Africa ... Washington was a critical backer of South Sudan during its separation from Sudan, and remains Juba's biggest aid donor ... ....

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More time needed to achieve peace, South Sudan rebels say

The Star 21 Jun 2018

JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudanese rebels said on Thursday that more time is needed to secure lasting peace in the country and it would be necessary to address the root causes of a civil war ... ....

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South Sudan president Kiir departs for Ethiopia ahead of peace talks

Yahoo Daily News 21 Jun 2018

JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir left the capital on Wednesday and headed to Ethiopia ahead of a planned meeting with his rival ......

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South Sudan leaders meet for first time since 2016

The Paducah Sun 21 Jun 2018

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- South Sudan's warring leaders met face-to-face for the first time in almost two years on Wednesday amid efforts to end a five-year civil war, shaking hands but making no public comments ... A Kiir spokesman, Ateny Wek Ateny, has said "anything that brings peace in South Sudan is wanted." ... Early this month the U.N ... ------. Associated Press writer Sam Mednick in Juba, South Sudan contributed. ------ ... ....

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South Sudan's warring leaders meet for 1st time since 2016

The Maryville Daily Times 21 Jun 2018

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — South Sudan's warring leaders met face-to-face for the first time in almost two years Wednesday amid efforts to end a five-year civil war, shaking hands but making no public comments ... A Kiir spokesman, Ateny Wek Ateny, has said "anything that brings peace in South Sudan is wanted." ... Early this month the U.N ... ———. Associated Press writer Sam Mednick in Juba, South Sudan contributed. ——— ... All rights reserved ... .......

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South Sudan's armed opposition rejects 'imposition' of peace

Hickory Record 21 Jun 2018

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — South Sudan's armed opposition on Thursday rejected any "imposition" of a peace deal and asked for more time after the first face-to-face meeting between President Salva Kiir and rival Riek Machar in almost two years. An opposition statement called Wednesday night's meeting "cordial" and said the two sides discussed the prospects for peace "in broad terms." ... ———. Mednick reported from Juba, South Sudan. ———....

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South Sudan’s armed opposition rejects ‘imposition’ of peace

Federal News Radio 21 Jun 2018

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — South Sudan’s armed opposition on Thursday rejected any “imposition” of a peace deal and asked for more time after the first face-to-face meeting between President Salva Kiir and rival Riek Machar in almost two years ... Kiir and Machar met in neighboring Ethiopia, whose Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed invited them and presided over discussions ... ___. Mednick reported from Juba, South Sudan. ___ ... ....

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South Sudan on brink of new famine

Mail Guardian South Africa 21 Jun 2018

Peter Martell in Riwoto. The breath is shallow and ragged, as if the intake of air is painful for two-year- old Lotabo Loworet, his bony ribs visible through his ragged shirt ... “I was afraid he would die.” ... Civil war broke out in South Sudan in 2013 ... This year, warnings of the risk of famine are back ... “We see a lot of deaths,” says Ngong Deng, nutrition supervisor at Al Sabbah Children’s Hospital in the capital, Juba, supported by Unicef....

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South Sudanese leaders' meeting in Ethiopia to focus on governance, security: minister

Xinhua 20 Jun 2018

JUBA, June 20 (Xinhua) -- South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar were due on Wednesday to discuss issues on governance and security which remain sticky issues among the warring parties when the leaders would meet in the Ethiopian capital, a senior official revealed ... in Juba as President Kiir left for the Addis Ababa talks....

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South Sudan president Kiir heads to Ethiopia for peace talks with rebel leader

This is Money 20 Jun 2018

JUBA, June 20 (Reuters) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir headed to Ethiopia on Wednesday for talks with rebel leader Riek Machar on ending a five-year civil war in which tens of thousands of civilians have been killed ... Riek Machar," Awut Deng, a senior member of Kiir's delegation, said before departing the South Sudanese capital Juba....

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South Sudan’s civil war has raged for 5 years. Now the leaders of the two ...

Vox 20 Jun 2018

“It was their turn to eat.” Meet the men at the center of the carnage ALBERT GONZALEZ FARRAN/AFP/Getty Images South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir (right) and rebel leader Riek Machar (left) sit for an official photo in Juba on April 29, 2016 ... Machar fled the capital city of Juba, and the Nuer elements of the army broke away and fled with him....

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