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| Africa Horn |
| Regional leaders gather for South Sudan crisis summit |
| 2014-03-14 |
| [Egypt Independent] East African heads of state gathered in Addis Ababa Thursday in the latest push for peace in war-torn South Sudan, where almost three months of conflict has left thousands dead. Leaders from the East African bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), gathered in the Æthiopian capital to "deliberate on the current situation in the Republic of South Sudan", a statement read. South Sudanese media said President Salva Kiir is due to attend, but no direct talks between Kiir's government and the rebels were due to take place until next week. Ministers met late Wednesday ahead of the main summit, including officials from Djibouti, Æthiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan and Uganda. Officials discussed a report from Seyoum Mesfin, IGAD's chief mediator to slow-moving peace talks, the bloc said in a statement. South Sudan's government has been at war with rebel groups since December 15, when a clash between troops loyal to Kiir and those loyal to sacked vice president Riek Machar snowballed into full-scale fighting across the world's newest nation. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 They just cant seem to kill all those pesky Christian that live in South Sudan. They have been slaughtering them for decades, but alas, they keep coming back like cockroaches. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2014-03-14 13:04 |