No deal yet in ‘difficult’ South Sudan peace talks: mediators

Fresh talks to resolve South Sudan's crisis open more than two weeks after a ceasefire and despite a refusal to release detainees, a key rebel demand.

Peace talks between South Sudan's government and rebels resume in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, with a 10 August deadline to agree a ceasefire.

>The warring parties in South Sudan are still far from reaching a peace deal even after this week’s reconciliatory talks in Arusha, it has been observed.

The failure of peace talks and the end of South Sudan’s wet season could unleash fresh fighting between government forces and rebel factions, propelling millions of people in the world’s youngest nation back towards a man-made famine, analysts and humanitarian workers warn.

>After 13 months of fighting and six failed ceasefires, diplomats are being forced to accept that any deal to end the war in South Sudan will, at best, result in a return to the status quo that precipitated the carnage in the first place.

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The two sides from the conflict in South Sudan are meeting in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, on the day a deadline expires for them to sign a peace deal, or face sanctions.

 President Uhuru Kenyatta has congratulated his South Sudan counterpart Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar for holding face-to-face talks and signing a peace agreement Friday.

At least five African presidents are expected to witness the signing of the South Sudan peace deal brokered by Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) here today, The Citizen has reliably learnt.