South Sudan leader signs peace deal

South Sudan's president has promised to sign a peace deal he snubbed earlier this week, the US State Department says.

>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.

 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.

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.

On paper, the war is over in South Sudan, after rivals signed a peace deal to end 21-months of violence that left tens of thousands killed.

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.

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South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar agree a peace deal in Addis Ababa, after five months of brutal conflict.

South Sudan’s repeatedly broken peace deal is at a “critical stage”, the African Union has warned, calling on rival forces to honour commitments amid fears it is close to collapse.