S.Sudan leaders must honour peace pledge

Deutsche Welle
South Sudan's leaders embark on new peace drive
Deutsche Welle
South Sudan's leaders have agreed to settle differences within the country's ruling party, SLPM, as an interim step towards ending a year-long civil war which has killed at least 50,000 people. Salva Kiir mit Jakaya Kikwete und Riek Machar. Tanzania's ...
Kenya: Breakthrough in South Sudan as rival factions sign agreementStarAfrica.com
S. Africa lauds peace agreement among SPLM factionsShanghai Daily...

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South Sudan Leaders Reach Peace Agreement
AllAfrica.com
The leaders of South Sudan's warring factions signed a political deal Wednesday (January 21st) in Arusha designed to bring the country's civil war to an end. The deal, signed by South Sudan's President Silva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar, brings ...
New era dawns in South SudanDaily News
South Sudan's Fractured SPLM Signs Reunification AgreementVoice of America
Warring Leaders Sign Peace DealDeutsche Welle
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>President Uhuru Kenyatta has welcomed the Sh716 billion ($8.3 billion) support for peace and development in the Horn of Africa region pledged by the United Nations, the World Bank, African Development Bank and other development partners.

Council of Europe president Donald Tusk says EU leaders have agreed to triple the funding for their search and rescue operation for migrants.

>Madaraka Nyerere, the sixth child of the late Father of the Nation, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, has said 15 years after his father’s death there are very few leaders who still honour him and follow his legacy.

Chinese President Xi Jinping told African leaders on Friday his country would pump $60 billion into development projects, cancel some debt and boost agriculture under a three-year plan that will extend Beijing's influence in the continent.

Donors including the US and the UK pledge more than $600m (£360m; 440m euros) in aid to South Sudan at a conference in Norway.

Maintaining peace should be the main focus of all stakeholders when Tanzanians go to the polls on Sunday to elect the fifth phase government.

Religious leaders have urged Tanzanians to cooperate with the new government as it embarks on reforms aimed at improving the lives of ordinary people.