South Sudan Government, Rebels to Hold Talks to End Violence

Delegates for South Sudan's warring sides are gathering in Ethiopia for peace talks, in a bid to end weeks of violence that has left more than 1,000 people dead. Reporter Marthe van der Wolf, who is in Addis Ababa for the peace talks, tells VOA that talks will not begin until Thursday at the earliest.Fighting continues in South Sudan as representatives of President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar prepare to meet. Officials said Wednesday there were renewed clashes between...

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