South Sudan Factions Sign Cease-Fire

A cease-fire agreement has been signed by the fighting South Sudanese parties.     The government of South Sudan and the opposition signed two agreements Thursday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.  The first concerns an immediate cessation of military actions and a second deals with the release of 11 political detainees that have been imprisoned since the start of the conflict in mid-December.   The peace talks led by the East African Bloc IGAD started early last...

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