S. Sudan Peace Deal Calls for New Government

An agreement signed by South Sudan's warring parties on Sunday calls for a final peace deal by early March and creation of a transitional national government by July. Text of the deal was released Monday, a day after South Sudan's president, Salva Kiir, and rebel commander Riek Machar signed it in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.   The text says government and rebel forces recommit to a cessation of hostilities deal signed January 23, 2014. It says negotiations will resume later...

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