S. Sudan Government, Rebels Again Aim for Peace

Representatives of the rebels and the government of South Sudan on Tuesday held their first meeting aimed at ending a civil war in the country. The two sides, which signed a peace agreement in August, met in the capital, Juba, in the hope of forming a transitional government of national unity. The government and rebel factions have been holding peace talks on and off since shortly after the conflict began in mid-December 2013. Several cease-fires agreed to in the past two years were...

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