Opposition Figure Declares Death of South Sudan Peace Deal

A top opposition figure has quit South Sudan's unity government and declared the death of the peace deal aimed at ending the country's civil war. Lam Akol said in a statement Monday that President Salva Kiir has repeatedly violated last year's peace agreement and dealt it a "final blow" with his actions since the first week in July, when fighting between government and opposition forces in the capital, Juba, killed at least 300 people. In an interview with...

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