South Sudan Wants New Site for Peace Talks

South Sudan's government says it wants a planned meeting between President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar to take place outside the countries of the East Africa bloc IGAD. Kiir and Machar were expected to meet in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on June 20. But, speaking to reporters Friday, government spokesman Michael Makuei suggested South Africa as the site for the meeting. Machar, who is Kiir's former deputy, has lived in exile in South Africa since fleeing South Sudan in...

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