WorldNews Posted March 5, 2015 Posted March 5, 2015 [attach=full]18437[/attach]Peace talks aimed at ending 15 months of civil war in South Sudan appeared deadlocked on Thursday just hours before the expiry of a regionally-imposed deadline for a deal. Hopes of an agreement were dealt another blow as President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar pulled out of their discussions, promising to reconvene mid-afternoon. A deadline set by the east African regional bloc IGAD, which is mediating the talks and growing increasingly frustrated with the lack of results, expires at midnight (2100 GMT). "The two principles will meet again this afternoon after separate meetings with the mediators," said an IGAD spokesman. Continue reading... Quote
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