South Sudan's warring leaders meet to discuss peace accord

The leaders of South Sudan's warring sides have agreed in principle on key issues for a possible accord to end the country's civil war, now in its fifth year.

Sun, 08 Jul, 2018 - 18:41

The leaders of South Sudan's warring sides have agreed in principle on key issues for a possible accord to end the country's civil war, now in its fifth year.

According to a post on Facebook by South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, he met with rebel leader Riek Machar in Uganda on Saturday for 10 hours of negotiations mediated by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Sudan's President Omer al-Bashir.