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06-22-2018, 07:32 AM
http://l.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/XEgq_315hURZF7ooNu3Byw--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ZA/News/Reuters/2018-06-20T112843Z_1_LYNXMPEE5J0ZL-OZASP_RTROPTP_2_OZASP-UK-SOUTHSUDAN-UNREST.JPG (https://www.yahoo.com/news/south-sudan-president-kiir-departs-ethiopia-ahead-peace-112843042--spt.html)South Sudan President Salva Kiir left the capital on Wednesday and headed to Ethiopia ahead of a planned meeting with his rival and rebel leader Riek Machar ahead of planned talks to try to negotiate an end to a five-year-old civil war, an official said. "IGAD has decided to call face-to-face dialogue between our president and Riek Machar on outstanding issues," Awut Deng, a senior member of Kiir's delegation, said before departing, referring to the regional East African bloc.



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