Wednesday, February 12, 2014

South Sudan Peace Talks Resume While Fighting Continues



South Sudan's Warring Sides Go Into Round Two of Peace Talks -- Voice of America

ADDIS ABABA — Peace talks for South Sudan resumed Tuesday after mediators assured opposition negotiators that their colleagues who were detained when South Sudan plunged into violence will be allowed to attend the talks in Addis Ababa.

An opening ceremony for the second round of the talks was held late Tuesday in Addis Ababa.

Both the government of South Sudan and Toby Lanzer, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator for South Sudan, said in separate tweets that the talks had resumed.

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More News On The Crisis In South Sudan

Acrimonious opening at restart of S. Sudan talks -- Washington Post/AP
South Sudan: Peace Talks Resume Despite Threatened Boycott -- Voice of America
South Sudan conflict: New peace talks begin -- BBC
Bloodshed continues in South Sudan as warring groups remain deadlocked -- The Guardian
What cease-fire? South Sudan violence persists -- Washington Post/AP
Cluster bombs used in South Sudan: UN chief -- AFP
Ethiopia Warns S. Sudan Rivals to Prevent Conflict Becoming Proxy War -- Sudan Tribune
U.S. 'deeply concerned' about cease-fire violations in South Sudan -- UPI
South Sudan has long road ahead, U.N. says -- UPI

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