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South Sudan leaders agree on ceasefire as tension looms

At least 3000 displaced women, men and children gather to seek shelter in Juba, South Sudan at the UN compound in Tomping area.
At least 3000 displaced women, men and children gather to seek shelter in Juba, South Sudan at the UN compound in Tomping area. Source: AAP Image/Beatrice Mategwa/

South Sudan's president Salva Kiir and vice president Riek Machar have ordered their rival forces to cease hostilities after days of fighting that has left hundreds of people dead. The violence has threatened to plunge the world's youngest country back into civil war. More on this story by Odysseas Kripotos and Stergos Kastelloriou.


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South Sudan's president Salva Kiir and vice president Riek Machar have ordered their rival forces to cease hostilities after days of fighting that has left hundreds of people dead. The violence has threatened to plunge the world's youngest country back into civil war. More on this story by Odysseas Kripotos and Stergos Kastelloriou.



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