South Sudanese leaders call ceasefire to halt killing

Rais wa Sudan Kusini Salva Kiir na naibu wake Riek Machar (kushoto) baada yakutoa amri kwa wanajeshi wasitishe vita Source: AAP

The United Nations Security Council is due to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the escalating unrest in South Sudan.

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Renewed fighting in the country has raised fears it could descend into another long civil war.