South Sudan and holdout rebels commit to truce this week
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir (2nd R) and opposition leader Riek Machar (2nd L) shake hands after talks in Entebbe, on November 7, 2019 on the proposed unity government. PHOTO | MICHAEL O'HAGAN | AFP
South Sudan’s government and main rebel groups that had refused to sign a peace deal have inched closer to ending hostilities with a declaration to continue holding dialogue, a symbolic move that could help unify the country.
The groups issued a declaration on Monday after a meeting in Rome, in the Vatican, organised by a Catholic charity organisation.
