Hope for Christmas gift as South Sudan talks return to Nairobi

Stakeholders at a past session of the Tumaini Initiative -- the high-level mediation for South Sudan.

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High-level mediation for South Sudan resumed in Nairobi on Wednesday after a four-month break, amid optimism that the parties will reach a deal before Christmas.

The resumed talks will involve a reconstituted government delegation and opposition, civil society and religious groups.