What the South Sudan security deal entails

South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar (2nd right) signs ceasefire documents in Khartoum on June 27, 2018. Next to him is Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir (centre) and South Sudan President Salva Kiir. PHOTO | ASHRAF SHAZLY | AFP

South Sudan’s warring parties on Friday agreed on a security deal that will hopefully end the violence.

The agreement reached in Khartoum seeks to buttress the declaration reached in the Sudan capital on June 27 where President Salva Kiir, his nemesis Riek Machar and other parties signed on a plan for a permanent ceasefire.