JUBA: African leaders will on Friday discuss a spiralling crisis in South Sudan as the United Nations (UN) speeds up the deployment of extra troops in a bid to stem the violence sweeping across the world’s youngest nation.

A day after the leaders of Kenya and Ethiopia claimed “good progress” in peace talks held in Juba, east African leaders are due to meet in Nairobi to further efforts to end the raging ethnic violence.

Premium + Digital Edition

Ad-free access


P 80 per month
(billed annually at P 960)
  • Unlimited ad-free access to website articles
  • Limited offer: Subscribe today and get digital edition access for free (accessible with up to 3 devices)

TRY FREE FOR 14 DAYS
See details
See details