Ceasefire declared after deadly South Sudan clashes

JUBA: South Sudan’s president and his estranged deputy ordered a ceasefire on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) after a new day of heavy fighting in the capital that sent thousands fleeing and threatened a return to civil war.

President Salva Kiir’s ceasefire order Monday evening was followed by a similar call from ex-rebel and Vice President Riek Machar, raising hopes of an end to three days of deadly fighting between the army and former rebels in the world’s youngest nation.