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South Sudan, Sudan
Salva Kiir pulls out all the stops in fresh bid to secure Sudan peace talks

Published on 03.06.2024 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

South Sudan President Salva Kiir in Nairobi on 9 May 2024. © Tony Karumba/AFP

With its oil exports crippled by the conflict in Sudan, the South Sudanese government is working hard to bring the parties back to the negotiating table.

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