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South Sudanese Foreign Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin, right, welcomes US Secretary of State John Kerry upon his arrival at Juba International Airport, South Sudan, Friday May 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)
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South Sudanese Foreign Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin (C-R) greets US Secretary of State John Kerry (C-L) upon his arrival at Juba international airport on May 2, 2014. (AFP PHOTO / POOL / Saul LOEB)
Peace talks tentatively set for South Sudan
Juba, AP—South Sudan’s president agreed Friday to meet with his rival as soon as next week to jumpstart peace talks that have been stalled for months, US Secretary of State John Kerry said, potentially laying the groundwork for a new government to bring the...Caption:
Members of the White Army, a South Sudanese anti-government militia, attend a rally in Nasir on April 14, 2014.(AFP PHOTO / ZACHARIAS ABUBEKER)
South Sudan rebels say oil hub Bentiu seized, tell foreign firms to go
Addis Ababa, Reuters—South Sudanese rebels said on Tuesday they have seized the capital of oil-producing Unity state, Bentiu, and warned oil firms to pack up and leave within a week. Thousands of people have been killed and more than one million displaced since...Caption:
South Sudan’s Information Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin addresses a news conference in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi April 2, 2012. (Reuters/Thomas Mukoya)
South Sudan FM: There is no ethnic conflict
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Foreign Minister of South Sudan Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin confirmed that Juba is determined to achieve peace and stability by negotiating with rebels led by former Vice-President Riek Machar....Caption:
South Sudan’s leader of the government’s delegation Nhial Deng Nhial (L) exchanges a signed ceasefire agreement with the head of the rebel delegation General Taban Deng Gai (R) to end more than five weeks of fighting after negotiations in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, January 23, 2014. South Sudan’s government and rebels signed a ceasefire on Thursday to end more than five weeks of fighting that divided Africa’s newest nation and brought it to the brink of civil war. Picture taken January 23, 2014. REUTERS/Birahnu Sebsibe (ETHIOPIA – Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)