The leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea have travelled to South Sudan for high-level talks with President Salva Kiir amid efforts to revive a flagging peace deal struck last year between his government and rebels. The visit on Monday came amid increasing warnings that the deal agreed in September last year to quell South Sudan's war was falling apart and all sides were preparing for fresh fighting. "The government of the republic of South Sudan has been very supportive of this," he added. Morgan said regional and international bodies have been warning that the peace deal was being slowly implemented and is behind schedule. Ethiopia is a key contributor to a 4,000-regional armed protection force deployed to prevent further outbreak of war in South Sudan.

Source: Ethiopian News March 04, 2019 19:07 UTC