This Story is breaking, please check back for updatesWarring factions in South Sudan have finally signed a revitalized peace deal in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The deal was signed by leaders of the different factions and by representatives of the IGAD region and the body’s secretariat. #Happeningnow: Signing of the revitalized Agreemt on the resoln of the conflict in #SouthSudan as the leaders and representatives of the #IGAD region, IGAD Secretariat amb_mahboub , the _AfricanUnion UN JMECsouthsudan look on. The transitional period is expected to commence eight months after the signing of today’s agreement. The RTGoNU shall hold elections sixty (60) days before the end of the Transitional Period in order to establish a democratically elected government.

Source: Ethiopian News September 12, 2018 17:45 UTC