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Sudan government and rebel groups agree peace deal

Sudan president of the military transitional Abdel Fattah (back L), Sudan President Salva Kiir (back C) exchanging the signed documents during the singing of the Sudan peace deal with the rebels groups in Juba, South Sudan, on 31 August 2020. (Photo by AFP)

Sudanese leaders and rebel commanders agree a peace deal, a crucial step towards ending 17 years of conflict in which hundreds of thousands of people have been killed. South Sudanese President Salva Kiir -- a former comrade to some of the rebels during Sudan's earlier civil war -- hosted and mediated the talks.

(Source: AFP)


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