SOUTH SUDAN: Peace talks collapse

The latest round of peace talks for South Sudan has ended without a deal being reached.

The East African regional body, Igad, had proposed a power sharing agreement with three new positions of vice president – one going to the exiled rebel leader, Riek Machar. 

Mabior Garang, a member of the rebel forces known as the SPLA-IO, said the proposed deal was unfair as it maintained the status quo with power mainly in the government’s hands. 

Since President Salva Kiir and Mr Machar, his former vice-president, fell out almost five years ago, more than four million people have been displaced by conflict in South Sudan and thousands have been killed.