Fears of ge**cide and famine in war-torn South Sudan dominated the agenda Thursday of US Secretary of State John Kerry, as he launched an Africa tour focusing on the continent's most brutal conflicts. Kerry arrived late Wednesday in the Ethiopian capital on his first major tour of Africa, which will also include Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola. Ethiopia has been hosting peace talks between South Sudan's government and rebels aimed at ending a bloody four-month civil war. But there is mounting outrage at the scale of killings, with both government forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and rebels backing ex-vice president Riek Machar implicated in massacres, rapes, attacks on UN bases and recruiting child soldiers.
05-06-2014, 11:50 AM
South Sudan war dominates as Kerry opens Africa tour
Fears of ge**cide and famine in war-torn South Sudan dominated the agenda Thursday of US Secretary of State John Kerry, as he launched an Africa tour focusing on the continent's most brutal conflicts. Kerry arrived late Wednesday in the Ethiopian capital on his first major tour of Africa, which will also include Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola. Ethiopia has been hosting peace talks between South Sudan's government and rebels aimed at ending a bloody four-month civil war. But there is mounting outrage at the scale of killings, with both government forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and rebels backing ex-vice president Riek Machar implicated in massacres, rapes, attacks on UN bases and recruiting child soldiers.
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