President Salva Kiir signs Peace Deal in Juba

President Salva Kiir has signed a peace deal with the SPLM in opposition ending 20 months of conflict in South Sudan.

The president signed the agreement in the presence of regional heads of state from Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Sudan, plus government officials and other dignitaries.

President Kiir said he had “reservations” about how the mediation was conducted and some of the clauses in the compromise deal. He asked the mediators to consider revisiting, revising and rethinking the peace deal document.