South Sudanese rebels ‘approve’ peace deal with government

The final peace agreement between the government and rebels will be formally signed at a summit of regional leaders.

• AlJazeera

South Sudanese rebels have approved a peace deal with Juba that is expected to be formally signed at a summit of regional leaders.

Sudan’s Foreign Minister Al-Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed, who is mediating the negotiations, said rebels had signed a key document aimed at ending the country’s devastating five-year civil war on Thursday.

“By signing this document today, we have reached the conclusion of these negotiations, which consisted of…

• South Sudanese rebels…