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KHARTOUM. — A new cease-fire agreement between South Sudan rivals was recently signed in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.
The new truce deal opened a new window of hope for reaching an end to the violent conflict which broke in the newly-born state in December last year amid concerns that it may face similar fates of previous agreements.
South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit and rebel leader Riek Machar signed on February 2, an agreement stipulating ceasefire, power-sharing and formation of an interim government prior to reaching a comprehensive prospect for ending the conflict by March 5.
The agreement this time included detailed suggestions on power-sharing where it stipulated that the structure of the interim government is to be of Kiir as president and Machar as vice president, provided that a second vice president is to be named from the Equatorial areas. — Xinhua.
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