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South Sudan's government and rebel groups have signed a landmark peace deal aimed at ending decades of war in which hundreds of thousands have died. Cheers rang out as one by one, representatives from the transitional government and rebel groups signed the deal, a year after the peace talks began, at a ceremony in the South Sudanese capital Juba. IMAGES
Celebrations are held in Juba to mark the latest peace deal aimed at ending South Sudan's five years of civil war. The agreement reinstates rebel chief Riek Machar as vice president and sees his return to the country for the first time in two years. Also, opposition leaders in DR Congo say the country is still not ready for tense polls due in December. And as election campaigning heats up in Madagascar, some of the poorest members of society are struggling to develop an interest in the event.
In the absence of any official figures researchers believe that at least 383,000 lives have been lost in South Sudan's brutal 5 year civil war.Police and gendarmes join in demands on the Ivorian government for payouts from their work during the civil war.And solar cars set out on an eight day race across South Africa. The solar powered cars have been built by students.
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar sign a much-anticipated peace deal, the latest attempt to end five years of a vicious civil war that's torn the world's youngest nation apart. IMAGES
South Sudanese arch-foes sign a final power-sharing deal, aimed at ending a civil war that has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions in the world's youngest country. IMAGES
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