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20.10.2014 Sudan

Warring S.Sudan leaders accept 'responsibility' for civil war

By AFP
South Sudanese soldiers secure a road near Juba's airport on August 26, 2014.  By Samir Bol AFPFileSouth Sudanese soldiers secure a road near Juba's airport on August 26, 2014. By Samir Bol (AFP/File)
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Arusha (Tanzania) (AFP) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir and his arch-rival rebel chief Riek Machar said Monday they accepted mutual responsibility for a 10-month civil war in which thousands of people have been killed.

"The parties acknowledge a collective responsibility for the crisis in South Sudan that has taken a great toll on the lives and property of our people," said the text of a deal signed by Kiir and his sacked former deputy Machar in the Tanzanian town of Arusha.

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