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Kerry arrives in war-torn South Sudan to push for peace

By AFP
Sudan US Secretary of State John Kerry R meets with Olusegun Obasanjo, chairman of the African Union's South Sudan Commission of Inquiry, in Addis Ababa on May 2, 2014.  By Saul Loeb PoolAFP
MAY 2, 2014 LISTEN
US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) meets with Olusegun Obasanjo, chairman of the African Union's South Sudan Commission of Inquiry, in Addis Ababa on May 2, 2014. By Saul Loeb (Pool/AFP)

Juba (AFP) - US Secretary of State John Kerry landed in South Sudan Friday to demand a ceasefire in a brutal four-month-old civil war that has sparked dire warnings of genocide and famine.

"Secretary Kerry will reiterate the need for all parties to respect the cessation of hostilities agreement (and) to immediately cease attacks on civilians," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said.

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