South Sudan President Signs Peace Deal With Rebels!

In what signifies peace at last for Sudan, after more than a week of refusing to do so, Salva Kiir, South Sudan President on Wednesday August 26, signed a peace deal with rebels at a ceremony attended by African regional leaders in the capital city - Juba. 

Present at the  peace deal signing event were the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Kenya and Uganda presidents, who facilitated and mediated on the negotiations. The rebel leader Riek Machar  earlier signed the accord in the Ethiopia,  but said on the same day that his government needed more time to study the text.