Salva Kiir to mediate peace talks between Sudan gov't, rebels

In an interesting reversal of roles, South Sudan's President Salva Kiir will mediate peace talks between the government of neighbouring Sudan and rebels in the Blue Nile, South Kordofan and Darfur conflict zones.

Tut Kew, Kiir's security advisor, told journalists on Monday that the president had agreed "to mediate between the Khartoum government and the armed opposition in Sudan."

South Sudan achieved independence from Sudan in 2011, but the states of Blue Nile and South Kordofan, which both…
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