Raila Odinga meets Riek Machar for peace talks

Raila Odinga meets Riek Machar for peace talks

National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga has met with exiled South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar in South Africa.

The talks are part of Raila’s mediation efforts to end the conflict that has ravaged the young nation since 2013.

Last month, the Kenyan Opposition leader met with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir in the first round of talks to jumpstart the peace process led by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) .

It had ended prematurely after parties failed to agree on a power-sharing deal and the absorption of rebel forces into the national army.

Raila is also expected to meet South African President Cyril Ramaphosa over the standoff.

Machar is currently under house arrest in Pretoria where the meeting took place.

IGAD has welcomed Raila’s involvement in the process and hopes that both sides will see him as a neutral arbiter.

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