WARRING LEADERS SIGN PEACE DEAL TO SHARE POWER

South Sudan’s warring parties signed a peace deal on Sunday in the latest attempt to end the country’s five-year civil war, which has killed tens of thousands.

President Salva Kiir, pictured, and former vice-president and rebel opposition leader Riek Machar signed the deal, said state news agency SUNA.

Kiir will remain president and Machar will return to the country as the First VicePresident, one of five vicepresidents.

There will be an eight month pre-transitional period led by Kiir, followed by a three-year transition. The government will include 20 ministers from Kiir’s party, nine from Machar’s and six from other groups, said the agreement.