Warring South Sudan Leaders Reach Agreement On 'Some Points' - Sudanese Minister

Sudan's President Omar Al-Bashir hold hands with Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar during a South Sudan peace meeting as part of talks to negotiate an end to a civil war that broke out in 2013, in Khartoum, Sudan June 25, 2018. Reuters/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah 

South Sudan's president Salva Kiir, and the rebel leader Riek Machar, have reportedly broken a deadlock in peace talks being held in the Sudanese capital Khartoum.

Sudan's foreign minister, Al-Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed, said they had reached agreement on "some points", details of which would be announced today Wednesday.

Thousands of people have been killed and more than four million displaced in the civil war that was triggered by the rivalry between the two men.

The peace deal is being proposed by the regional bloc, IGAD.

Reports in some African media say the two rivals have inked an agreement for a permanent ceasefire.

When talks began last week, it was the first time Mr Machar had met face-to-face with his rival, President Kiir, in almost two years.





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