Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, now serving as a special envoy to South Sudan for the East African bloc IGAD, has expressed optimism after meeting with South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir. The talks aimed to revive a fragile peace deal as tensions escalate following the house arrest of First Vice President Riek Machar, who has been accused of connections with armed groups involved in recent attacks.
Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports from the capital, Juba.
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