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| South Sudan President Salva Kiir signs peace deal | South Sudan President Salva Kiir signs peace deal |
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| South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has signed a peace deal with rebels after a threat of sanctions from the UN. | South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has signed a peace deal with rebels after a threat of sanctions from the UN. |
| He told those gathered for the signing ceremony in the capital, Juba, that he had "reservations" about how the mediation was conducted and some of the clauses in the compromise deal. | He told those gathered for the signing ceremony in the capital, Juba, that he had "reservations" about how the mediation was conducted and some of the clauses in the compromise deal. |
| Rebel leader Riek Machar signed the deal last week but Mr Kiir refused. | Rebel leader Riek Machar signed the deal last week but Mr Kiir refused. |
| It is meant to end months of brutal civil war and will see Mr Machar return as vice-president. | |
| The presidents of Kenya and Uganda, and the prime minister of Ethiopia, who all helped mediate the negotiations, were all witnesses to the signing. | |
| The BBC's Emmanuel Igunza in Juba says before the signing, President Kiir spent hours in a closed-door meeting with the regional leaders. | |
| Afterwards he gave an address at Freedom Hall, speaking at length of his uneasiness about the deal and saying he wanted these reservations to be on record, our correspondent says. |