This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25707374
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| South Sudan crisis: US envoy meets rebel leader Machar | South Sudan crisis: US envoy meets rebel leader Machar |
| (about 2 hours later) | |
| Efforts to broker a ceasefire in South Sudan have continued with a US special envoy and other mediators meeting the rebel leader, Riek Machar. | Efforts to broker a ceasefire in South Sudan have continued with a US special envoy and other mediators meeting the rebel leader, Riek Machar. |
| Special envoy Donald Booth met Mr Machar at an undisclosed location in South Sudan. | |
| He said later mediators would continue to press for the release of jailed associates of Mr Machar for them to attend peace talks in Ethiopia. | He said later mediators would continue to press for the release of jailed associates of Mr Machar for them to attend peace talks in Ethiopia. |
| A rebel spokesman said a ceasefire would be signed if they were freed. | A rebel spokesman said a ceasefire would be signed if they were freed. |
| Speaking to BBC News, spokesman Hussein Mar Nyuot dismissed claims from the South Sudanese government that its forces were now in full control of Unity State. | Speaking to BBC News, spokesman Hussein Mar Nyuot dismissed claims from the South Sudanese government that its forces were now in full control of Unity State. |
| He also described as baseless a government allegation that forces loyal to Mr Machar had damaged oil facilities there. | He also described as baseless a government allegation that forces loyal to Mr Machar had damaged oil facilities there. |
| In another development, South Sudan's Oil Minister, Stephen Dhieu Dau, visited Khartoum to discuss the impact of the conflict on the oil industry with his Sudanese counterpart, Makawi Mohammed Awad. | In another development, South Sudan's Oil Minister, Stephen Dhieu Dau, visited Khartoum to discuss the impact of the conflict on the oil industry with his Sudanese counterpart, Makawi Mohammed Awad. |
| South Sudan seceded from Sudan in 2011 after a long and bloody conflict, to become the world's newest state. | South Sudan seceded from Sudan in 2011 after a long and bloody conflict, to become the world's newest state. |
| Most of the oilfields are in the South but the pipelines run through Sudan and oil is a crucial source of revenue for both countries. | Most of the oilfields are in the South but the pipelines run through Sudan and oil is a crucial source of revenue for both countries. |
| Mobilisation | Mobilisation |
| The UN Security Council has urged South Sudan President Salva Kiir to release the political prisoners. | The UN Security Council has urged South Sudan President Salva Kiir to release the political prisoners. |
| However, Mr Machar's forces appear on the back foot after losing the town of Bentiu, the capital of oil-rich Unity State, to government forces on Friday. | However, Mr Machar's forces appear on the back foot after losing the town of Bentiu, the capital of oil-rich Unity State, to government forces on Friday. |
| The government says it is mobilising thousands of troops to retake Bor - the last major town controlled by Mr Machar's forces. | The government says it is mobilising thousands of troops to retake Bor - the last major town controlled by Mr Machar's forces. |
| The conflict began on 15 December between forces loyal to the president and forces loyal to Mr Machar, his former vice-president. | The conflict began on 15 December between forces loyal to the president and forces loyal to Mr Machar, his former vice-president. |
| According to the UN, the fighting has killed "very substantially in excess" of 1,000 people. | According to the UN, the fighting has killed "very substantially in excess" of 1,000 people. |