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President Obama: South Sudan faces sanctions if they don't strike peace deal

US President Barack Obama (C) speaks during a meeting with representatives from Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, the African Union and Sudan in Addis Ababa. (Photo: AFP)

South Sudan’s warring factions may face further international pressure to end their conflict if they do not reach a peace deal by August 17, US President Barack Obama said Monday.

Obama, in Ethiopia on a two-nation Africa tour, met regional African leaders in Addis Ababa to discuss the conflict that flared in December 2013, pitting troops loyal to President Salva Kiir against rebels commanded by former vice president Riek Machar.

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