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East African leaders head to South Sudan to witness peace deal

East African leaders travelled to South Sudan Wednesday to witness President Salva Kiir's expected signing of a peace deal with rebels, amid threats of United Nations sanctions in the absence of an accord.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, who has hosted months of talks aimed at ending the 20-month war that has killed tens of thousands of people, arrived for the signing ceremony due later in the day.

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