Raila Odinga heads to South Africa to broker South Sudan peace deal

Raila Odinga during a past function. He is expected to meet South African African President Cyril Ramaphosa and exiled South Sudan Vice-President Riek Machar over South Sudan peace deal. [File, Standard]

Opposition chief Raila Odinga heads to South Africa this morning in his second leg of talks with South Sudan leaders in a bid to end three years civil war.

Weeks after Raila travelled to Juba, where he held talks with President Salva Kiir, he is expected to meet with rebel leader Riek Machar, in an effort to reconcile the duo. The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has given them up to June 30th to reach a deal.