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South Sudan leaders warned as war escalates

Kenya's Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed

The international community met in Nairobi Monday and issued demands to stem the spiralling war in South Sudan, among them a 12-hour ultimatum to President Salva Kiir and his deputy Riek Machar to recall their troops or face unspecified consequences.

The meeting, organised by the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), was attended by envoys from the Unites States, European Union and United Kingdom.

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