The South Sudanese talks aimed at ending the ongoing civil war have ended without a deal signed by the warring parties in Addis Ababa today.
A new round of IGAD-led talks in Addis Ababa, which began last week, was seen as the last chance to bring about peace in war-torn South Sudan.
But despite some signs of progress, the negotiations were deadlocked and called off this afternoon after the parties had reacted to the IGAD power sharing proposal.
Ismail Wais, the IGAD Special Envoy to South Sudan, said in his closing remarks that the peace talks made progress and thanked the South Sudan Council of Churches for facilitating the intra-South Sudanese dialogue.
“Today we end this phase of the forum, but before we do so I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely congratulate you all for your patience and dedication to the revitalization process,” Wais said.