Wednesday, January 29, 2014

South Sudan Releases 7 Key Political Detainees to Kenya

The government of South Sudan has released seven of the 11 political detainees whose arrest became a sticking point at peace talks with rebels.

The seven men were released Wednesday and taken to the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, as part of the agreement between South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Meanwhile, four other detainees, including the former secretary-general of South Sudan's ruling party, Pagan Amum, are still in custody in Juba where they are

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