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South Sudan leaders hold talks on election 'feasibility'

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When South Sudan opposition leaders Rajab Mohandis, Lual Dau, Pagan Amum, William Pay and Stephen Lukaja addressed the press on the sidelines of the peace talks in Nairobi on June 13, 2024. [Robert Tomno, Standard]

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir held talks with political leaders to discuss the feasibility of holding long-delayed elections due to take place in December, his office said, as the United Nations again warned on Wednesday that time was running out.

The world's youngest country has yet to go to the polls, a full 13 years after its hard-fought independence from Sudan, to the frustration of its people and the international community.

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