East Africa: South Sudan Urges Sudan to Stop Attacks By Armed Groups

South Sudan has urged Sudan to prevent armed groups - including rebels loyal to former vice president Riek Machar - from using its territory to launch attacks against the world's newest nation, according to Barnaba Mariel Benjamin, South Sudan's foreign minister.

Benjamin says ongoing communication between South Sudan President Salva Kiir and Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir will prevent the "enemies of peace and regional stability" from undermining the warming diplomatic relations between Juba and Khartoum.

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