As South Sudan rivals agree truce, church plays pivotal role – ENS May 12, 2014 by Fulcrum South Sudan’s political rivals have struck a new peace deal to end the five-month conflict that has left thousands dead and forced some 1.5 million people to flee their homes. Archbishop Daniel Deng Bul of the Episcopal Church of Sudan and South Sudan departed early from a London meeting of the Anglican Communion Standing Committee last week when he was summoned to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to take part in the May 9 negotiations between South Sudan President Salva Kiir and his sacked former deputy turned rebel leader Riek Machar. Matthew Davies. Episcopal News Service. 12 May 2014 FulcrumShareTweetShare
