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World in brief: 4th January 2015
Rebel spokesman plays down talks
South Sudan: Opposition spokesman Puoch Riek Deng played down hopes for peace talks in Ethiopia yesterday, demanding government concessions to end deadlock over power-sharing proposals.
The negotiator for rebel leader Riek Machar said that both sides had “disagreed on almost everything” since resuming talks in Addis Ababa.
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