South Sudan government 'agrees to truce'
The government of South Sudan has agreed to an immediate end to fighting with rebels, East African leaders meeting in Nairobi say.
The leaders said they "welcomed the commitment by the government of the Republic of South Sudan to an immediate cessation of hostilities".
They called on rebel leader Riek Machar to "make similar commitments".
More than 1,000 people are said to have died in recent fighting in the world's newest state.
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