ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Officials freed from jail in South Sudan who have joined peace talks have demanded the government release four more political prisoners, warning failure to do so will undermine the negotiations.
The talks in Addis Ababa secured a ceasefire last month in a conflict that has claimed the lives of thousands of people and displaced more than half a million in South Sudan, the world's youngest country, since it erupted on December 15.
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