South Sudan President Salva Kiir signed a deal Wednesday, August 26, to end 20 months of war in the world’s youngest nation, but added a list of reservations that raised doubts about whether peace would take hold. The signing ceremony was held in the capital Juba under the threat of UN sanctions if Kiir failed to put his name to the accord, which had already been signed by rebel leader Riek Machar. At least 7 ceasefires have already been agreed and then shattered within days – if not hours – in South Sudan, which broke away from Sudan in 2011.
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