The latest round of South Sudan talks have come to an end in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, without concrete agreements reached by the factions, mediators said.
Regional body, IGAD, mediated the talks with an aim of ending the conflict that has plunged the country into a prolonged state of despair.
South Sudan descended into violence in December 2013 following a feud between president Salva Kiir and his then deputy Riek Machar.
Kiir accused Machar of plotting a coup against his rule, allegations the later refuted, but then went on to mobilize a rebel force to fight the government.
The war has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions others, prompting the United Nations early last year to label the country as Africa’s biggest refugee crisis.
Following the Addis Ababa talks, IGAD said in a statement that the talks had ended on Wednesday after “several attempts to narrow the gaps between the positions of the parties” proved fruitless.
IGAD’s statement did not mention on which issues the two sides had failed to reach agreement but encouraged them to consider the group’s proposals, which “reflect a considered effort to identify common ground between the different negotiating positions.”
