Obama pushes African leaders for peace in South Sudan

President Obama called on African leaders Monday to keep South Sudan from collapsing amidst the country's civil war, The Associated Press reports.

"The possibilities of renewed conflict in a region that has been torn by conflict for so long, and has resulted in so many deaths, is something that requires urgent attention from all of us," Obama said while speaking in neighboring Ethiopia. "We don't have a lot of time to wait."

South Sudan, the world's newest country, is struggling to move past the war, which began in December 2013, as well as a humanitarian crisis that has brought on widespread poverty and famine. South Sudan has until Aug. 17 to accept a power-sharing deal designed to keep peace in the region.

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