The leaders of two of South Sudan’s neighbours have arrived in the capital Juba hoping to kick start talks between the warring parties.<br /><br />Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn were greeted by South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir. <br /><br />He has called for an end to unrestrained killings and tribal-based atrocities that are thought to have left thousands of people dead.<br /><br />As the leaders arrived, there were reports of more fighting between the army and rebels in an oil-rich region in the north. <br /><br />On Tuesday the UN compound in Bor, where South Korean peacekeepers are based, was hit by mortar cannon, fired during a fierce exchange between government forces and rebels a few kilometres away.<br /><br />Four Nepalese troops stationed at a post protecting the base were reportedly injured. <br /><br />The area around Bor is said to have become safer since government troops retook the town from rebels on Tuesday. <br /><br />International efforts have multiplied to try to stop the fighting. The EU is sending an envoy; China has said it will too. The UN is doubling the size of its peacekeeping force.<br /><br />Tens of thousands of civilians have sought refuge in UN compounds. Many say they have been targeted based on their ethnicity.<br /><br />Political disputes have fuelled ethnic tensions, leading to warnings of civil war in the world’s youngest state.
