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South Sudan peace talks adjourn with no deal


    ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Peace talks between South Sudan's government and rebels adjourned on Friday and there was no date set for the next meeting, a mediation official said.

    Fighting erupted in December 2013 after a political dispute in which President Salva Kiir sacked Riek Machar as deputy president.

    East African intergovernmental body IGAD, which had organised the talks, will issue a statement later on Friday, the official said.

    (Reporting by Aaron Maasho; Writing by George Obulutsa; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)