Sudan: Garang urges southern factions to reconcile

The chairman of the southern Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A), John Garang, appealed on Tuesday to all factions operating in south Sudan to put aside their differences and reconcile. "It is time to heal wounds and work in an atmosphere of fraternity and mutual respect, in order to create a healthy political environment," Garang said in a speech to the South-South Dialogue Conference taking place in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital.