Juba, Aug 26 (IANS): South Sudan's President Salva Kiir on Wednesday signed a peace deal with rebels after a threat of sanctions from the UN, media reported.
He told those gathered for the signing ceremony in the capital Juba that he had "reservations" about how the mediation was conducted and some of the clauses in the compromise deal, BBC reported.
Rebel leader Riek Machar signed the deal last week but Kiir refused.
It was meant to end months of brutal civil war and will see Machar return as vice-president.
The presidents of Kenya and Uganda, and the prime minister of Ethiopia, who all helped mediate the negotiations, were all witnesses to the signing.