East Africa’s leaders are gathering in Kenya to talk about rising violence in South Sudan, where more than 1,000 people are believed to have died.
The talks follow South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir’s meeting with the Kenyan president and Ethiopian PM.
Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom called the talks “very constructive and very candid”.
Meanwhile, the UN said the first peacekeeping reinforcements were expected to arrive in 48 hours.
Violence erupted 12 days ago between forces loyal to Mr Kiir and those backing his ex-deputy Riek Machar.
The fighting has forced more than 100,000 to flee their homes, with about 60,000 seeking refuge at UN compounds across the country, UN officials say.
