Kenya and UN strike peacekeeping deal
Kenyan soldiers will rejoin the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan after controversially leaving last year.
A statement from Kenya’s State House says the UN also offered to return command of the peacekeeping force to Kenya.
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guteress met on sidelines of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa on Sunday.
According to the statement from State House, the two agreed to reset relations which led to Kenya’s exit in November.
The UN had fired the mission commander, Kenya's Lt-Gen Johnson Mogoa Ondieki, following reports that troops failed to respond to attacks on civilians and aid workers in South Sudan’s capital, Juba.
Kenya said the decision was unfair and retaliated by withdrawing its 1,500 troops.
Mr Guteress said he offered back command of the peacekeeping mission as a sign of confidence in Kenya’s military.