SOUTH SUDAN –Leaders of East Africa countries are currently meeting in Kenya to discuss situation of things in the South Sudan, where more than 1,000 people are believed to have died due to violence which erupted 12 days ago between forces loyal to the President, Salvir Kiir and those backing his erstwhile deputy, Riek Machar.

The talks come a day after South Sudan's President Salva Kiir met the Kenyan president and Ethiopian PM.

Meanwhile, the UN said the first peacekeeping reinforcements were expected to arrive in 48 hours.

The fighting has forced more than 100,000 to flee their homes, with about 60,000 seeking refuge at UN compounds across the country.