East Africa leaders hold emergency talks Thursday Dec 26,2013

East Africa's leaders are meeting in Kenya to discuss growing violence in South Sudan, where more than 1,000 people are believed to have died

East African regional leaders from the 8-member bloc, known as Igad, are meeting in Kenya's capital Nairobi to follow up on issues raised during Thursday's talks with President Kiir in South Sudan's capital Juba.

The talks come a day after South Sudan's President Salva Kiir met the Kenyan president and Ethiopian PM
The leaders of Ethiopia, South Sudan and Kenya met in Juba on Thursday

Note
Violence erupted 12 days ago between forces loyal to South Sudan's President Salva 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