Last updated: 19 january, 2010 - 17:29 GMT

Five years of peace in Sudan

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Sudan has been celebrating the fifth anniversary of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement which ended the war between north and south - a described war described as Africa's longest civil conflict.

Today's celebrations took place in the southern town of Yambio, and were attended by both President Omer Al Bashir and the southern leader, Salva Kiir.

Focus on Africa's Peter Martell reports from the southern capital, Juba.

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