Obama and African leaders to consider sanctions in South Sudan's civil war

US president and top officials from Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Sudan to consider ‘plan B’ to address conflict, including possible weapons embargo

Barack Obama listens to his Kenyan counterpart, Uhuru Kenyatta, during a joint press conference. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

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Barack Obama will discuss with African leaders on Monday a “plan B” for South Sudan that could include sanctions or other penalties if the country’s warring parties do not forge a peace deal by mid-August, a US official said.