South Sudan: Down but Not Out - What Machar's Absence Means for South Sudan's Peace Process

23 September 2016
analysis

One half of the rivalry that has defined South Sudan's politics since independence is no longer around the table. Will this be a help or hindrance?

Since heavy fighting broke out in Juba this July, leading to the deaths of hundreds and raising fears that a return to all out civil war was imminent, the situation in the city has stabilised. In early September, the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) returned to the capital and the peace process has officially recommenced.

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