South Sudan Conflict Five Years on

On 15 December 2013, conflict broke out in the world's youngest nation. In September 2018, President Salva Kiir and opposition leaders, including Riek Machar, signed an agreement and codified a peace process, reinvigorating the hopes for a secure and stable nation.

South Sudan gained its independence five years ago with much fanfare.

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