South Sudan Salvages Peace Agreement, But More Pressure Needed
Rival parties have temporarily salvaged prospects for peace, agreeing on a six-month deadline extension to allow for the formation of a unity government. However, the country's external partners must sustain pressure on both sides to preserve a ceasefire and maintain consensus on a path forward, writes International Crisis Group.
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South Sudan:
A Critical Six Months for South Sudan
Crisis Group, 8 May 2019
South Sudan's rival parties have temporarily salvaged prospects for peace, agreeing a six-month deadline extension to allow for the formation of a unity government. But the… Read more »
Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar
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South Sudan:
More Time Needed to Form Interim Government - Kiir
VOA, 9 May 2019
South Sudan's warring parties will need more than a six-month extension approved last week before they can form a transitional government, says the country's president, Salva Kiir. Read more »
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South Sudan:
'South Sudan Delays Formation of Unity Govt to Avert War'
Ghanaian Times, 9 May 2019
South Sudanese government agreed to extend the deadline for the formation of a unity government by six months to avoid return to war, information and broadcasting minister Michael… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Arms Embargo Flouted
HRW, 8 May 2019
The latest report of the United Nations Panel of Experts on South Sudan has found, not surprisingly, that South Sudan and other states have been flouting the UN arms embargo… Read more »
InFocus
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Critics are voicing opposition to the news that the government had hired a U.S.-based firm to stop the creation of an African Union-South Sudanese hybrid court to investigate and ... Read more »
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Parties to the peace agreement have decided to delay the formation of a transitional government for six months, to ensure that critical pending tasks are finalized, the ... Read more »