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South Sudan: Leaders Extend Transitional Government Rule
VOA, 4 August 2022
South Sudan leaders said Thursday the country's transitional leadership will stay in power for another 24 months to complete the political, security and electoral reforms needed to… Read more »
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South Sudan: Use Peace Deal Extension for Reforms
HRW, 18 August 2022
Delay Shouldn't Perpetuate Abuses Read more »
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African Union, 9 August 2022
9 August 2022, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the signing of the Agreement on the Roadmap to a peaceful… Read more »
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South Sudan: As Elections Loom, Sluggish Peace Deal Fuels Further Instability and Violence
The New Humanitarian, 30 May 2022
'If not the peace deal, then what? Reopen negotiations over a way forward? What does that look like?' Read more »
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South Sudan: Church Leaders Vow to Enhance Spiritual Renewal in a Bid to Bring Peace
CISA, 6 May 2022
Religious leaders from the South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC) in a statement dated April 29, pledged to, "continue... efforts to bring about a lasting 'just peace'... through… Read more »
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South Sudan: Execution-Style Killings Emblematic of Impunity by Army
HRW, 1 June 2022
Release Detained Civilians; Ensure Justice and Reparations for Victims Read more »
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South Sudan: Peacekeeping in South Sudan - It's a Race Against Time for the UN
The Conversation Africa, 11 May 2022
A notable consequence of Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been the near-complete breakdown of what was already a deeply fraught relationship among the permanent members of the UN… Read more »
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Kenya: Kalonzo in South Sudan for Peace Talks With Kiir, Machar for Peace
Capital FM, 12 May 2022
Wiper Democratic Movement Leader and Former Vice President Hon Kalonzo Musyoka has concluded his three-day visit to Juba-South Sudan where he held meetings with the Country's… Read more »
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South Sudan: ACJPS Expresses Concern Over South Sudan Border Area Fighting
Dabanga, 27 May 2022
The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) has expressed deep concern over the continued inter-tribal attacks between South Sudanese Dinka and Arab Misseriya tribes… Read more »
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South Sudan: Kiir and Machar - Insights Into South Sudan's Strongmen
The Conversation Africa, 10 May 2022
Salva Kiir and Riek Machar loom large over South Sudan's recent history. And they will keep holding the future of the young nation in their hands to a large extent. Read more »
South Sudan: Leaders to Remain in Power for Another 24 Months
South Sudan leaders announced on August 4, 2022 that the country's transitional leadership will stay in power for another 24 months to complete the political, security and electoral reforms needed, to move the country forward.
The move is likely to anger the international community which has been unhappy with the delay in ending the transitional period which was implemented in February 2020. In July, the U.S. pulled out of the country's peace process, saying the sides had failed to make the necessary reforms to end the political and security crisis.
The government, led by President Salva Kiir and his deputy Riek Machar, also postponed elections to 2023 and blamed the postponement for the lack of a permanent constitution. Civil society groups in South Sudan agree that conditions on the ground remain volatile in parts of the country, and does not allow for a free, fair and peaceful election.
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In March 2022, violent clashes between farming communities and cattle herders broke out in Eastern Equatoria State. It was the latest incident in months of cattle-related violenc Read more »
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Four years after the signing of a peace agreement to end the conflict in South Sudan, numerous blockages and weeks of tension raised fears of a Read more »
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The U.S., UK and Norway - known as the Troika - have condemned the South Sudan People's Defense Force (SSPDF) for attacking SPLA-In Opposition military bases in parts of the Upper ... Read more »
Fighting between government and opposition forces has intensified in Unity region in South Sudan (file photo).
