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A prominent civil society leader in South Sudan has decried a military takeover in Sudan, pointing it creates a leadership vacuum in the IGAD that would affect the implementation of the 2018 revitalized peace agreement.

The theft, which has continued unabated, even when the country was at war, means that targeted sanctions imposed on some of the elites in the country may have had nearly zero impact

Activists blame President Salva Kiir’s approach of recycling senior government officials as one reason corruption plagues the country.

More than 230 killed in South Sudan gun violence Friday June 04 2021 Summary The latest incident occurred on Tuesday where seven people were killed in Pigi County of Jonglei State, in a cattle rustling attack. The attackers escaped, according to authorities. Advertisement More than 230 people have died as a result of gun violence in South Sudan in the past two weeks, raising new concerns for disarmament in the country. The latest incident occurred on Tuesday where seven people were killed in P...

Last week, the UN Security Council approved a resolution extending an arms embargo and sanctions against South Sudan for one year

More than 230 killed in two weeks in South Sudan gun violence Thursday June 03 2021 Advertisement More than 230 people have died as a result of gun violence in South Sudan in the past two weeks, raising new concerns for disarmament in the country. The latest incident occurred on Tuesday where seven people were killed in Pigi County of Jonglei State, in a cattle rustling attack. The attackers escaped, according to authorities. Since late April, there have been various incidents of violence with...

CEPO Executive Director Edmund Yakani Edmund Yakani, the Executive Director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organisation CEPO has faulted parties to the 2018 revitalized agreement saying they all violated the 35% provision for women representation in the newly reconstituted legislature.  On Monday this week, President Salva Kiir Mayardit reconstituted the transitional national legislature to include 550 members of the various parties to the peace pact. These include 332 members from ...

  South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dissolved parliament, paving the way for the appointment of Members of Parliament (MPs) from opposing sides in the country’s five-year civil war. Activists and civil society groups say the move is long overdue. A peace deal signed three years ago determined that almost a quarter of the MPs would come from the party of Mr Kiir’s former foe, Riek Machar. The majority of the 550 legislators will be from the governing SPLM party. South Sudan’s MPs w...

South Sudan’s president dissolves parliament May 10, 2021 President Kiir issued the decree on Saturday evening South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dissolved parliament, paving the way for the appointment of Members of Parliament (MPs) from opposing sides in the country’s five-year civil war. Activists and civil society groups say the move is long overdue. A peace deal signed three years ago determined that almost a quarter of the MPs would come from the party of Mr Kiir’s fo...