Category Peace

Hundreds of residents in Western Bahr el Ghazal State on Monday welcomed Emmanuel Primo Ukelo, the newly appointed Governor of the State.

Drivers plying the busy Jua-Wau highway the road from Juba have raised complaints over the rampant extortion at numerous checkpoints, particularly in Tonj County of Warrap State.

The Executive Director of the Center for Peace and Advocacy (CPA), Ter Manyang Gatwech, has expressed pessimism on the outcome for the upcoming Governor’s forum due to slow progress in the implementation of previous outcomes.

The Deputy Governor of Western Equatoria State and Chairman of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) party, Daniel Badagbu Rimbasa, has called for unity among the diverse ethnic communities in the State.

The Executive Director for the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), Edmund Yakani, on Sunday asked the transitional unity government delegation to attend the resumption of the Tumaini peace talks in Nairobi, Kenya.  

The U.S Ambassador in South Sudan, Michael J. Adler, has called on parties to the 2018 revitalized peace agreement to dialogue over the pending critical issues in order to speed up the implementation of the peace deal.

The parties in the transitional unity government have been urged to step up efforts to implement the pending critical tasks within the 2018 revitalized peace agreement.

The Anglican Primate of South Sudan, Dr. Justin Badi Arama, has called on the government to create an enabling environment for school-going children to enjoy their right to education.

Kenyan mediators have asked the transitional unity government and opposition parties to negotiate in good faith when the Tumaini peace talks resume in Nairobi, on 18th November 2024.

The transitional unity government has been tasked to clarify time frame for implementing the pending tasks of the 2018 revitalized peace agreement.