Top Opposition General Joins Government Forces in South Sudan

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‎A senior opposition army officer has left his group and joined the government army in South Sudan. Brigadier General Adnan Alex Boboya, who was part of the SPLA-IO (the main opposition army), said he has decided to support peace and work with the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF), which is the national army. ‎ ‎Speaking in Yei River County, Gen. Boboya said, “I am doing this for the good of my people and my country. It is time for peace. We, as soldiers, should protect our communities, not fight them.” ‎ ‎Government army leaders welcomed him and encouraged other opposition fighters to stop fighting and talk about peace. ‎ ‎This comes just days after over 600 SPLA-IO soldiers also joined the government side. ‎ ‎But some people are worried that these changes could cause more problems for the peace agreement signed in 2018 between President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar.  ‎ ‎There are also reports that Riek Machar is being kept at home and not allowed to move...

South Sudan radio stations to host rival political parties for Interviews so as to spread peace messages



Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) RJMEC Deputy Chief of Strategy Dr. Thompson Fontaine, is encouraging the different political and warrying parties in South Sudan to take the advantage of the radio program in order to synthesize the people about peace in South Sudan.



He further urged the journalist in and outside the country to spread the information of peace to the people rather message of hate. After he confirmed the establishment of peace in various parts of South Sudan and that only view areas are still experiencing conflict.



Dr. Thompson did not forget to elaborate more on the importance of radio as a medium of effectively transmitted message to the country. The message is of peace when transmitted through the radio program can easily reach millions of South Sudan.



The revitalized peace agreement which was signed in Ethiopia capital city Addis Ababa on September 12 2018 under the support of the IGAD is responsible for overseeing the peace implementation progress in South Sudan.



One representative from the government site who is also the Chairperson of Media Authority Atong Majok also added that the radio and journalist should not only focus on reporting on the peace message but also to report rape cases too and the rights of rape victims.



The Chairperson of Media Authority Atong Majok also believes that through reported such rape cases. The government might know what is happening and chip in to help the rape victims or any nearby national NGOs will chip in to help.



South Sudan journalist are always subjected to violence sometimes they are intimidated by government agents. They are also at times targeted for assassination. This developing story from the media authority is still eyebrows from the media community.

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