‎UN, RJMEC Raise Alarm Over Stalled Peace Deal in South Sudan

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‎International bodies are sounding the alarm as South Sudan's fragile peace process teeters on the edge of collapse. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) have warned of deepening divisions, rising insecurity, and stalled implementation of the 2018 peace deal. ‎ ‎A Dangerous Breakdown in Peace ‎The 2018 Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) brought hope to a nation shattered by civil war. But that hope is now dimming. ‎In a briefing to the UN Security Council, Guang Cong, the Deputy Head of UNMISS, revealed that over 130,000 people have been displaced in recent months due to a surge in armed violence particularly in Upper Nile and Greater Pibor.  ‎The increase in military activity and the escalation of localized conflicts have disrupted humanitarian access and eroded confidence between the signatories of the peace agreement. ‎“These are not just isolated ...

President Kiir will be elected as the chairman of East African Community 'AEC' next year 2024.

File: president Kiir and the East African Community envoy. 

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President Kiir met with the  East African Community (EAC) delegation to discuss East African Community affairs and the status of  implementation of the EAC integration program.


While speaking to the press, Secretary General of the East African Community, Secretary General Peter Mutuku Mathuki, said President Kiir will be elected Chair of the  East African Community next year, after Burundi.


Mutuku also revealed that many South Sudanese nationals work in the regional bloc, which, he said, will ensure  the integration of South Sudanese people into the bloc.


The Undersecretary of East African Community Affairs, Hon. Beny Gideon said the EAC chairmanship will be held by South Sudan at next year's summit. 


The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organization consisting of 7 partner countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of  Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania, of which the headquarters are located in Arusha, Tanzania

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