South Sudan armed group apologises over arrest of UN staff
17th Dec 2020 | Source: BBC
Armed groups still control various regions in South Sudan
South Sudan's main opposition group, the Sudan People's Liberation Army In Opposition (SPLA-IO), has apologised following a report that its forces had last month arrested UN staff.
The group is a signatory to a 2018 peace agreement that ended six years of conflict and saw its leader, Riek Machar, appointed as vice-president.
Ceasefire monitors on Tuesday reported that the SPLA-IO forces arrested and detained UN staff and civilians at Farajalla village in Western Bahr El-Ghazal State.
Maj Gen Martin Abucha, a SPLA-IO representative, condemned the incident.