South Sudan: Overloaded? Hope and Scepticism Around the Tumaini Peace Initiative for South Sudan allafrica.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from allafrica.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In the turbulent realm of South Sudan’s political landscape, a clear call for both reflection and action echoes through the halls of power. As a member of the Real-SPLM opposition led by General Pagan Amum, I find myself at a crucial juncture, advocating not only for introspection but also for transformative change. The current state of leadership in South Sudan necessitates a reassessment of priorities and a collective commitment to unity and progress.
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What’s new? In February 2020, South Sudan’s two main belligerents began forming a unity government pursuant to a peace deal inked a year and a half earlier. But the pact is fragile, smaller conflicts are still ablaze and the threat of return to full-blown civil war remains.
Why does it matter? Forthcoming elections could test the peace deal severely. Looking further ahead, conflict will continue to plague South Sudan until its leaders forge a political system that distributes power more widely. The cost of cyclical fighting since 2013 has been steep: hundreds of thousands dead and millions uprooted from their homes.