A senior leader of the South Sudan African National Congress party (ANC), a constituent member of the Other Political Parties (OPP), has accused President Salva Kiir Mayardit and the humanitarian affairs minister of violating the 2018 peace deal. The accusation comes hot on the heels of an annoncement on Tuesday evening where President Kiir relieved
A senior leader of the South Sudan African National Congress party (ANC), a constituent member of the Other Political Parties (OPP), has accused President Salva Kiir Mayardit and the humanitarian affairs minister of violating the 2018 peace deal.
Peter Mayen Majongdit, a leading member of the Other Political Parties (OPP), says the delay in the formation of state legislative assemblies was not from his side.
Are peace monitors and guarantors doing enough to push for peace implementation?
Salva Kiir, president of South Sudan, signs the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan at a ceremony held in Juba, South Sudan. August 2015. [Photo: UN/Isaac Billy]
Parties to the 2018 Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) say peace monitors and guarantors have done very little, if anything, to support the implementation of the deal.
The implementation of the agreement has been slow and major aspects lag. These include the reconstitution of the council of states and states legislative assemblies, the implementation of the security arrangements which includes the graduation of unified forces, the establishment of justice mechanisms, the permanent constitution-making process among others.
Economic crisis, coronavirus blamed for slow implementation of peace deal
The parties to the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) have attributed the slow implementation of the deal s provisions to the financial crisis biting the country, a lack of political will, and the global Coronavirus pandemic.
The statement by the parties marked the first anniversary of the formation of the Revitalised Government of National Unity in February 2020, in the implementation of a three-year transitional period leading into elections in 2023.
The parties acknowledged that some progress had been made so far despite the slow implementation process.