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South Sudan’s elections next month risk unraveling a fragile peace, envoys warn
Diplomats warn the vote could unravel the 2018 peace deal, with 10 million people needing aid and 7.5 million facing food insecurity, officials said.
- On Tuesday, African Union envoy Jakaya Kikwete urged the United Nations to assist South Sudan in securing its Dec. 22 election, emphasizing that international support is vital to ensure the process remains peaceful.
- Following a 2018 peace agreement that ended a five-year civil war, South Sudan has repeatedly delayed elections, struggling to consolidate the power-sharing government established after the conflict killed an estimated 400,000 people.
- While President Salva Kiir's party conducts nationwide primaries, U.N. special envoy Kiki Gbeho noted that other groups have shown "very limited electoral activity," raising questions about inclusivity ahead of the vote.
- Murithi Mutiga, the International Crisis Group's Africa director, warned that a rushed vote could be "a final blow" to the 2018 peace agreement and risk "a return to sustained large-scale violence."
- Defending the Dec. 22 timeline, South Sudan's deputy U.N. ambassador, Sabino Amaikwey, argued it is time to end postponements and allow citizens to determine their political leadership and future.
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AU envoy calls for international support for South Sudan elections
The African Union envoy for the Horn of Africa, Jakaya Kikwete, has called for increased international support for South Sudan’s upcoming elections, warning that failure to fund the polls could lead to a deeper political and security crisis. Kikwete, who is the AU’s High Representative for the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea, made […] The post AU envoy calls for international support for South Sudan elections first appeared on Eye Radio.
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