South Sudan Faces Renewed Civil War Threat

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The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country (UNMISS) warns that renewed conflict will devastate not only South Sudan but also the entire region.

There are concerns that South Sudan is on the brink of a renewed civil war following the arrest of the main opposition party leader, Riek Machar. His party said his detention has effectively collapsed a 2018 peace deal that ended five years of fighting, which left hundreds of thousands of dead.

Its deputy chairperson, Oyet Nathaniel Pierino, said the agreement “has been abrogated” and that Machar’s arrest shows a lack of political goodwill to achieve peace and stability.

Under the fragile power-sharing agreement, President Salva Kiir leads a unity government with Machar, a former rebel leader, as First Vice President. There are four other vice presidents in the country.

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The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country (UNMISS) warns that renewed conflict will devastate not only South Sudan but also the entire region.