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Washington Post
3 days ago
- Politics
- Washington Post
South Sudan's main opposition party rejects president's call for dialogue to avoid civil war
JUBA, South Sudan — South Sudan 's main opposition party on Thursday dismissed a presidential call for dialogue to avoid the country slipping back into a civil war due to stalled peace talks. Pal Mai Deng, a spokesperson for the opposition SPLM-IO , said President Salva Kiir 'must release political and military leaders of the SPLM-IO who are in detention to show his seriousness about the dialogue.'
Boston Globe
05-03-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Army surrounds South Sudan's vice president's home as his allies are arrested
Advertisement Neither Machar nor his SPLM-IO party have commented about the fighting, but Water Minister Pal Mai Deng, who is also the party's spokesperson, said Lam's detention 'puts the entire peace agreement at risk.' Western envoys last week urged leaders to de-escalate the tension. Ter Manyang Gatwich, Executive Director of the Center for Peace and Advocacy, has called for the immediate release of those detained to avert further escalation of violence and further bloodshed from degenerating into what he called a 'full-scale war.' South Sudan is yet to fully implement the 2018 peace agreement and elections that were scheduled for last year were postponed by two years due to a lack of funds.
