The Horn

Inside South Sudan's Peace Talks

Nov 25, 2019 · 21 min · Season 1 · Episode 5 · 20.2 MB
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After five years of violent conflict, South Sudan’s main warring leaders, President Salva Kiir and his chief rival Riek Machar, signed a 2018 peace deal. The agreement established a ceasefire and set out a political roadmap toward elections in 2022, which included the formation of a unity government. But the peace deal is imperiled and with it the fragile ceasefire. Emmily Koiti, a civil society activist who participated in the peace talks, joins Alan this week to discuss why she thinks the main parties will fail to form a functioning unity government, the principle issues obstructing progress and why the country’s current leaders do not represent the aspirations of the South Sudanese. 

For more information, see our briefing:  Déjà Vu: Preventing Another Collapse in South Sudan

With special thanks to our producer, Maeve Frances.


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