IGAD Peace Deal Archives

Western Donors Freeze Support for ‘Obsolete’ South Sudan Peace Deal

July 22, 2017TesfaNews4 Comments

BY REUTERS Western donor nations will commit no further resources to support implementation of South Sudan’s peace deal, until East Africa’s leaders find a credible way of relaunching an agreement ripped apart by a worsening conflict. Signed in 2015, the deal collapsed when rebel leader Riek Machar, appointed First Vice President in a unity government […]

South Sudan Peace Agreement ‘Not Made to be Implemented’ – Kiir

July 11, 2016July 11, 2016TesfaNews12 Comments

By Talk To Al Jazeera, • Al Jazeera interviews president Salva Kiir and first vice president Riek Machar just before escalation of fighting in Juba • Both commit to work together, but tensions apparent • Kiir says peace agreement “not made to be implemented” • Kiir implies Machar delayed his return to delay the international […]