Ismail Wais, the IGAD special envoy for South Sudan, said the east Africa regional bloc will analyze the outcome of consultations with all the estranged parties in the South Sudan conflict and develop options for revitalizing stalled peace efforts.
He said the IGAD council of ministers will convene a meeting to consider the various recommendations and options before announcing the date, location, attendance and draft agenda for the much-awaited high-level revitalization forum.
“We appreciate that this revitalization process will be underway within two months,” Wais told reporters in the South Sudan capital, Juba.
“We never said it will be easy, but we mean it very seriously, and we are very determined to lead this country to peace,” he added.
The IGAD envoy however did not clarify whether the regional bloc would allow exiled former deputy president-turned rebel leader Riek Machar to attend the revitalization forum.
The South Sudan conflict, which is entering its fourth year, has created one of the fastest growing refugee crisis in the world.
A peace deal signed in August 2015 between the rival leaders under United Nations[1] pressure led to the establishment of a transitional unity government in April 2016, but was shattered by renewed fighting three months later.
The UN estimates that about 4 million people have been displaced both internally and externally.
References
- ^ United Nations (search.news.cn)
Newer articles:
- South Sudan renews commitment to restore permanent ceasefire - 18/10/2017 23:39
- Report: South Sudan bloodbath ignored - 18/10/2017 23:26
- South Sudan ratifies Maputo Protocol - 18/10/2017 14:40
- UN, US failed to prevent ethnic cleansing in South Sudan - 18/10/2017 03:09
- U.N. Peacekeeping Chief Issues Warning on South Sudan - 18/10/2017 02:04
Older news items
- South Sudan's leaders must pull country back from 'impending abyss,' UN peacekeeping chief - 17/10/2017 13:26
- South Sudan could revoke Total's exploration licence - 17/10/2017 12:43
- Iraqi Kurdistan should look no further than South Sudan for a forecast on post-independence - 17/10/2017 11:51
- South Sudan to Revive Crude Oil Operations - 17/10/2017 09:02
- South Sudan: Starvation and violence - 17/10/2017 02:00
Latest news items (all categories):
- Canada helping to fund South Sudan vote despite growing repression - 05/10/2026 15:10
- UNMISS patrol reaches remote Ibba communities amidst heavy rains, insecurity, and growing health threats - 05/10/2026 15:07
- WFP Strongly Condemns Attack on Trucks in South Kordofan, Killing One Driver - 05/10/2026 15:03
- Advancing Women’s Land Rights through building capacity of customary institutions in Magwi County, South Sudan - 02/10/2026 13:18
- AU calls for release of political detainees ahead of South Sudan elections - 02/10/2026 13:15
Random articles (all categories):
- Second Level-2 Field Hospital dispatched to South Sudan - 14/11/2019 01:55
- Enough - New Report Spotlights Sudan’s Oppression of Religious Minorities and Embrace of Extremist Groups - 12/12/2017 22:10
- علاقة عقيمة من طرف واحد - 12/04/2024 01:25
- South Sudan church leaders frustrated by lack of progress in nuns’ murders - 16/09/2021 11:02
- Sudan: South Sudan Is Not a Failed State Yet, but an Emerging One - a Rebuttal to Fund for Peace and Foreign Policy Magazine's Report - 14/07/2013 02:12
Popular articles:
- Who is the darkest person in the world, according to Guinness World Record? - 25/10/2022 02:34 - Read 150517 times
- School exam results in South Sudan show decline - 01/04/2012 17:58 - Read 28178 times
- Top 10 weakest currency exchange rates in Africa in 2023 - 19/07/2023 00:24 - Read 25293 times
- No oil in troubled waters - 25/03/2014 15:02 - Read 24521 times
- NDSU student from South Sudan receives scholarship - In-Forum - 29/09/2012 01:44 - Read 22477 times
