Deputy President David Mabuza, in his capacity as Special Envoy to South Sudan, has renewed his mission on facilitating a solution to the issue of states and their boundaries in the war-torn country, his office said on Tuesday.
Mabuza’s facilitation is aimed at finding an agreement on the number of states and their boundaries, which is one of the outstanding issues towards the formation of the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity (RTGNU) in South Sudan, said Mabuza’s Media Liaison Officer Matshepo Seedat.
At the December 2019 meeting, signatories to the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS), signed in 2018, could not reach common position on the number of states and their boundaries.
Mabuza, along with other special envoys, proposed an arbitrated mechanism to break the impasse, thereby paving the way for the formation of the RTGNU on or before the expiry of the current 100-day pre-transitional extended period.
As the concerned parties requested time to make further consultations on the proposed mechanism and its modalities, special envoys to South Sudan, led by Mabuza, granted the request to consult and firm up their negotiation texts.
As a result, Mabuza has returned to South Sudan to further facilitate a meeting of the concerned parties towards agreement on the number of states and their boundaries or an arbitrated process as a mechanism to break the impasse, Seedat said.
Mabuza is hopeful of a breakthrough as the parties to the R-ARCSS have all expressed their commitment to the formation of a RTGNU by the end of the current extension period, according to Seedat.
Shortly after its independence from Sudan in 2011, South Sudan plunged into civil war. At least 300,000 people are estimated to have died since late 2013, some 1.8 million people are displaced internally and 2.5 million others have fled to neighboring countries. Enditem
Newer articles:
- South Sudan Olympic athlete says he plans to take home message of peace - 05/02/2020 22:00
- Media Announcement – UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan - 05/02/2020 17:29
- Sudan gives Israel initial okay for overflights- official - 05/02/2020 14:30
- South Sudan bets on sports to promote social cohesion - 05/02/2020 05:36
- Abducted South Sudan women and children released - 05/02/2020 03:13
Older news items
- Meeting between Sudan leader, Netanyahu debated in Sudan - 04/02/2020 11:24
- South Sudan launches a nationwide campaign to protect 2.5 million children against measles - 04/02/2020 11:13
- South Sudan Soldier-Turned-Farmer Has No Regrets - 03/02/2020 22:02
- Church gala to benefit water well in South Sudan - 03/02/2020 10:19
- European Union powers Humanitarian Activities in South Sudan - 03/02/2020 00:35
Latest news items (all categories):
- MTN South Sudan Launches eSIM Technology in a National First - 14/01/2025 16:34
- U.A.E : MoFA receives credentials copy from new Ambassador of Republic of South Sudan - 14/01/2025 16:31
- Helping a lost generation: food security and animal health in South Sudan - 14/01/2025 15:20
- ديمقراطية وحرية إستخفاف العقول - 14/01/2025 15:04
- [Audio] South Sudan holdout groups form alliance - 10/01/2025 14:12
Random articles (all categories):
- Recent Developments in South Sudan - 25/07/2013 10:28
- Pupil dies after being caned by teacher - 10/12/2020 05:15
- South Sudan to pay Sudan $2-billion in oil fees - 07/05/2013 13:46
- UNOPS - Civil Engineer vacancy announcement,Juba - South Sudan - 22/02/2022 11:31
- South Sudan’s new cardinal hopes red hat will jumpstart peace process - 02/10/2023 06:20
Popular articles:
- Who is the darkest person in the world, according to Guinness World Record? - 25/10/2022 02:34 - Read 61384 times
- No oil in troubled waters - 25/03/2014 15:02 - Read 22303 times
- School exam results in South Sudan show decline - 01/04/2012 17:58 - Read 21488 times
- NDSU student from South Sudan receives scholarship - In-Forum - 29/09/2012 01:44 - Read 19048 times
- Top 10 weakest currency exchange rates in Africa in 2023 - 19/07/2023 00:24 - Read 18756 times