South Sudan In Focus - VOA Africa

Dozens of people are killed in inter-communal fighting between clans from Western Lakes State and Gok State; the South Sudan government gives the green light for private companies to import fuel into the country; and the World Health Organization warns that over a million South Sudanese children will be at risk of malnutrition in 2018.

A South Sudanese lawmaker is killed in Uganda by unknown gunmen; police arrest a suspect in connection with the killing of a South Sudanese N.G.O. official in Juba; and South Sudanese women and girls face widespread violence in settlements in Uganda’s Adjumani District.

A police officer guns down workers at a Juba bakery, then turns the gun on himself; IGAD’s special envoy to South Sudan admits some member countries have taken sides in the conflict; and South Sudanese refugees in Uganda’s Adjumani District say a federal system of government will solve many problems in South Sudan.

IGAD’s special envoy to South Sudan confirms the forum to revive the peace deal will be held in Addis Ababa on December 17th; church and community leaders in former Central Equatoria State share ideas on how to work together to promote peace; and South Sudan’s former deputy minister of finance believes he was fired because of his demands for more transparency within government institutions.

The Archbishop of the Episocpal Church of South Sudan says he believes the revitalization process will collapse in the same way as the 2015 peace agreement; authorities in Sudan seize copies of Al-Tayaar newspaper; and the South Sudan government launches drones in Juba to boost security ahead of the festive season.

Civil society groups welcome the Troika's statement on the process to revive the collapsed 2015 peace deal; a spokesman for an opposition party says his will participate in the peace process if the all warring parties lay down their weapons; and a South Sudanese gender activist has formed a new political party

Juba-based policy analysts call for a renegotiation of the 2015 peace agreement; a new report outlines the scale of gender-based violence against South Sudanese women and girls; and malaria remains a threat to public health in South Sudan.

Armed cattle raiders abduct dozens of women and children in Duk-Payuel County; the South Sudan government temporarily stops the processing of passports and national identity cards for its citizens; and South Sudanese nurses and midwives say insecurity and low pay hinder their ability to provide adequate health care.

Armed youth kill dozens of people during a cattle raid in Jonglei State; the family of Riek Macher fears for his safety in South Africa; and Sudanese authorities arrest the leader of a rebel group accused of committing human rights violations in North Darfur.

The governor of Yei River State accuses SPLA-IO rebels allied to Riek Machar of killing two civilians near the South Sudan-Uganda border; a South Sudanese political blogger is the victim of a drive-by shooting in Juba; and South Sudanese authorities are called on to protect U.N. World Heritage sites.