IGAD plans Summit to address insecurity in South Sudan
Africa
By
Sharon Wanga
| Mar 10, 2025
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is set to hold an Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government to address the security situation in South Sudan.
The 43rd Summit is scheduled to take place virtually on March 12, 2025, from Djibouti.
"IGAD, as the guarantor of the Revitalised Agreement (R-ARCSS), remains steadfast in its commitment to promoting dialogue, de-escalating tensions, and securing a peaceful future for the people of South Sudan," stated the authority.
The upcoming summit is set to occur amidst the escalating conflict in South Sudan, which is feared to extend into the country's Upper Nile state.
The United Nations Commission on human rights had on Saturday warned that the increased violence could threaten the peace processes signed in 2018.
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The spate of violence has been witnessed between security forces led by President Salva Kiir and an armed group allegedly linked to First Vice President Riek Machar.
President Kiir and Machar reached a power-sharing agreement in 2018 to end five years of civil war.
Tension further rose this week when President Kiir ordered the arrests of two officials and several senior military officials allied to Machar.