AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoPeace Process Clash: SPLM-IO and the South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA) are boycotting parliament as the government tables controversial amendments to the 2018 R-ARCSS peace deal and removes SPLM-IO lawmakers from the Council of States—opposition leaders call it unconstitutional and non-inclusive, while the government says the changes are meant to clear the way for December elections. Security & Integration: SSPDF Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Santino Deng Wol orders former opposition groups that joined government to stay on standby for possible integration into the national army. U.S. Pressure on Juba: A senior U.S. official in Juba says the 2018 peace agreement remains the basis for transitional legitimacy, but warns that claims of dialogue are “farcical” while Riek Machar is under arrest and on trial. Regional Diplomacy: President Salva Kiir is in Kampala for talks with Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni ahead of his inauguration, alongside party-to-party cooperation pacts between SPLM and NRM. Human Stories: A Bor study highlights why many mothers still avoid health facilities as funding gaps deepen, while social workers push for stronger community support for child abuse and GBV survivors.
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