South Sudan’s Fragile Peace Threatened as Opposition Rejects President’s Dialogue Offer
As South Sudan’s president calls for unity, the main opposition demands the release of detained leaders and an end to military aggression, exposing deep fractures that threaten American interests in regional stability.
South Sudan stands at a dangerous crossroads. The president, Salva Kiir, recently called for dialogue to prevent the nation from sliding back into civil war. Yet his pleas ring hollow to many, especially the main opposition party, SPLM-IO, which views these overtures as little more than political theater amid ongoing repression.Rather than genuine reconciliation, Kiir’s administration continues to detain key opposition figures and launch military attacks against SPLM-IO forces. Pal Mai Deng, the opposition spokesperson now exiled for fear of arrest, bluntly dismissed Kiir’s call as “paradoxical and insincere.” How can peace talks move forward when one side is actively...
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