South Sudan: Church leaders call for peace, security and stability vaticannews.va

The South Sudan Council of Churches, supported by the nation’s Civil Society Forum and the South Sudan Women’s Coalition have jointly reiterated calls for the “restoration of peace, security and stability and an end to all bloodshed in the country”. The appeal comes as the northeastern African country commemorates on Monday, the first anniversary of its Transitional Period of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS).

On 22 February 2020, South Sudan formed the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity (RTGoNU) which had been provided for under the R-ARCSS signed between the government and opposition parties in September 2018. The RTGoNU, led by president Salva Kiir Mayardit, saw the swearing in of opposition leader Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon as the nation’s first vice president. Four other vice presidents from various opposition parties were also sworn in as part of the transitional government…

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