{"id":3916,"date":"2025-03-27T15:02:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T13:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/?p=3916"},"modified":"2025-03-27T15:02:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T13:02:43","slug":"igad-expresses-concern-over-escalating-tensions-in-south-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/?p=3916","title":{"rendered":"IGAD Expresses Concern Over Escalating Tensions in South Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> Juba: Al-Wadi Newspaper<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"932\" data-id=\"3917\" src=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/EGAD.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/EGAD.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/EGAD-232x300.jpeg 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has expressed concern over reports regarding the house arrest of South Sudan&#8217;s First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, and the escalating political tensions in South Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement, which the newspaper obtained, noted that these developments seriously undermine the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) and could risk plunging the country back into violent conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IGAD&#8217;s Executive Secretary, Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, reminded South Sudan&#8217;s leaders of the statement issued by the 43rd Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government on March 12, 2025. He called on &#8220;all parties to immediately refrain from unilateral actions that violate the spirit and letter of the R-ARCSS, which remains the only viable framework for sustainable peace in South Sudan. The current trajectory, if unchecked, could lead to the collapse of the transitional process and a relapse into full-scale war, with devastating consequences for the people of South Sudan and the entire region.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Executive Secretary also urged &#8220;all signatories to the agreement to exercise maximum restraint, prioritize dialogue, and resolve differences through inclusive and peaceful means.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Workneh reaffirmed IGAD&#8217;s readiness to support mediation efforts and called on regional and international partners to reinforce the imperative of preserving peace in South Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement concluded: &#8220;The people of South Sudan deserve lasting stability, not a return to conflict. IGAD reaffirms its full commitment to the implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement (R-ARCSS) and urges all concerned parties to act responsibly for the sake of peace and national unity.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juba: Al-Wadi Newspaper The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has expressed concern over reports regarding the house arrest of South Sudan&#8217;s First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, and the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-regional-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3916"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3916\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3919,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3916\/revisions\/3919"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}