South Sudan in Focus

South Sudan's government has deployed security forces around First Vice President Riek Machar’s house in Juba. Government spokesperson Michael Makuei says the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces and national security forces are being deployed for Machar’s own safety; A signatory to the South Sudan 2018 peace agreement says the implementation of the deal has stalled. Rajab Mohandis says the main body monitoring the deal has done very little to report recent attacks by the South Sudan army on opposition bases across the country; Some SPLM-IO officials and supporters are calling on the brokers of the revitalized peace deal to intervene immediately, arguing that agreement is on the verge of collapse