This archive report was first published on 15 July 2020.
Regional leaders were informed on Tuesday that South Sudan's implementation of the peace agreement is on track, with progress made in the last five months.
At a virtual meeting of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (Igad), Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok noted that South Sudan has been making progress in the execution of the September 2018 peace agreement.
Hamdok called for more international efforts and regional support, stating, 'The process continues to yield positive responses since the signing of the revitalisation peace agreement. I wish to call upon all partners to participate fully in the process, and the regional states and the international community to continue supporting the South Sudan peace process.'
The 36th Igad summit, originally scheduled to take place in Khartoum, was attended virtually by presidents Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, Salva Kiir of South Sudan, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo of Somalia, Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti, Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, and Ethiopian Prime Minister Ahmed Abiy.
South Sudan is set to embark on full-scale disarmament, as announced by President Kiir on July 9, to mop up arms in the wrong hands as part of the Security Arrangements contained in Chapter 2 of the peace agreement.
