This archive report was first published on 7 November 2019.
On November 7, 2019, President Yoweri Museveni hosted a meeting in Entebbe, Uganda, between South Sudan leaders, including President Salva Kiir and former Vice President Riek Machar, to discuss the implementation of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (RARCSS).
According to a statement from Uganda's presidency, the parties agreed to delay the formation of a transitional unity government by 100 days, citing incomplete critical tasks related to security arrangements and governance.
President Museveni tweeted after the meeting, 'Today at State House Entebbe, I chaired the Tripartite Summit on the Revitalised Agreement seeking to resolve the South Sudan conflict. I thank Their Excellencies Salva Kiir and Riek Machar for coming and holding candid discussions.'
The delay was welcomed by civil society groups, who had called for a 100-day extension to address issues such as security for VIPs, establishment of functioning barracks for soldiers, and merger and training of the army from splinter groups.
Dr. Machar's aide, James Oryema, stated, 'An extension of the period, at least, guarantees that there won’t be war. We will see how to go about it because an extension alone is not enough.'
