Mogae says South Sudan yet to enjoy peace dividends

Photo: Festus Mogae, chairman of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC)/Radio Tamazuj

Festus Mogae, chairman of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC), a body tasked with overseeing implementation of the peace deal in South Sudan, said the country is yet to enjoy the peace dividends that the agreement was expected to deliver.

Festus Mogae, chairman of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC), a body tasked with overseeing implementation of the peace deal in South Sudan, said the country is yet to enjoy the peace dividends that the agreement was expected to deliver.

“The renewed conflict since July 2016, has not only impeded progress in the implementation of the Peace Agreement but also reversed many of the gains that had been initially made,” Mogae said during an evaluation review workshop at Crown Hotel on Monday.

 “Conflict escalated, Parties fractured, new groups emerged, and civilian continued to be displaced and endure threat of food insecurity amidst a dire economic situation,” he added.