July 9, 2024 (NAIROBI) – An umbrella organization has warned the leadership in South Sudan against plans to extend the interim period, saying the country remains on the edge of total collapse owing to the worsening economic crisis. The caution from the National Consensus Forum (NCF) comes amid food insecurity as ethnic tension and inter-communal clashes rage across the country. NCF describes itself as an entity that comprises of 21 South Sudanese political, civil society, women, youth, faith-based organizations, academic and professional association and represents a major segment of the South Sudanese society. In a statement issued on Monday, the group claimed the government has failed to pay the civil servants regularly and it has lost the trust and control of the country. “The NCF condemns in the strongest terms possible, the attempted extension of the despicable 2018 Khartoum Agreement, which has already been extended once. While it was foreseen to be implemented within thirty-six months, the Agreement has only seen fifteen percent implementation in six years,” it partly reads. The umbrella group also claimed any attempt to extend the interim period, though the Tumaini initiative, would be contrary to the spirit of genuine peace.  The Kenya-led peace process is …

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