July 17, 2024 (JUBA) – South Sudan’s armed opposition faction (SPLM-IO) has announced its withdrawal from the talks between government and the hold out opposition groups in Kenya. The negotiating team was a combination of parties to the revitalized peace agreement. it has the representations of the members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) under the overall leadership of the first vice president Riek Machar. Representatives of the South Sudan opposition alliance, other political parties, and members of the stakeholders spanning civil society organizations and faith-based groups are participating in all various mechanisms and transitional government of national. These groups are also  participating in the negotiation as a delegation of the government  in the talks  with members of the hold out group, a group of political and military dissident who did not sign the 2018 revitalized peace. Talks mediated by the Kenyan government since may been underway between the government and the hold out groups, resulting in significant progress. on July 15, the government delegation in which representatives of the SPLM-IO participating in the process and the hold out group signed a deal of eight protocols on thematic issues. The agreement on eight protocols generated a mixed …

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