Kiir, Machar must reach peace deal

The Igad driven Addis Ababa peace talks towards restoration of peace and normalcy in South Sudan has, so far, utilised more than USD 17 million without achieving much substantial progress. The mediation process has, instead, been mired by episodes of mistrust, stalemates, breach in cessation of hostilities agreements, and postponement of the talks, a situation that only protracts instability.

The conflict in South Sudan is not a unique catastrophe that human beings cannot solve. In fact, the conflict bears a similar pattern to the infamous Dafur crisis that took years to resolve and eventually led to the independence of South Sudan.