The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has called for immediate de-escalation in South Sudan following renewed violence in Nasir, Upper Nile State, that has left scores dead and threatens the country's fragile peace process.
IGAD Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu told the 43rd Extraordinary Summit of IGAD Heads of State and Government that the latest clashes between the South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF) and the White Army militia have placed the 2018 Revitalised Peace Agreement in jeopardy.