Why Khartoum peace deal is in jeopardy, and the way forward

On June 23, last year, a direct talk between President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar, leader of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–In Opposition (PLM-IO) and other opposition parties was launched in Khartoum, Sudan. A framework accord was signed thereafter, on August 7. This was meant to put an end to the six years of civil war that has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions in South Sudan since December 2013 and 2016 respectively.