Cautious optimism as S. Sudan leaders agree on issue of security

South Sudan opposition leader Riek Machar and President Salva Kiir before their meeting in Juba, South Sudan, on September 11, 2019. PHOTO | REUTERS

There was cautious optimism by South Sudanese, observers and the international community last week as the main protagonists in the South Sudan conflict made considerable progress in security arrangements.

Only the issue of the number of states the country should have remains unresolved.