South Sudan security targets stall as oil funds diverted to fight Covid-19

South Sudan National Police Service police drive on pickup trucks while patrolling the streets of Juba, South Sudan on April 9, 2020. PHOTO | ALEX MCBRIDE | AFP

Implementation of key aspects of the South Sudan peace agreement are being affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Key among them is the implementation of security arrangements that was to follow the formation of the transitional government of national unity (TGoNU), but the meagre funds to finance it have been diverted to combat Covid-19.