Military defections could hurt South Sudan peace accord
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
Political analysts in South Sudan are warning that the ongoing political and military defections by parties that constitute the Revitalised Unity Government could hurt the peace agreement implementation process.
However, in an exclusive interview with The EastAfrican, in Juba on Wednesday, a senior military officer who defected together with SPLA-IO Deputy Chief of Staff for Administration and Finance, Lt Gen James Koang, defended the move saying:
