Salva Kiir wants William Ruto to mediate in Rome’s stead

South Sudan President Salva Kiir (left) with Kenya’s William Ruto in a past meeting in Nairobi. PHOTO | PCS

South Sudan has approached Kenya to help drive negotiations between the government and armed groups that were initially left out of the 2018 peace deal.

The EastAfrican has gathered that President Salva Kiir late last year wrote to his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto to take over the mediation from Sant’Egidio Community in Rome after the talks collapsed in March 2023.