South Sudan new government deadline looms

South Sudan opposition leader Dr Riek Machar (left) shakes hands with President Salva Kiir during a meeting at State House Entebbe, Uganda on November 7, 2019. Looking on is Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. PHOTO | PPU

East Africa's mediators are pressuring key protagonists in South Sudan to provide a breakdown of tasks to be addressed in the 100 days they were granted to form a unity government.

This past week, the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad) said South Sudan must address those issues in fewer than 100 days, to allow for the formation of the government.