SPLM reunification now in doubt with claims of military build-up

The SPLM-in opposition in Equatoria state on September 22, 2018. PHOTO | AFP

Political players in South Sudan are sending mixed signals, with a positive move to reunite the ruling party, which was splintered into three groupings, threatened by reports of fresh military build-up in Central Equatoria.

While the Former Detainees (FDs) have said that they are willing to reunite with President Salva Kiir’s faction of the Sudanese People’s Liberation Movement-In Government (SPLM-IG), Gen Thomas Cirilo — who refused to sign the September agreement — has alleged that government forces are preparing for an attack in Yei River State.