Sudan refugees, bad weather cloud South Sudan

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A Sudanese refugee who is seeking refuge in Chad waits with other refugees to receive a food portion from World Food Programme (WFP), near the border between Sudan and Chad in Koufroun, Chad on May 9, 2023. PHOTO | REUTERS

South Sudan’s path to stability, including transitioning to an elected government, is facing a drag as the war in neighbouring Sudan threatens to overburden Juba, worsened by irregular weather.

This week, the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) was marking yet another anniversary since the start of a coalition government established by the 2018 peace deal between President Salva Kiir and various armed groups. RJMEC monitors pillars of that peace deal.