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Why there are doubts South Sudan peace talks will resume in January

Stakeholders at a past session of the Tumaini Initiative -- the high-level mediation for South Sudan.

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By  Fred Oluoch

Contributor

Nation Media Group

The Nairobi High-Level Mediation on South Sudan, known as Tumaini, took a Christmas break on December 14 after 10 days of inconclusive talks, raising doubts that it will resume as planned on January 15, 2025.

The talks resumed on December 4 after a three-month hiatus, but the newly formed government delegation and the South Sudan Opposition Movement Alliance (Ssoma) failed to agree on how to proceed.

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