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EDITORIAL: US should not quit South Sudan peace process

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

By  The EastAfrican

The United States on Monday pulled the plug on South Sudan when it recalled its ambassador to Juba. Very few people saw this coming.

The move, apparently, was intended to pile pressure on the warring parties to expedite implementation of a drawn-out peace process.

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