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A border town in South Sudan. EU leaders met with African Union heads of state in Addis Ababa this month to declare their wish to prioritise EU-Africa relations. South Sudan should be a top focus (Photo: Nikolaj Nielsen)

What the EU can do for South Sudan - right now

Nearly a decade has passed since South Sudan became the world's youngest nation, yet peace remains a broken promise its people.

President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar have until 22 February to deliver on this promise. So far, they have failed to make substantial progress in implementing the revitalised peace agreement which they signed in 2018, despite two deadline extensions.

Ordinary South Sudanese citizens rightly fear that violence could return as a result of...

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A border town in South Sudan. EU leaders met with African Union heads of state in Addis Ababa this month to declare their wish to prioritise EU-Africa relations. South Sudan should be a top focus (Photo: Nikolaj Nielsen)

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