By Yiep Joseph<\/p>\n
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South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA) has urged its forces in cantonment areas to distance themselves from any involvement in the ongoing military confrontations in the country.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n According to a statement seen by this outlet, the SSOA leadership council convened a meeting on Monday to discuss the crisis in Upper Nile, particularly in Ulang and Nasir counties.<\/p>\n The meeting, chaired by Leadership Council Chair and Vice President Josephine Joseph Lagu, resulted in four resolutions, including a directive for the forces to abstain from engaging in the current crisis.<\/p>\n \u201cThe meeting) directs all SSOA Armed Forces in the cantonment areas to refrain from any involvement in the ongoing military crisis\u201d the statement partly read.<\/p>\n The group announced plans to meet with President Salva Kiir to discuss potential solutions to the crisis in Upper Nile.<\/p>\n They emphasized the need for an urgent meeting with the President to explore ways forward, aligning with their shared commitment to lasting peace and stability in the country.<\/p>\n The SSOA expressed appreciation to the President for his call for calm in the nation despite the ongoing challenges.<\/p>\n They urged all guarantors to engage with the peace parties to address and resolve areas of disagreement among them.<\/p>\n Recently the African Union (AU) called for an immediate cessation of hostilities and accountability in South Sudan following escalating violence in Nasir County, Upper Nile State and other regions.<\/p>\n In a statement, AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat expressed deep concern over the clashes, including a deadly attack on a UN helicopter, warning that the unrest threatens the country\u2019s fragile peace process.<\/p>\n Mahamat condemned the violence, urging all parties to exercise restraint. He emphasised the need for authorities to hold those responsible accountable and take urgent measures to protect civilians.<\/p>\n \u201cThe African Union Commission is currently consulting with the authorities, IGAD, and other stakeholders on common actions to ensure a de-escalation of the situation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n He also reiterated the AU\u2019s long-standing call for South Sudanese parties to fully implement the Revitalised Peace Agreement, stressing that peace, unity and stability in the country depend on its execution.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Yiep Joseph South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA) has urged its forces in cantonment areas to distance themselves from any involvement in the ongoing military confrontations in the country. According to a statement seen by this outlet, the SSOA leadership council convened a meeting on Monday to discuss the[Read More…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33905"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33905\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33906,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33905\/revisions\/33906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}