Nairobi, Aug 20, 2026 (AFP) - S.Sudan election could fuel atrocities: UN commission

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2026-08-20

South Sudan's long-awaited elections could fuel renewed conflict and heighten the risk of atrocities, a United Nations Commission warned Thursday. The government said it intends to hold the country's first-ever elections in December, almost 15 years after it achieved independence. But the impoverished nation has seen increasing violence between forces allied to long-time rivals President Salva Kiir and imprisoned opposition leader Riek Machar, th......

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