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Politicians in South Sudan are not showing the will to remove the obstacles that are impeding general elections in the East-Central African nation, Church leaders in the country have said.
The Presidency of South Sudan has agreed to extend the mandate of the country’s transitional government of national unity by two more years, and to adjourn the general elections that had been slated for this December to 2026.
An extension of the mandate of South Sudan’s transitional government of national unity will only serve to prolong the suffering of the people of God in the East-Central African nation, a Catholic Bishop in the country has said.
The West African Republic of Guinea that is currently under military leadership following a coup earlier this month needs to “radically change”, a Vatican-based Cardinal has said in a recent letter.
Just over two months since Sudan’s new transitional government took office, there is, on one hand, positive change with regard to the ability of citizens to express their views without fear of intimidation and torture, and on the other hand, a degree of stagnation with economic hardships still being felt across the Northeast African country, a Church leader has told ACI Africa.