September 18, 2024 (JUBA) - The Revitalized Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) has endorsed the extension of the transitional period in South Sudan for more two years. Last week, South Sudan’s parties to the September 2018 peace agreement extended the current transitional period by 24 months during a meeting chaired by President Salva Kiir. According South Sudan’s presidency, the transitional period extension is intended to provide time and space for the implementation of the remaining provisions of the 2018 Revitalised Agreement to the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS). The extension means and that elections initially scheduled for December 2024 will not take place. Article 8.4 of the peace agreement stipulates that at least two-thirds of members present should consent to the extension of the agreement, of which 34 of the 43 member backed the extension. According to the peace Monitoring body, the resolutions of the voting would be sent to the cabinet and later forwarded to the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) for final endorsement. As such, it said, the extension of the transitional period and remains the position of RJMEC. Speaking at the opening of the meeting, RJMEC Chairperson Amb. Maj. Gen. Charles Tai Gituai …
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