Nairobi, March 3 -- South Sudan's path to stability, including transitioning to an elected government, is facing a drag as the war in neighbouring Sudan threatens to overburden Juba, worsened by irregular weather.

This week, the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) was marking yet another anniversary since the start of a coalition government established by the 2018 peace deal between President Salva Kiir and various armed groups. RJMEC monitors pillars of that peace deal.

But the celebrations were more about listing the unachieved issues rather than successes. Maj-Gen Tai Gituai, chairman of RJMEC, told a gathering in Juba that South Sudan faces the next crucial 10 months in which it must stay the course.

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