On Friday, March 7, a UN helicopter was attacked on a rescue mission, and a crew member was killed. So, there are fears at the international level in the face of the rising tensions in the coalition that rules the country.

Meanwhile, Yasmin Sooka, chairperson of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, said she was witnessing an alarming regression that could erase years of hard-won progress.

The official also called for focusing urgently on the peace process and upholding citizens’ rights.

Recent changes of opposition figures allied to South Sudanese Vice President Riek Machar in the governance of Upper Nile state by President Salva Kiir created an outbreak of violence in Nasir, leading to increased clashes among the parties.

After several years of civil war in South Sudan, the warring political leaders signed a peace agreement in 2018 and agreed in August 2022 to extend the transition period that was due to end in February 2025 with elections scheduled for December this year after several delays.

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