"Free access to weapons in South Sudan is likely to increase violence rather than foster peace as tensions between warring factions remain high."
"The African Union's Agenda 2063 promotes conflict prevention, and lifting the arms embargo contradicts this vision, risking greater instability in the region."
The article discusses the precarious situation in South Sudan, where lifting the UN arms embargo could worsen ongoing violence. Since the 2015 imposition of sanctions and a full arms embargo in 2018, the country's fragile peace has been maintained. With renewed hostilities between President Kiir and First Vice President Machar resulting in significant casualties, the African Union's call to lift the embargo is seen as potentially detrimental. The embargo's removal risks escalating conflict, countering the AU's Agenda 2063 ambition of achieving peace and preventing violent conflict across the continent.
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