The Republic of South Sudan and the South Sudan Opposition Movements Alliance (SSOMA) signed a peace declaration in Rome on Sunday that will go into effect on January 15.
“I think this process will help the country to change to bring peace for the people,” Paolo Impagliazzo, Secretary General of the Community of Sant’Egidio, told CNA on January 13.
In peace talks in Rome facilitated by the Catholic community of Sant’Egidio, opposition groups and the South Sudanese government recommitted to cease hostilities, pursue political dialogue, and allow humanitarian aid for the people of South Sudan.
