Violence stalls talks for South Sudan to join EAC

[Koborer]

In Summary

• Initial negotiations were slated for January 13-22 in Arusha in northern Tanzania, but they had to be shelved indefinitely after Juba’s mission failed to show up.
• New negotiation dates will be determined upon consultation with the EAC partner states of Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi.
• EAC Secretary General Richard Sezibera is on record as saying that the current crisis in South Sudan does not augur well with its bid for membership in the EAC.

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