South Sudan's Vice President Riek Machar warned [7] March 28 that the country is heading "back to war" following attacks [8] on his Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army-in Opposition (SPLM/A-IO [9]) by government forces under President Salva Kiir. The warring parties signed a 2018 peace agreement [9] that led to a unity government two years later. But key parts of the deal have not been implemented, and violence has flared in the countryside. Machar's party suspended its participation in peace deal monitoring mechanisms [10] after claiming [11] that his house had been surrounded by government forces on March 27. As tensions build, humanitarian needs are deepening [12]: more than 70% of South Sudan's population are expected to face extreme hunger this year, while funding constraints and attacks [13] on aid convoys will likely continue to complicate relief efforts.
From The New Humanitarian [16], April 1
