Dennis Deng

Pictured today at the Joint Embassy Compound in Juba: CTSAMVM leadership with the H.E. Ambassador Joanne Minns, Ambassador of Canada to South Sudan. The meeting, held with Ambassador Joanne, focused on strengthening support for CTSAMVM’s mandate and advancing South Sudan’s fragile peace process. The meeting also highlighted the ongoing challenges faced by the current political situation and underscored the need for coordinated regional and international engagement to sustain progress.

Today, Maj. Gen. Yitayal Gelaw and Maj. Gen. Teshome Ayana, the outgoing and incoming Chairpersons of CTSAMVM, paid a courtesy call to H.E. Ambassador Ma Qiang, the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to South Sudan, at the Chinese Embassy in Juba. Ambassador Ma commended CTSAMVM for its role, as outlined in Chapter II of the R-ARCSS, in monitoring, verifying, and reporting on compliance with the permanent ceasefire arrangements. He emphasized the importance of … Read more

The Executive Secretary of the IGAD, Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, concluded a two-day high-level visit to Juba yesterday to review the implementation of the R-ARCSS. During his engagements with South Sudanese leaders and stakeholders, Dr. Workneh reiterated IGAD’s unwavering commitment to supporting the country’s peace process. He also met with the outgoing Chairperson, Maj. Gen. Yitayal Gelaw and incoming Chairperson Maj. Gen. Teshome Ayana to discuss critical obstacles facing CTSAMVM’s monitoring, verification, and reporting work under … Read more

Ambassador Ismail Wais, IGAD Special Envoy to South Sudan, and Major General Yitayal Gelaw Bitew, Chairperson of CTSAMVM, briefed non-resident ambassadors to South Sudan in Addis Ababa on the latest developments in the Revitalized Peace Agreement (R-ARCSS). The discussion centered on the Permanent Ceasefire & Transitional Security Arrangements (PCTSA), with calls for enhanced international engagement with the Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU) to bolster political will, uphold the Roadmap, and accelerate security reforms. The … Read more

The Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of CTSAMVM paid a courtesy visit to the newly appointed Governor of Central Equatoria State, Lt. Gen. Rabi Mujung Emmanuel. Given Lt. Gen. Rabi’s prior role as a Senior Party Representative of the ITGoNU to the CTSAMVM Technical Committee, the discussions also focused on leveraging his experience to enhance peacebuilding efforts in Central Equatoria—a region critical to stability in South Sudan.