UN Secretary General warns of 'dire situation' in South Sudan

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UN Secretary General warns of 'dire situation' in South Sudan  The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, alerted the press Friday morning to what he is calling a, “dramatic and dire situation,” in South Sudan  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/03/28/un-secretary-general-warns-of-dire-situation-in-south-sudan  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00The United Nations Secretary General António Guterres on Friday alerted the press to what

00:08he is calling a dramatic and dire situation in South Sudan.

00:12There has been a rise of violent clashes impacting the civilians of South Sudan and Wednesday

00:17night the first Vice President, Riek Machar, was detained under house arrest, raising political

00:22tensions.

00:23To the leaders of that country I say end the politics of confrontation, release detained

00:30military and civilian officials now, fully restore the government of national unity and

00:37vigorously implement the promises you made through your commitments to the peace agreement,

00:44which is the only legal framework to peaceful, free and fair elections in December 2026.

00:50Now more than ever the leaders of South Sudan must hear a clear, unified and resounding

00:56message, put down the weapons, put all the people of South Sudan first.

01:02Both South Sudan's current President Salva Kiir and the currently detained first Vice

01:07President Riek Machar are historical leaders who helped secure the country's independence

01:12from Sudan in 2011.

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