The long-awaited South Sudan peace discussions kicked off again in Kenya after a four-month break. The government fired its whole negotiating team before this new round (which shows their commitment to fresh-start diplomacy)
The peace-making process known as Tumaini — a hope-inspired Swahili word; brings together President Salva Kiirʼs administration and rebel groups that didnt join the previous deal. These discussions started back in spring with both sides putting their names on a peace promise document
The talks aim to fix what was left undone by the 2018 agreement which stopped the bloody five-year conflict — a war that took away more than 400-thousand lives. That old deal missed some key opposition forces who stayed away from the peace table
The re-start of talks shows a step-by-step move to bring lasting quiet to this East-African nation‚ whose economy needs fixing — but getting everyone to agree wont be simple. The mediators hope this new try will work better than past ones