Civil society activist Edmund Yakani has announced a new series of inclusive consultative dialogues aimed at reviving implementation of the 2018 Peace Agreement.
Yakani, who serves as CEPO’s Executive Director, noted the process seeks to ease the political impasse and reinforce trust among the agreement’s signatories.
“As we have informed you before, we stakeholders committed to the provisions of the 2018 Peace Agreement will be commissioning a political dialogue among the signatory parties. This dialogue is the strategy for resolving the ongoing political stalemate in the country.”
“From 17 to 30 November 2025, the stakeholders will embark on a carefully sequenced round of one-on-one consultations with each political party that signed the peace accord,” he announced.
The approach, Yakani explained, is deliberate: start with bilateral engagement to build confidence, identify concerns, and open honest conversations before moving everyone into a single inclusive forum.
“Our schedule will involve stakeholders meeting individually with each of the party’s signatory to the 2018 Peace Agreement,” he said.
“This dialogue is meant to be consultative, to generate consensus on an agreed-upon framework for holding an inclusive political dialogue.”
Yakani framed the consultations not merely as procedural meetings, but as an essential bridge between fractured political positions and renewed national commitment.
The intent, he said, is twofold: to unlock the political stalemate and to rebuild trust so that South Sudan can transition from violence toward sustainable peace under the framework of the peace agreement.
“We are aware there are political issues associated with the dialogue,” he acknowledged, hinting at the unease or hesitancy among some actors.
“That is why our first strategy is one-on-one consultations with each party. After that, we will agree and commission an inclusive political dialogue where all parties will come to one room to build consensus for a renewed political pledge.”
Yakani emphasized the importance of openness and transparency in this process.
He assured both citizens and the media of continuous access to information as the consultations unfold.
“We will keep you informed and make sure the media is effectively engaged in covering our consultative dialogues,” he said.
The announcement marked not just a procedural update, but a call to collective political responsibility.
