{"id":95908,"date":"2026-02-15T17:34:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T17:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ramaphosa-urges-unity-at-au-summit-on-south-sudan"},"modified":"2026-02-15T18:03:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T18:03:27","slug":"ramaphosa-urges-unity-at-au-summit-on-south-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ramaphosa-urges-unity-at-au-summit-on-south-sudan","title":{"rendered":"Ramaphosa Urges Unity at AU Summit on South Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>President Cyril Ramaphosa opened the second day of the African Union Ad-hoc Committee Summit on South Sudan on Sunday, bringing together member states from the African Union, the East African Community, and the United Nations to support the nation&#8217;s peace process.<\/p>\n<p>The summit comes ahead of South Sudan&#8217;s elections scheduled to be held this year. As the world&#8217;s youngest democracy, having gained independence in 2011, the country has faced significant challenges, including famine, political unrest, and the deaths of more than 100,000 people due to an ongoing struggle between the army and a parliamentary group.<\/p>\n<p>The summit aims to bring together the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the UN, the African Union, and the East African Community to encourage unity and facilitate reconciliation.<\/p>\n<p>President Ramaphosa has called on stakeholders to prioritise urgent interventions to foster free, fair, and credible elections for the people of South Sudan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. 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