{"id":83438,"date":"2025-09-24T18:22:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T18:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/wes-governor-launches-peace-tour-after-presidential-directive"},"modified":"2025-09-24T18:51:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T18:51:15","slug":"wes-governor-launches-peace-tour-after-presidential-directive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/wes-governor-launches-peace-tour-after-presidential-directive","title":{"rendered":"WES Governor Launches Peace Tour After Presidential Directive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>Western Equatoria State Governor James Alteib has embarked on a peace tour across the counties, in line with President Salva Kiir\u2019s directive to promote peace, security, and a dignified life for the people of South Sudan.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Alteib began the tour in Anzara County on Tuesday, where he addressed residents at Namapuo Parish. During his visit, he emphasized the need for unity, reconciliation, and sustainable peace in the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI came here in front of the people of Western Equatoria State, at the house of the Lord, Namapuo Parish in Anzara County,\u201d Alteib said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI came with directives from the President for peace, security and a dignified life for the people of Western Equatoria State. Peace, security, and a dignified life\u2014this is the message of the President and the mandate he gave me to come and work with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Governor Alteib stressed that lasting peace is a key foundation for development and coexistence among communities, especially in a region long affected by instability.<\/p>\n<p>Western Equatoria State has been grappling with multiple challenges, including inter-communal violence, child abductions, forced recruitment by armed groups, human rights abuses, and large-scale displacement.<\/p>\n<p>Alteib urged citizens to support peacebuilding efforts and contribute to the broader goals of recovery and development.<\/p>\n<p>The governor is expected to continue his tour across other counties in the coming days, meeting with community leaders, religious groups, and local authorities to strengthen the message of peace and cooperation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Sudan<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. Western Equatoria State Governor James Alteib has embarked on a peace tour across the counties, in line with President Salva Kiir\u2019s directive to promote peace, security, and a dignified life for the people of South Sudan. Governor Alteib began the tour in Anzara County on Tuesday, where he addressed residents at Namapuo [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":83437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[233],"class_list":["post-83438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-south-sudan"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>WES Governor Launches Peace Tour After Presidential Directive - South Sudan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Western Equatoria State Governor James Alteib has embarked on a peace tour across the counties, in line with President S ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/wes-governor-launches-peace-tour-after-presidential-directive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WES Governor Launches Peace Tour After Presidential Directive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Western Equatoria State Governor James Alteib has embarked on a peace tour across the counties, in line with President S ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/wes-governor-launches-peace-tour-after-presidential-directive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"South Sudan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-24T18:22:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-24T18:51:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/sites\/32\/2025\/09\/sm_1758727212.766592.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1556\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1256\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/wes-governor-launches-peace-tour-after-presidential-directive#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/wes-governor-launches-peace-tour-after-presidential-directive\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"WES Governor Launches Peace Tour After Presidential Directive\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-24T18:22:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-24T18:51:15+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/wes-governor-launches-peace-tour-after-presidential-directive\"},\"wordCount\":259,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/wes-governor-launches-peace-tour-after-presidential-directive#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/sites\/32\/2025\/09\/sm_1758727212.766592.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"South-Sudan\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/wes-governor-launches-peace-tour-after-presidential-directive#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/wes-governor-launches-peace-tour-after-presidential-directive\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/wes-governor-launches-peace-tour-after-presidential-directive\",\"name\":\"WES Governor Launches Peace Tour After Presidential Directive - 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