AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoJoseph Lagu: South Sudan is mourning liberation figure Joseph Lagu, who died in Juba at 94. The Anyanya leader helped negotiate the 1972 peace deal that ended Sudan’s first civil war; President Salva Kiir has ordered flags flown at half-mast until his burial. Election Risks: The December 22 polls face mounting scrutiny. The elections commission says voter registration is expected to start early next week, with AU experts preparing to assist. But RJMEC warns that delays and incomplete security reforms threaten credibility, while the UN Commission says changes to the peace framework risk dismantling safeguards and could fuel renewed conflict. Power and Roads: South Sudan and the African Development Bank have launched a $267 million project to import electricity from Uganda through a 299-kilometre transmission line. Separately, the government is seeking a consultant to advance design work on a 280-kilometre road linking Kapoeta, Boma and Raad as part of a regional transport corridor.
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