As South Sudan takes steps to implement the 2018 peace agreement, the head of the UN mission in the country, Nicholas Haysom says the country is not yet ready to hold its first post-independence elections in December this year as they still need to resolve outstanding issues. Thirteen years later post-independence – what are the hurdles and why continuous delays in holding elections?



GUEST: Nixon Katembe, African affairs commentator who also works for our sister station Channel Africa 

As South Sudan takes steps to implement the 2018 peace agreement, the head of the UN mission in the country, Nicholas Haysom says the country is not yet ready to hold its first post-independence elections in December this year as they still need to resolve outstanding issues. Thirteen years later post-independence – what are the hurdles and why continuous delays in holding elections? 
 
GUEST: Nixon Katembe, African affairs commentator who also works for our sister station Channel Africa

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