South Sudan: Arms Smuggling - a Key Threat to South Sudan's December Elections
South Sudan's fragile transition is increasingly shaped by forces beyond its borders that drive illicit arms flows into the country. South Sudan's government has fixed December 2026 for national elections, which many citizens and international observers hope can foster peace if conducted freely and fairly. However, such hope rests on a fragile foundation.
- ▪South Sudan's fragile transition is increasingly shaped by forces beyond its borders that drive illicit arms flows into the country.
- ▪South Sudan's government has fixed December 2026 for national elections, which many citizens and international observers hope can foster peace if conducted freely and fairly.
- ▪However, such hope rests on a fragile foundation.
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South Sudan's fragile transition is increasingly shaped by forces beyond its borders that drive illicit arms flows into the country. South Sudan's government has fixed December 2026 for national elections, which many citizens and international observers hope can foster peace if conducted freely and fairly. However, such hope rests on a fragile foundation. Long-standing divisions define the country's political landscape. Power struggles over unilateral government amendments of the 2018 peace agreement, Vice-President Riek Machar's continued detention and increasing militarisation threaten to scupper the polls, as they have done twice before.
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