AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The government of Juba rejects IGAD's peace plan, criticized by many

Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The government of South Sudan has refused the peace plan presented by IGAD (Intergovernmental Authority on Development, the organization that brings together the Countries of the Horn of Africa), called IGAD Plus Compromise Peace Agreement, stating that the plan will lead to a further division of the Country and a polarization of the population instead of a national reconciliation
The government in Juba has announced it will present its own peace proposal to end the civil war that broke out in December 2013 between government forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and rebel groups aggregated around former Vice President Riek Machar.
The South Sudan Council of Churches had launched an appeal to all parties to accept the peace plan proposed by IGAD.
During the opening of the meeting of the body which groups South Sudanese churches, Mgr. Paolino Lukudu Loro, Archbishop of Juba, defined IGAD's peace plan, "not perfect", saying that a number of points need to be corrected but insisted on the fact that it was necessary to put an end to a "meaningless" war. (L.M.) (Agenzia Fides 05/08/2015)