OPEC+ Member South Sudan Takes Key Step to Implement Peace Plan
- President graduates soldiers for unified security force
- South Sudan war left 400,000 people dead, displaced millions
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South Sudan integrated tens of thousands of soldiers from various armed groups into a national security force, a crucial step in implementing a long-delayed peace agreement in the OPEC+-member country.
The graduation of the officers is the first step in the planned formation of an 83,000-strong so-called unified force tasked with implementing a peace plan signed four years ago, in addition to securing elections planned for 2024.