South Sudan extends transitional government by two years

South Sudan's Riek Machar and Salva Kiir.

South Sudan First Vice President Riek Machar with President Salva Kiir at the State House in Juba on February 22, 2020. PHOTO | AFP

South Sudan’s leaders on Thursday signed a two-year extension of the transitional government, in a move foreign partners warned lacked legitimacy.

Cabinet Affairs Minister Martin Elia Lomuro said the decision was taken “to address the challenges that impede the implementation of the peace agreement” signed in 2018.