The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on Friday adjourned the South Sudan peace talks for three weeks. However, nine opposition parties represented at the talks issued a statement accusing the South Sudan government delegation of lacking the "political will'' to address core issues blocking the road to peace in South Sudan. Speaking to VOA's South Sudan in Focus from Addis Ababa, Kwaje Lasu, secretary-general of the South Sudan National Movement for Change, said the government delegation was not willing to end the violence in South Sudan. South Sudan In Focus requested an interview with Michael Makuei, South Sudan's minister of information and the government's spokesman, but has not spoken to him yet. Lasu said the opposition parties were advocating for a lean and effective transitional government in South Sudan.

Source: Ethiopian News February 16, 2018 21:22 UTC