South Sudan in Focus - January 18, 2022

Some South Sudanese political analysts warn the deals the SPLM-In Government signed with the SPLM-In Opposition Kit-Gwang faction and the Agwelek group may hamper efforts to restore peace and stability across the country; Residents in the Western Bahr el Ghazal State capital Wau say they are living in fear after the South Sudan People’s Defense Force or SSPDF heavily deployed soldiers in parts of the town; The Central Committee for Sudanese Doctors says at least seven people were shot and killed and scores were wounded by the Sudanese security forces during protests on Monday