Kikwete calls for international support for South Sudan elections
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Eye Radio
Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, African Union envoy for the Horn of Africa, is calling for greater international support to fund the upcoming elections in South Sudan. He warned that insufficient funding could worsen the political and security crisis, during a briefing to the UN Security Council.
The African Union envoy for the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, called on Tuesday 10 November for increased international support to fund the upcoming elections in South Sudan. He said the South Sudanese government did not have sufficient resources to fund the polls, during a briefing to the UN Security Council, according to Eye Radio.
Kikwete said several countries had expressed their willingness to help the government organise the elections, while calling on other international partners to provide assistance. He warned that insufficient funding could worsen the political and security situation in South Sudan, according to Eye Radio.
The Security Council meeting also featured an intervention by Anita Kiki Gbeho, the UN secretary-general’s special representative and head of UNMISS, as well as one by a civil society representative, reports Eye Radio.
