New fighting in South Sudan threatens ceasefire

South Sudan National Police Service police drive on pickup trucks while patrolling the streets of Juba, South Sudan on April 9, 2020. PHOTO | ALEX MCBRIDE | AFP

What you need to know:

  • On Tuesday, reports indicated that the National Salvation Front, an armed opposition group under former deputy army leader Thomas Cirilo, clashed with forces under the South Sudan People’s defence Forces, as well as the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-in Opposition.