South Sudan vows to hold long-delayed elections in December

JUBA: South Sudan will hold elections in December, the information minister vowed on Tuesday, after years of repeated delays and despite the country being on the verge of civil war. International observers have warned of a return to full-blown conflict as government forces under President Salva Kiir battle groups loosely aligned with the opposition under Vice President Riek Machar. A 2018 peace agreement ended the last civil war between Kiir and Machar but it has largely collapsed, with the vice president currently on trial and under house arrest.