China envoy to help resolve South Sudan crisis

Rwandan peacekeepers serving in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) stand guard inside their compound as members of the civil society and political parties participate in a protest against foreign military deployment to South Sudan in the capital Juba

China is sending its special envoy for Africa to the continent to help with efforts to resolve the political crisis in South Sudan, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
Veteran diplomat Zhong Jianhua would visit Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya, the ministry said.
Zhong would meet “relevant parties” and discuss how to continue to support African mediation efforts and urge the factions in S. Sudan to stick to the peace agreement, it said.
“China has always been an active participant and staunch promoter of the peace process in South Sudan,” the ministry said.
China and other mediators had been in close contact to find ways for the waring parties to end the fighting and restart talks, it added, saying the situation in South Sudan was complicated.

Source ; Arab News