Africa Business Radio

The UN panel of experts on Human Rights in South Sudan says that political elites are responsible for the ongoing deadly conflict in Tambura County in Western Equatoria State.The UN experts say nine of the 10 states in South Sudan are engulfed in violence with recent violence between the Azande and the Balanda communities in Tambura resulting in the massacre of more than 100 civilians.Chair of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, Yasmin Sooka says the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army/In Opposition are responsible for arming the Azande and Balanda communities. The South African human rights lawyer said the failure to establish a joint army command structure had heightened tensions in the country.