As reported by Reuters, South Sudan has pushed back its long-awaited national elections to February 11, 2027, according to an updated timetable issued by the country’s National Elections Commission.

The postponement, which shifted the poll from its previous December schedule, was announced on the exact day that voter registration was due to commence across more than 3 100 newly established centres nationwide.

International monitors and human rights bodies have repeatedly flagged severe logistical hurdles, funding constraints, and heightened political tensions in the world’s youngest nation, casting further uncertainty over the historic democratic transition.

— Reuters/ChannelAfrica–