source: Radio Tamazuj
actor1: Government of the United States (2017-2021)
actor2: Government of South Sudan (2011-)
location: Juba
notes: On 8 January 2020, the US government announced that sanctions would be imposed upon First Vice President Taban Deng, accusing him of frustrating peace efforts and being responsible for human rights abuses, including the disappearance and likely execution of two SPLM-IO dissidents in Kenya. The move follows sanctions imposed on several NSS operatives in December, and upon the ministers of Defence and Cabinet Affairs on 16 Dec.