South Sudan’s peace agreements created political containers but not a working state. The binding constraint has been administrative: payroll, cash control, revenue transparency, and basic service delivery. Mediation stopped escalation; it did not install governability.
South Sudan became sovereign quickly, but a state is built slowly: through payroll control, cash management, reporting, procurement, and enforceable rules. Without administrative gravity, political milestones become theatre rather than consolidation.
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