International guarantors of South Sudan's peace process said the transitional government's postponement of elections due in December was disappointing and showed its failure to implement a 2018 peace plan.

South Sudan has postponed its December 2024 elections by two years, citing the need to complete vital processes. These processes include conducting a census, drafting a permanent constitution, and registering political parties.

The government in South Sudan has postponed elections scheduled for December for two years citing the need to complete processes such as a census, the drafting of a permanent constitution and registration of political parties.

South Sudan said Friday that long-awaited elections would be postponed for a further two years, once again extending a transitional period agreed in a peace deal. The presidency has "announced an extension of the country's transitional period by two years as well as postponing elections,