This article critiques the limitations of prevailing hybrid peace frameworks in explaining the cyclical nature of conflict and failed peace agreements in South Sudan. It argues that a more nuanced, multi-scalar approach is required to capture the complex interplay of local, national, and international actors and logics. The article develops a novel theoretical framework integrating political settlement theory, critical political geography, and African political thought. This framework is then applied to deconstruct the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS), demonstrating its utility for identifying latent tensions and potential pathways to more sustainable political accommodation. The analysis concludes with implications for both peacebuilding theory and practice in South Sudan and analogous post-colonial African states.